9 days to go: announcing a FREE Deluxe Set (time limited offer)!
Hello everyone! Just 9 days left until Episode 5 releases on Steam, so we’ve prepared a very special announcement to make this affair even sweeter.
As a thank you for your continued enthusiasm for Odysseus Kosmos and support for high quality adventure titles, we will be making the upcoming Digital Deluxe Set DLC available for free during the first week of launch. After this period, the Deluxe Set will be distributed with an appropriate price tag, so this is your chance to get it for free.
What's inside this Digital Deluxe Set? Let’s find out!
Digital Art Book Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest is the game that pays homage to good old adventure games of the golden era and the elements of sci-fi in popular culture. This digital art book (pdf format) contains pages full of concept art and sketches — everything that helped create the fascinating (and occasionally tragic or humorous) world of Odysseus Kosmos.
You can expect to see works made by such artists as Roman Gecerov, Sergey ‘Yoksel’ Dobrecov and other talented individuals who helped define the game’s look.
Digital Guide Book
Have you ever found yourself confused with the complexity of sci-fi stories? All the technical jargon, parallel universes, etc. Fear not, as this guide book (pdf format) will give you a detailed look at the timeline of Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest. It contains illustrated pages that introduce readers to some of the key events from the actual game. Why did humanity leave Earth? What is StarGaze and what was their role in launching San Francisco? These and many other questions will be answered in the digital guide book, so don’t miss your chance to get it and brag to your friends about it!
Original Soundtrack
Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest’s OST offers 20 tracks (mp3, 320 kbps) inspired by the Soviet space race era. Based heavily on the dialogues and personalities of the main characters, it dramatically evolves with the game’s plot itself. A brainchild of Princess & Ivan Holodov (Creatorium Sound Design), it gives the pixelated universe of Odysseus Kosmos that specific nostalgic feel when space travel was the biggest news around the world. Here’s a preview:
So what’s next?
Episode V will launch in exactly 9 days on April 17th @ 8pm GMT+3 / 10:00 PDT / 13:00 EDT. The launch will also be accompanied by a live stream on our Steam page! Come share the moment with us :)
Episode 5 coming in 2 weeks!
Dear friends!
Odysseus's great journey is coming to an end with the release of Episode 5 on April 17th.
The crew of the scientific ship San-Francisco, which went missing thirty years ago, has finally returned. We are one step away from uncovering all of the secrets behind their disappearance, Barton’s strange behavior, Ada’s identity and all of the weird stuff happening on a huge and seemingly empty spaceship.
Players will also get to visit the past via Ada and maybe create a few parallel universes?
Get ready for some high octane scientific entertainment ;) The Artifact, amazing discoveries and tragic sacrifices are waiting. Just like in those sci-fi movies, but under your guidance.
Only two weeks left before Episode 5 releases. The countdown begins now.
Please note that by purchasing the game, you get access to the whole season (Ep. 1-5). Episode 5 will automatically become available in your Steam library after it launches.
Episodes 2 - 4
Dear Friends!
Starting today, you can buy each episode of Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest as a separate DLC.
Remember that the first episode is available for free right here:
https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/769920/Odysseus_Kosmos_and_his_Robot_Quest_Episode_1/
Take note of the 10% discount for each episode that will last one week.
Right now - four episodes are available. The final episode is currently being developed and will launch this spring.
Stay tuned for the future adventures of Oddy and Barton!
Our top ten!
These players went through the fourth episode, sent us a special code and received well-deserved prizes.
If you also want to get into the leaderboard, then expect the fifth episode and follow the news:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/645820
Episode 4 is now available!
Dear Friends!
Today you will step into uncharted territory for the fourth time. This journey will be much longer than the previous ones. This is where things might get a little frightening. You will become a cat, return to your childhood once more and finally leave the ship. Some answers can be found only outside the warm cabins. Will you help Oddy in his quest to find out what is going on aboard the scientific vessel?
Just a reminder - you only pay once and get the WHOLE season in one pack. If you already have the second and third episodes, you don't need to purchase this episode, it should be available to you for free. If this is your first purchase, you will receive four episodes immediately and the fifth episode will be made available (for free) on the day of its release.
The surprises do not end there. How about a friendly competition with other players and a chance to become one of San Francisco's missing crew members? The first player to finish episode 4 and send us a special code generated by the game will earn this reward. We will 'pixelate' the winner's likeness and they will appear in episode 5.
Some more rewards are available for the first 10 people to send us a code - they will receive a special coupon for a free iOS version of Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest AND a bonus Steam key for Crazy Soccer - a fun football manager where you get to sling cows and meteors at the enemy team! Aaaaand that’s not all. Check out the strange mechanism in the screenshot below. We strongly advise you to find it in-game for an opportunity to unlock some fancy hats and go through this adventure in style!
Send the code to the address viktoria@herocraft.com
Ger Ready for Episode 4
Dear Friends!
December 12th will mark the release of the fourth episode of Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest.
Together with Odysseus you will finally leave the ship and explore outer space. What can make such a stubborn lover of comfort venture out into an empty coldness? What secret is burined inside San Francisco and how does it relate to robot Barton and Protocol 10?
The fourth episode is the biggest to date and contains not just an assortment of new puzzles, mini-games and locations, but also a few gameplay segments where you play as Jonesy. Yes, the ginger cat from the first episode. You didn’t think he was just some random ship mascot, did you? ;)
In addition - one lucky player will get an opportunity to become one of San Francisco's missing crew members. To earn this reward simply be the first to finish episode 4 upon release and send us a special code generated by the game. We will 'pixelate' the winner's likeness and they will appear in episode 5.
Weren't fast enough to be the first? No worries, we got you covered! The first 10 people to finish ep. 4 and send us a code will receive a special coupon for a free iOS version of Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest AND a bonus Steam key for Crazy Soccer - a fun football manager where you get to sling cows and meteors at the enemy team! Aaaaand your name will be immortalized in one of the in-game terminals seen around San Francisco. Hows that for a reward?
Don`t want to be an astronaut? Okay, just letting you know that there's a special wardrobe available on the ship. Seems like Oddy is a proud owner of a hat collection, which includes a hat inspired by the Indiana Jones movies and even... ducks??
So venture onwards - towards new adventures and the brightest stars!
It`s free!
Dear friends! The journey of Odysseus and his trusty robot Barton is almost over. Yet, our desire to tell the whole world about their fascinating adventures is stronger than ever. So, we've decided to make the first episode free forever! Grab Episode 1 for yourself and share the link with your friends:
We will soon release Episode 4, which is the biggest episode to date! It boasts new riddles, locations, plot twists and even hats for Oddy to equip and show off. Yes, hats. No mistake here.
Also, there are some cool rewards planned to celebrate the release. Guess what? A chance to be featured as one of the lost crew members of the scientific vessel San-Francisco! If you haven't playing Odysseus's adventure, now is the best time to start. And remember - always reach for the stars ;)
Journey through different time periods, bizarre worlds and even space in this cool bundle!
Greetings, curious adventurers and daring pioneers! The doors have opened to times long gone and strange worlds long forgotten. Or would you rather see into the future and find out what awaits humanity? That is also part of this journey.
Seven amazing experiences are waiting for you in the Time Travel Bundle. Take a look:
Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest
Stories: The Path of Destinies
The Inner World
Omensight
Chronology
Pankapu
Tick Tock Isle
We have combined games from different genres and styles, yet united by the theme of time travel to remind you how diverse the experience can be.
You will rely on intelligence and cunning to solve challenging riddles. Other times, combining skill and blunt force is the only way to protect what is dear to you. And when that doesn’t work, going back through a time loop over and over again may shine light on the right path.
Conquer time and space in a whirlpool of worlds so unlike each other!
Odysseus Kosmos – Developer Diaries #20
Hey there, friends! Welcome back on board of “San Francisco”, a huge spacecraft travelling far, far way from planet Earth.
Today I’d like to focus on the game’s narrative. After all, you can’t have a decent adventure game without a decent story! Even if the game’s universe seems more interesting and unique than the story itself (take “Neverhood”, for instance) it’s very important to capture players’ attention and lead them on. And when you are dealing with Sci-Fi like we do in Odysseus Kosmos, an intricate and exciting story is a must!
I’d like to make one important point clear: there are a lot of mysteries and secrets in our story. The third episode got many of you thinking as the narrative surprises you. But rest assured that all questions will be answered and all mysteries unraveled in due time! Our game is certainly not one of the titles that just cut off the story eventually, leaving the players confused and calling this opened ending “a feature” (even though there are truly brilliant games among those, but let’s not point fingers). There will be an end to our story, but it still is unraveling and will continue its development in the upcoming episode.
And speaking of the fourth episode, I must say that it’s a huge one! Surely this will be the largest Odysseus Kosmos episode as of yet. (By the way, the fifth episode is also big, but in a different way). There are a whole bunch of locations in the fourth chapter! Oddy has a long way to go and he will surely need your help!
The episode’s technical side is finished and we are moving on to testing and polishing. The episode will be released almost as planned – in about a month. So let’s keep on waiting together and thanks for your interest! Good luck, everybody!
Odysseus Kosmos – Developer Diaries #19
Hey there, friends! Once again, I’m happy to see you back on board of “San Francisco”, a huge spacecraft traveling far, far away from planet Earth.
Today I’d like to talk about the achievements in our game. We call them ‘coffee breaks’.
At this point I should note that it was our publisher who originally came up with the idea to add achievements to the game to enhance its replayability. Ironically, the folks from the marketing department got this idea from Life is Strange. Well, we are always trying our best to consider our publisher’s advice, so we made use of the idea and even took it a step further. I, for one, think our implementation turned out quite successful!
So, most of our achievements are a kind of Easter eggs. Players don’t have to find a hundred items or run a hundred miles across the ship in order to get an achievement. Instead, they have to figure out a certain action (mostly quite logical). However, achievements are harder to discover as opposed to story puzzle solutions – as you would expect of Easter eggs.
The achievements are (sometimes) backed up by dialog or character’s actions. For example, if you take a closer look at Antennae A after calibration in Episode Three, you’ll notice there is something yellow frozen to it. But if you use the steel pipe with Antennae A PRIOR to calibration, Barton will snap off a rubber ducky. He can give it to Oddy later on – the duck will happily bath with him in the hot tub, and you’ll get your achievement. Another example is when young Oddy can carve his initials into a tree with a knife in Episode Two.
There are 12 coffee breaks in every episode (including the Pilot Episode), adding up to a total of 48 achievements. If you’d like to get them all, it won’t be easy! But should you ever get stuck – there are some wonderful guides written by our players. For example, Marc has written a great guide on how to get them all. Nice job, Marc!
And now back to project news: we’ve added German translation for the Pilot Episode, as well for Episodes One and Two. The Episode Three is currently in translation (and this is the only reason the DE checkbox remains unchecked for now). We are still running tests on Linux and still aren’t sure if there are compatibility issues with some Linux versions.
So if you are a Linux user and would be interested in playing our game – please write us an email to 16bittank@gmail.com mentioning your Linux version. We may choose you for the beta testing and grant you access to the Beta build.
Meanwhile we are launching development of Episode Four! Thank you for your support and good luck.
