Off-Peak
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is OUT NOW on Steam.
My latest game in the Off-Peak odyssey. Dive in!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129920/Tales_From_OffPeak_City_Vol_1/
And the standalone soundtrack is available, too!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288050/Tales_From_OffPeak_City_Vol_1_Soundtrack/
On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?
Thank you to all the fans who have been enjoying my work all this time. Hope you enjoy the new one!
My next game, Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1, arrives in Q1 2020.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129920/Tales_From_OffPeak_City_Vol_1/
About the game:
It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street. Caetano Grosso, a former saxophone player and longtime pizza-maker, is just getting his pizza oven warmed up. Orders are trickling in, and he needs someone to help with the deliveries. You sense an opportunity, but unbeknownst to him, what you’re really after is his old saxophone, and you’re going to get it one way or another. Your pursuit will set off a chain of events across the neighborhood, taking you deep into the hidden worlds and private lives of the people living there.
Tales From Off-Peak City is a first-person adventure game series, all set on, around, and under a single street corner. Filled with memorable characters and the spaces they inhabit, the game provides an open-ended world full of secrets and hidden agendas. Building on the gameplay foundations of Off-Peak and The Norwood Suite, players will explore the streets and its surroundings, make pizzas, take photos, push buttons, open drawers they’re not supposed to, and lose themselves inside the atmospheric musical score that integrates itself directly into the game world.
Volume 1: Caetano’s Slice is the first game of many in the anthology of Tales. While each ‘Volume’ is its own self-contained story and experience, taken together, they build towards the larger over-arching narrative of what’s really going on at the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street and what role you ultimately play in its fate.
My next game, Tales From Off-Peak City
My next game is called Tales From Off-Peak City. I'll have more to say on it as the year unfolds, but in the meantime, you can follow its progress on my Discord channel. Watch this space...
Norwood Suite Soundtrack FLAC Edition w/ Bonus Tracks!
This week celebrates the release of the high-quality FLAC version of the Norwood Suite Soundtrack. The soundtrack now includes FLAC versions of all the tunes plus two as-yet-unreleased digital bonus tracks. You will find the FLAC files alongside the mp3s where the Soundtrack itself is installed. Enjoy new music in newer, higher quality! And for those of you who are curious and don't have the soundtrack yet, you can pick it up below:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/716930/The_Norwood_Suite__Original_Soundtrack/
Join The Discord Group!
You can stay informed of moment-to-moment updates on my third game, as well as just chat with a ton of like-minded and creative folks, and stay informed of community events on the Cosmo D Discord channel! Access it here: https://discord.gg/Zf8CaA6
Announcing My Discord Channel + Upcoming Live Internet Radio Broadcast
The Discord channel will be a repository of all manner of happenings around my work, as well as an opportunity for fans of my work to connect.
The internet radio show coming up will feature select music that’s inspired me and the making of The Norwood Suite, including alternate versions of the Norwood Soundtrack and some new jams I've been working on.
Hope you can listen in, and in the meantime, feel free to connect and check in on the progress of my next game on my Discord channel!
-cosmoddd
The Norwood Suite Soundtrack... on vinyl
Yes... it's here.
The Norwood Soundtrack is on vinyl and it is a glorious thing to behold. The label Ghost Ramp is putting it out and you can pick up pre-orders HERE
Bring the deep grooves of the Norwood Suite soundtrack into your hifi... (it does sound really tremendous!!)
And of course, you can play The Norwood Suite (or it's free demo) here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/The_Norwood_Suite/
The Norwood Suite Available One the Humble Monthly Bundle (also on sale)
The Norwood Suite is featured in the February Humble Monthly bundle.
Not only is the game itself on sale on Steam, but if you get it in the bundle, you get access to a ton of other great games. Really strong stuff.
https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly
http://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/The_Norwood_Suite/
Beyond that, I'm moving ahead with new projects and ideas. Some of which I've already revealed. https://steamcommunity.com/app/696480/allnews/
stay tuned and thanks for your support
Off-Peak & The Norwood Suite featured in Cool Ghosts... And More.
Hi everyone.
Check out this video and scan to 16:43...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t0AiQmgQqk&t=1001s
Cool Ghosts is Matt Lees and Quinn Smith, who review board games in their day-to-day, also leave room for video game criticism and discourse, through their video channel Cool Ghosts. They work their magic on Norwood at 16:43 and mention Off-Peak, too.
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I did an interview with Gamasutra about the way I implement music in The Norwood Suite... if you were wondering how that facet of the game evolved from Off-Peak and what my thought process was behind implementing sound as I did, check this link:
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/308131/Finding_the_right_beats_in_Cosmo_Ds_surreal_The_Norwood_Suite.php
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PC Gamer went in deep on the immersive sim comparison:
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-norwood-suite-is-a-surreal-hotel-that-demands-to-be-explored/
The author, Tom Sykes, first wrote about Off-Peak for the PC Gamer freeware column back in 2015.
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And Rock Paper Shotgun celebrated the joys of being in the hotel itself.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/11/28/the-norwood-suite-hotel-game/
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Also, The Norwood Suite placed on RPS's advent calendar and Slant Magazine's best games of the year:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/02/game-of-the-year-2017-2/
https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-video-games-of-2017/P2
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If you enjoyed Off-Peak and want to see how I expanded upon the experience with The Norwood Suite, you can try a demo for free, and the saves will carry over to the full game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/The_Norwood_Suite/
-cosmo d
Off-Peak Sequel: "The Norwood Suite" Demo is now available!
In the spirit of accessibility, I've prepared a free Demo of my latest game, The Norwood Suite, sequel to Off-Peak. You can access it from the Norwood Suite's main page below:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/The_Norwood_Suite/
On the right-and column, click 'Download Demo' and it's yours. Also, save games from the demo are transferable to the full game.
It'll give you a good idea of what to expect from the whole experience. And as you're already familiar with Off-Peak, it's an experience that builds upon the foundations of what Off-Peak laid down.
Dive in!
Off-Peak Sequel: "The Norwood Suite" Available Now
http://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/The_Norwood_Suite/
As a general FYI, I will be migrating over to the Norwood Suite community boards to answer any specific questions related to Norwood. I'll still be present in the Off-Peak boards, though Norwood will take up the bulk of my focus for the time being.
Thanks for your support thus far!
-Cosmo D