After our demo at Steam Next Fest, we realized that we didn’t have the most intuitive interface and sometimes unclear gameplay. We think that this is normal - for us this is the first experience of creating a game, and we will have to go through many iterations until it turns out acceptable. We watched the game streams, were happy with the mentions on Twitter, and set out to redo everything. As a result we:
changed one of the quests;
simplified the stealth scene;
added a couple of new scenes;
we made three (3!) endings - we are especially proud, now you can not only go through the demo in different ways, but also see the consequences of the choices made.
It turned out to be about 10-15 minutes of gameplay and here is a trailer based on it. Of course, we don’t stop there - and get to work on the first chapter of the game. And in this chapter we plan to show dog's dreams - surreal, nightmarish and magical. To highlight the difference between gloomy reality and fantasy, we put down our pencils and took up paints - the dreams turned out to be watercolors. As usual, we underestimated the timing and scale of the work - drawing and assembling dreams takes a catastrophically long time. But let's hope it was worth it :) And you can play the demo right now!
Another stream on Steam Next Fest
Всем привет! Продолжается Steam Next Fest, и наша команда рада сообщить, что мы будем повторно стримить: поиграем в свою же демку, погоняем пёселя по лесу и расскажем о непростом процессе разработки.
Присоединяйтесь - стрим начнётся в on 11.02 at 21:00 UTC
Следите за обновлениями! И пожелайте нам удачи:)
Hey! Steam Next Fest continues, and we’re excited to announce another stream!:) We plan to play our game ourselves and tell you about the process of making it.
Join us - our first stream will start on 11.02 at 18:00 UTC
Stay tuned! And wish us luck:)
We are in the Steam Next Fest with Paper Bum!
Hey! Steam Next Fest is coming up, and we’re excited to announce that we are in game!:) We made a Paper Bum demo showing a unique atmosphere of our game and some gameplay. You can play it twice using two different ways!
Also we will stream: we plan to play our game ourselves and tell you about the process of making it.
Join us - our first stream will start on 7.02 at 18:00 UTC
Stay tuned! And wish us luck:)
X-mas video by zen games is here!
Hey! We have not just news, but a whole gift!
We have prepared a little X-mas video about our dog! Dark atmosphere and new characters are included!
Zen games wishes you a Happy Holidays and also wishes you a Christmas mood no matter what!
Paper Bum won a grant at the game pitch!
We still can't believe it, but it's true! Paper Bum has won the Game Pitch in the nomination “Best Game” by 1518 studios!
The jury appreciated the art-house nature of the project and the hard work of the team, and in the comments to the broadcast we were called "the game about a drawn doggy" :)
In addition to warm words, we received a grant that will go towards running costs - to make the game even better!
We have a wild burst of inspiration and a frenzied boost of energy! Now we just go ahead - to the demo version and release!
Paper Bum is now on Steam!
Hey!
Zen games studio is preparing for you Paper Bum - the dark adventure about a stray dog. This is our first project, and we put our best efforts into it, because we want to make an atmospheric game with a difficult moral choice. The main feature is that the game is hand-held penciled.
Now you can watch our trailer and immerse yourself for a short time in the unfriendly world in which a feral dog has to live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps1puKQbytc
Subscribe to us on Steam, add the game to your wishlist and stay tuned!
Thanks for supporting zen games. After all, the further - the darker.
