Rendezvous Original Soundtrack now Available - FOR FREE
We're super happy to announce that the game's original soundtrack is now available to download along with the purchase of the game, absolutely for free here on Steam. This 28-track album composed by Arkaeus features ambient synthwave vibes to deepen the experience of the players while they explore Bay City, Neo-Surabaya, and other areas in the game. It features 2 CDs, split between songs that made it into the game and songs that were cut. Featuring songs such as "Nine Dragons", "Approaching the Unknown", "History of Arum" and the hit single "Shadows of the Past".
Another big bonus is that this original soundtrack is fully copyright and content-ID free, meaning you can stream this on your favorite platforms without worrying about copyright strikes. It's also available Hi-Res here on Steam and is released on every platform, including Spotify, TikTok, and Bandcamp.
Arkaeus -- who also goes by the name of tautheory -- is a long-time music composer based in Indonesia and has released 2 albums, 1 EP, and multiple Singles and Remixes in his career. His signature style can be heard in almost every track that he's released, where he describes every "song tells a unique tale within a construct of a story".
Can you do that, for us? For what's left of our family?
Follow the story of Setyo, a former criminal agent now living a mundane life as a security technician in Bay City. When an old companion turns up one evening at the local bar and reveals Setyo's sister is working with the most dangerous Cyberrunner group in Neo-Surabaya, Setyo realizes he must face his own sins and return to save what's left of his family. Can he save his sister from her future? And can he save himself from his past?
We would like to thank everyone that has supported us, whether from the beginning or during the development. It's been a journey from a small hobby project in 2019 to its release today. We hope you can enjoy the game experience.
Hiya! Selamat hari kamis (Happy Thursday), citizens of Neo-Surabaya!
After developing our game for more than three unforgettable years, we’re super excited to announce the release date of Rendezvous.
Rendezvous is Coming to you on April 11th, 2023!
Check out the release announcement trailer
Rendezvous is a 2.5D cyber-noir pixel art action-puzzle adventure game of family, betrayal, and dangerous secrets set against the backdrop of Bay City and Neo-Surabaya.
Follow the story of Setyo, a former criminal agent now living a mundane life as a security technician in Bay City. When an old companion turns up one evening at the local bar and reveals Setyo's sister is working with the most dangerous Cyberrunner group in Neo-Surabaya, Setyo realizes he must face his sins and return to save what's left of his family. Can he save his sister from her future? And can he save himself from his past?
We will also be releasing a single off the Rendezvous OST by Arkaeus on March 17th.
"I'm super excited to announce my debut in video game composing with a promotional single for Pendopo Creation's upcoming game Rendezvous, "Shadows of the Past"! This is one of 28 tracks that will be available on the Original Soundtrack that comes with the purchase of the game on Steam and will also be freely available to download/stream on April 11th" - Arkaeus
In the limited demo, we bring you the Wonokromo. A place where you can find the remnants of the old world and tradition crashed with technological advancement that has overtaken the city. Here you can find preman thugs, a workshop with cannibalized stuff, cyberunner gangs doing their things, and many more!
Some said you can find the infamous thieves' market somewhere near the station in Wonokromo, both in Neo-Surabaya and the real-life Surabaya. You can find thieves, ordinary citizens, to police officers in this place, not doing any arrests. Interesting situation huh? Anything you want or need to find, just ask the fencer, he’ll probably gonna get you some in no time. With the right price of course.
A great place to find nighttime street foods. You might wanna try some martabak, lalapan, and mie ayam.
Development Progress
From the street of Bay City to the Sea Wall of Neo-Surabaya, we have already detailed the environments of cyberpunk cities. We’ve completed the settings, balanced the game, and fixed some bugs, audio, and translations.
We heard your feedback and we try to bring the best Rendezvous experience to you. While the combat itself isn’t a big focus in the game, we’ve balanced the stealth and combat gameplay.
Fixed some bugs, glitches, and English localization. Many thanks to Tautheory for his part in localizing and proofreading the game into English! We also fixed some audio where you can’t hear some of the character's voices during cutscenes.
“What?! I can’t hear you!”
I think that’s all I can tell you right now. I have a story to share about the Neo-Surabaya and its development, but that’s for the next devlog okay? Great!
Hope you guys have some “fun” in Wonokromo! Peace!
Free Prologue of Rendezvous on The Nightmarket Fest 2022
Hiya! Rendezvous is participating in The Nightmarket Festival 2022 and You can try our free prologue, Rendezvous: Shadows of the Past.
The Nightmarket Festival 2022 is showcasing around 100 discounted games, and offering free demos for dozens of hot upcoming titles!
The sale runs from Aug 4-8 10 am PST. And includes live broadcasts to celebrate and showcase the lineup.
The Nightmarket Festival 2022 is the first-ever Steam sales event focusing on promoting games from the SEA region, breaking cultural barriers, and raising awareness for the region’s gaming scene. We introduce awesome games with a local touch, just like the night market culture commonly seen here -- filled with creativity, diversity, and great fun.
The Nightmarket Festival Live Show Program
Aug 5-6 23:00 - 08:30 PST (in Mandarin)
Featured games: OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition, My Lovely Wife, Alina of the Arena, Potion Permit, SIMULACRA 3, Minds Beneath Us
Aug 6-7 23:00 - 01:30 PST (in English)
Featured games: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Dusk Diver 2, Nine Sols, Dungeon Munchies, The Legend of Tianding.
Get your wallet ready and enjoy a diverse taste of unique SEA games waiting for you to check out! Forget the scorching weather, the party’s indoors! We got your weekend covered!
Hiya guys! Hope you all doing well. It's me, MT, one of the devs behind Rendezvous.
Today we're announcing that we have a new trailer for the new demo update!
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Please, try the updated demo and feel free to leaves your comments and feedback. We'll very much appreciate any inputs you give to us.
That's all for now from us. Stay safe and healthy! Peace!
August 2021 Updates and Announcement
Hiya, guys!
We hope you're staying safe, healthy, and happy!
We're still working on Rendezvous, and the development is going well. It's been quite a long time since we posted our last devlog, and since then many things have changed for the better! !— here's what's been going on since our last update:
Characters Portrait
After some consideration, we decided to add character portraits to the majority of the conversation interactions. We think it's important to convey emotional nuance in a game like this, and portraits are really valuable for immersion in a character-heavy narrative. Besides the main characters, we're also planning to give some minor characters their own portraits.
Entering the Neo-Surabaya
After some tweaking here and there in the Bay City, we have finally entered the development in the Neo-Surabaya parts. We've completed some NPC, environment, and background art for the first part of the city. We’re bringing some landmarks from the real-life city of Surabaya while adding cyberpunk/futurist elements to better fit the story and the lore— we hope you appreciate this attention to detail!
Overall Progress
We've almost completed polishing the prologue of the game, from polishing the city to overhauling the enemy AI. We’ve also completed the game's navigation from mouse+keyboard to full keyboard, and for the most part, the joystick support is almost done. With respect to the narrative, we’re near completion on the fully-finished story and dialogue. We can't wait to share the full experience with you!
We're at Exhibitions
Aside from our development progress, we also want to share some happy news with you. We’ve got curated and will appear on Indonesia Bekraf Game Prime and Gamescom 2021 online exhibition! The Bekraf Game Prime will be held from 6-8 August 2021.
That’s all for now, folks! Don’t forget to play the demo and wishlist rendezvous. Stay safe, healthy, and happy!
