Hey, everybody! Kuba from My Next Games here. How’s everyone doing in the new year? For us it’s been busy. Last month, we won a grant for a video game prototype! (I’m the guy in brown pants in the photo)
The competition was organized by CRPK Poland and we entered it with a proposal for a small point-and-click game - Hank: Straightjacket. Here’s the story of how this little adventure game came to be:
We were about to start working on a new dialog system for our main project - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - and we wanted it to be a bit different. In a regular game when the conversation starts the game pauses - you talk to the character and you’re basically unable to do anything else. We want to change this and allow players to interact with the world while still in dialogue. There are some challenges that stem from that approach, though. What happens if the player does something noteworthy during the conversation? Wouldn’t it feel strange if the hero broke a piece of furniture and the npc didn't react to it? We had some ideas on how to tackle those problems but we couldn’t be sure they would work without trying them out in an actual game. And so we went on a rapid prototyping spree…
…Two weeks and five gallons of coffee later we finally had a build and a working prototype of the system. As a side effect we created this tiny escape room experience. We were quite surprised that it was even playable! So, we called it Hank: Straightjacket and decided to release it as a free game. If you’d like to giving it a go - here’s the link:
How do you save your beloved team’s court from being torn down by a real estate developer? You do what you do best – renovate dilapidated sports facilities to collect the money you need to help out.
Restore gyms, courts, pools and pitches to their former glory, upgrade your tools and expand your headquarters. Collect trophies and mementoes during your renovation missions and display them proudly in a special room for everyone to see.
FEATURES:
Two game modes: Campaign with a predefined number of levels and storyline.
Buy new tools and upgrade the equipment you already own.
Earn money on your renovation jobs and use it to expand your own base of operations – each room unlocked will add some perks and some of the rooms come with a side mission.
Buy cosmetic items you can place around your office.
Trophy room where the player sees various memorabilia collected during renovation missions.
Are you ready to give sports facilities a second chance?
We're making a new game and it's gonna be free!
Hey, everybody!
Kuba from My Next Games here. It’s been a while :). Almost 4 years have passed since I stopped writing these monthly updates. Why did I stop? Honestly - It’s because I didn’t have too much to talk about. Back then we were running out of money and we were unable to continue the regular Soulblight updates like we would have wanted. In order to survive we were forced to do contract work and we didn't have too much time to create our own content.
That didn't mean we gave up on creating our own games. Whenever we had some time we’ve been brainstorming ideas for our next title. After a while we finally came up with a one we wanted to pursue. There was a problem though - even though the idea was small it was rather ambitious. As it usually is with this kind of thing we needed funds to make it happen. Luckily we live in Poland and this place has a lot of opportunities for small indie developers like us. We took our idea and applied for various government funding programs. We were lucky enough and our concept was deemed interesting enough to get two grants.
It's going to be about a vigilante named Hank who has time travel super powers. Pretty useful for fighting badguys but it's maybe not the best for his mental health. It'll be free so don't forget to wishlist so you don't miss when we release it!
And here’s a shout out to the two institutions without witch any of this wouldn't be possible:
Until next time! Kuba
We have a deal!
Hi there!
If you were waiting for an opportunity to buy our game, now is the time!
We’re now a part of a bundle with the newly released MythBusters: The Game, and that means you can grab SOULBLIGHT with additional 15% off.
Crimerunner, a criminal sim with parkour action, is coming to Steam!
Our publisher, Movie Games, just announced a new game which will come to PC in 2024.
The 1980s were a different time. No smartphones, no GPS. Dirty jobs were more… dirty.
Start your journey as a teenage criminal in a single player first-person sim with parkour action. Run simple jobs: pickpocket, act as a courier, pick locks, all under the police’s nose. Earn respect with the city gangs and don’t let the cops catch you!
Do quests and earn reputation points with all gangs
Hide in the shadows and avoid being detected by the police
Use the verticality of the terrain and parkour around the city
Play lockpicking minigames with either a lockpick or a crowbar
Gain access to and decorate your own hideout
Brewpub Simulator announced – new game coming to Steam!
Quit your day job, open a bar!
We’re celebrating International Beer Day (yes, we know it’s tomorrow) with a new game about crafting beer!
Brew lagers, stouts and IPAs, and serve patrons at your own brewpub. Decorate the place, create your own brands of beer, and expand into the best joint in town. All of this in a relaxing simulator that values creativity and passion for crafting.
Brew your dream beer! Discover new recipes, buy ingredients and unlock more advanced equipment
Unlock new furniture and decorations and customise your pub
Earn reputation, attract new customers and keep your returning patrons satisfied
Master each step of a realistic process of brewing craft beers
Play multiple minigames, including pouring beer, changing kegs, mixing ingredients, bottling beer, and more
Manage your business, hire employees and keep your pub fully stocked
Take on daily missions to earn more money and experience
Civitatem, a Medieval city-builder is out
If you have a craving to build a Medieval city, we have a game for you! Civitatem is out now at $12.99 / £10.29 / €12.99 with a 10% launch discount. We’ve also prepared a premiere stream for your enjoyment.
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Tactical RTS about firefighters is out now – stream, bundles, and more
Fire Commander, a tactical RTS about firefighters, is finally here! We have prepared for you a host of attractions for this day, including a launch discount, a premiere stream, and game bundles.
See what it means to face the fire. Command a firefighting unit in an exciting tactical RTS. Save lives, manage your water supplies and care for your team in 30+ missions.
Right now, we’re offering you a 15% launch discount. You will also be able to save extra in numerous Complete the Set bundles with fantastic partner studios. The available games include Soulblight!
All bundles will be available at a 15% discount. Bundle discounts do stack with individual games’ main active discounts.
Ready to become an everyday hero and lead your firefighting squad on missions? Get Fire Commander now!
Full Dead Horizon adventure game demo now playable!
Hey Everybody!
Kuba from My Next Games here. For few years now I've been helping my friend Matthew to bring to life his vision for a game. We finaly have somthing we would like to share with you. I'm not that good with words so let me just pass it on to Matt:
Greetings fellow shootists!
Over the years a lot of people have told me that if there was a more fleshed out version of a game I made. It was a short adventure game that is about ten minutes long. People liked it but they wanted something with you know... more... game in it.
I have been working on a more fleshed out version of that other game for a few years. Now I have a demo to show off!
The demo was supposed to be shown off in the steamfest this week, but...
Well, I am also sometimes an idiot. I messed up the submission process twice so instead... the demo is going to be available next week! I'll have my OWN Steamfest! It won't have blackjack or hookers but it will have the (Still slightly janky) demo for Dead Horizon: The Longer Version!
This game will be a full adventure game with point and click stuff going on. An inventory. It includes...
The ability to talk to people.
The ability to shoot people.
An inventory.
A lot of niche and optional content most people will never see because sometimes late at night I can't sleep and I just go write long conversations
The ability to look at things and get descriptions of them!
No voice acting!
Being slightly unfinished. SFX especially need a touch more work.
An obvious representation of my psyche an world view in video game form.
A weird sci0fi western setting that seems to be a normal western setting at first but if you read way too many of the buried look ats you realize 'wait what?!' and then you are like 'oh, okay' and then you're like 'huh, maybe he should have made this more obvious?'
Years of blood and sweat soaked into the code and pixels in a desperate attempt to hold onto my nostalgia of the 90s.
Ability to shoot someone's hat off their head.
Pixel art that is really really keeno!
Play as a drunk!
Freak people out by pulling your gun out randomly mid conversation.
Um... there's other stuff. I think.
It's something you can check out right now. You can play it over here:
The demo will be up and playable for a week or so. Feel free to play it, wishlist it, tell people about it, make fun of it, hate it, or whatever. I mean, I can't control you. You seem like an independent and smart minded person if you've reading this update, and you know what? I trust you.
You'll probably get what I'm trying to build here.
Feel free to tell me if I am missing the mark! This is a demo meaning that feedback at this stage is fantabulous.
I hope all of you find what you are looking for out in the shifting sands.
-Always
Matthew Ritter
Play the free prologue of MythBusters: The Game. Full game coming soon to Steam!
Hello there!
Our publisher, Movie Games, is preparing for the release of the official game adaptation for the legendary Discovery show, MythBusters.
MythBusters: The Game is coming to Steam on 8 June 2022. And while you’re waiting, we recommend you play the FREE prologue, MythBusters: The First Experiment, which Movie Games has just made available to everyone!
Are you one of the people who used to spend hours binge-watching Adam and Jamie busting myths? If you did, this game is just perfect for you!
In MythBusters: The Game you will step into a Mythbuster’s boots and conduct crazy experiments from creating the concept, through collecting tools and building equipment to putting together an episode of the show. In the game, you will:
Solve puzzles in the Blueprint Zone to work out the mechanics of each myth
Collect the materials for experiments and craft the equipment to use
Bring the experiment to life by setting it up and testing it out
Confirm or bust crazy real-life myths, or deem them plausible
Build your audience to get as much popularity as you can!
