ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!
That's right: Satan himself has stolen Anton's prized Spirit collection, and he'll stop at nothing to get it back. Thankfully, the local disgraced casino owner, Brulo, has his own beef with Satan, and he's willing to put aside his differences with Anton to make that devil pay.
Your mission in every level is simple: SET Brulo's Detonators, FIND Anton's Spirit, and ESCAPE before Happy Hour ends!
BLAST through a unique powertrip of a platformer!
INDULGE in an urban graffiti-inspired art style!
DEMOLISH massive destructible environments!
BATTLE brutal, earthshaking bosses!
EXPERIMENT with a totally dynamic playstyle; rush through for the best time or explore at your own pace!
FEATURES
Shock and Awe! Unlike other platforming heroes, Anton's not content to stay in his lane. Jet between the foreground and background layers for 2.5d platforming action!
Destructible Everything! Use Anton's mighty hammer to break down your environments!
Hurry Up! It's Happy Hour! Once Anton gets to the end of a level, set off the Spirit Detonator and dash back to the start before everything blows!
12 unique sprawling worlds with tons to explore!
Dynamic play style - rush to the end or explore at your own pace!
Silky smooth platforming gameplay with best-in-class controls!
Breathtaking hand-drawn animation!
Brutal earthshaking bosses!
A groovy, retro-flavored dynamic soundtrack!
Loads of replay value: Hard Mode, Boss Rush, and more!
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Toy Tactics nominated for “Excellence in Game Design”
Commanders!
We’re thrilled that today is the DevGAMM Awards Ceremony 2024, where we'll be competing for the "Excellence in Game Design" award alongside amazing games like: Arco, Cryptmaster, Diplomacy is Not an Option, and Shapez 2. Toy Tactics has been also nominated and awarded recently at IndieDevDay, IndieX and India GDC!
If you’d like to join us for the ceremony, you can watch it through this link: https://www.youtube.com/@DevGAMMchannel Live from Lisbon at 18:00 CET
Wish us luck!🍀
Sun Tzu is eager to win it! 🙏🏽
Toy Tactics 1.1A: Release Notes
We're excited to bring you the latest update for Toy Tactics! This patch addresses several key issues and introduces important fixes to improve your gameplay experience. We’ve been listening closely to your feedback and have worked hard to make sure everything runs smoother than ever. Below is a list of the most significant changes in this update:
Fixes and Changes:
All achievements are now working.
Polish and Czech special characters have been fixed.
Drawing bugs and missing orders have been resolved.
Minor errors and access problems have been addressed.
Online countdown issues have been fixed.
Emote selection is now supported when using a controller.
Skeleton altar now works for allies in co-op.
We hope these improvements enhance your experience with Toy Tactics. As always, we appreciate your continued support and feedback. Stay tuned for more updates, and don't hesitate to let us know if you encounter any other issues or have suggestions for future improvements. Keep those strategies sharp and enjoy the game!
Toy Tactics 1.05
Changes and fixes available in Toy Tactics 1.05: - Fixed Chinese language bug blocking tutorials - Removed errors about savegames - Fixed mercenaries mode access to relics - Boss materials fixed - Photo mode fixes - Depth of field added - Small fixes for units and animations - Sandbox fixes and improved interface - Information available to remove formations in sandbox and multiplayer
Toy Tactics is out now!
Greetings, Commanders!
Toy Tactics is officially available for you to start massive battles in single-player mode or with other commanders in our brand new Online Multiplayer '1v1' and 'Co-op'.
After eight years of hard work, we launched Toy Tactics today, and we are more than happy and proud of the work from each member of Kraken Empire.
We want to see all your battles! We invite you to join our Discord, share your content, and if you want to chat, give us your feedback, or report any bugs, we’ll be available for whatever you need: https://discord.com/invite/Jx8YrQVYCq
Toy Tactics is Steam Deck verified!
So you can use its touchscreen to draw your formations, or if you prefer, you can use a controller as well.
Well, we don’t want to interrupt you any longer…we want to see you fight! ⚔️
To all the Commanders who have been with us since the Early Access launch, thank you so much for all your feedback and support. We hope you enjoy it and continue to share your thoughts with us to develop future surprises...
Oh! And don’t forget to leave us an honest review :)
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After more than eight years of hard work at Kraken Empire, we’re finally seeing the full release of Toy Tactics in just one week! We’re nervous but also very happy and proud that everything we envisioned for the game has come to fruition.
Toy Tactics launches on September 19th at 7:00 AM PST. It features over 25 hours of gameplay and includes 6 game modes: Campaign, Skirmish, Puzzles, Mercenaries, Creative Mode (BTW, you can take photos of yourself defeating enemies, emerging victorious, or even being defeated…), and the brand new Online Multiplayer with “1v1” and “Co-op” modes.
Here’s a sneak peek of the "Co-op" so you and your friends, allies, or even enemies can gear up for a weekend of nonstop fun:
Prepare your brushes! See you in the battlefield!
Final Update Before Launch
As we approach the official release, we’re excited to announce that everything is now finalized. Get ready to sharpen your skills, because the upcoming game modes available at launch will be Multiplayer Versus (1vs1) and Multiplayer Cooperative (1+1 vs AI).
What’s New in This Update:
Touchscreen Support: You can now enjoy full touchscreen functionality.
Scene Updates & Balancing: Multiple scenes have been updated and rebalanced for better gameplay.
Skirmish Mode Warning: A new alert will notify you if you attempt to start Skirmish mode without any spells equipped.
Unit Videos in Army Camp: Watch your units in action with new videos available in the army camp.
Boss Improvements: Fixed boss attack cancellations and rebalanced their difficulty for a more engaging challenge.
Customization: Your selected colors are now saved automatically.
Visual Upgrades: Decals have been replaced with a new system, and trails and particle render orders have been refined.
Enhanced performance: Improvements to ensure smoother gameplay and faster load times.
Environmental Updates: Removed underwater vegetation to enhance performance.
Cinematic Additions:
Visualize army cinematics directly from the camp.
Enjoy the new boss ending cinematics, everytime you defeat any boss.
Gameplay Tweaks:
Karts now halt when captured by enemies.
Chest retrieval mechanics have been revised for specific scenarios.
Improved arrow sticking for more realistic interactions.
Reworked pathfinding costs for navigating through and around buildings, both intact and destroyed.
Bug Fixes:
Various achievements have been corrected.
Spells on top of buildings are now functioning as intended.
Resolved issues with specific spells, including Trojan Horse, Galleon, and Barrels.
Relic fixes, including adjustments to Ghost Area, Wolf Cloak, and Ancilia.
Audio & Visual Enhancements:
Credits audio now respects master volume settings.
Simplified Fireflight light effects for better performance.
Campaign markers have been resized and modified for improved clarity.
This will likely be the final update before the official launch, so dive in and explore these changes as you prepare for the big day!
Toy Tactics Character Design
Treasure hunts and high seas in Toy Tactics
Hello again, Commanders! We are back today with more amazing info and illustrations of one of our favorite bosses: Bonney and Read. Hoist your sails and grab your parrots, because these Pirates take no prisoners! Aye, Captain! As with our Kitsune Boss, we began by searching for inspiration in Pirate history, to be very precise. The Age of Piracy lasted around 200 years, so there are many cool legends to choose from. However, since we wanted to make a dual boss, we decided on two historical female pirates: Anne Bonney and Mary Read.
These two were actual pirates! So we thought it would be really cool to fight both of them at once, as they were seen together a lot of the time. They even sailed on the same ship. Also, we think they are cool.
From Concept to Gameplay and Back
Once the initial ideas were settled, our amazing concept artist Ana first drafted a few different designs to see what could be done with Bonney and Read. Look at this:
Ana tried out different looks for Bonney, ranging from very ragged to formal to more feminine. In the beginning, you want to try out a lot of different things to see what could work and what doesn't. It’s not uncommon to draw dozens and dozens of concepts to arrive at the single perfect one.
But as much as you can work on the overall look, you need to know a few gameplay things before finalizing it. For example, what kind of weapons will they carry? How big will they be?
The concept artist must work together with our game designer to hammer out some of these details; only then can we get to the final concept.
The Devil is in the Details
Ana, a huge fan of pirates, said: “I’ve been in love with pirates since I was twelve or thirteen. I just love the freedom and authenticity they exude.” So it was no surprise that she was careful with her pirate designs. The Age of Piracy lasted about 200 years all over the Caribbean, so when designing Bonney and Read, she had to ensure the clothing, weapons, and look were not separated by decades. For their clothing and weapons, we focused mostly on the last 50 to 80 years of the Age. “You try to be as authentic as possible,” she says, and avoid anachronisms. At least the too-obvious ones. It’s still a fantasy toy boss, though, so some latitude is good.
The Final Character
In the end, they look like this:
Fear them, for they have the power of the sea on their side! I personally love their weapons: jewelry swords and a shark cannon. Whatever you do, do it with style, argh! If you want to be a Pirate, you can control them or play against them right now in the Early Access of Toy Tactics! 😁
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Enter The Chronosphere is part of Tiny Teams
The gorgeous, psychedelic, turn-based, action, roguelite Enter The Chronosphere is part of Tiny Teams!
If you like the idea of Super Hot x Enter the Gungeon, this is the game you want.
Wishlist and Follow Enter The Chronosphere so you can get news, updates and our demo announcement later this year.
XOXO JV Team
Age of the Samurai
Hello, Commanders! Today, we will be showing you some cool behind-the-scenes content: the first finished conceptual piece for Kyoukai’s Boss, Kitsune. This is the first post introducing the character design in a series planned before the release, so stick around.
First step: Do some research
Like Sun Tzu probably said: know thy enemy. In this case, know thy samurais. Our amazing conceptual artist, Ana Andrés, did a ton of research into Japan’s Samurai era. Turns out, there were a lot of different kinds of samurai through the ages. They were very diverse in their aesthetic and even moral values, depending on the time and place. We decided to combine features which evoked the martial and clothing aesthetics of ancient Japan, along with some spiritual and folklore-related attributes.
Second step: Decide what you want from the concept
After doing the research, Ana decided which part to implement in the design. “We wanted the humble aesthetics of walk-in-the-night point of the samurai, so she has a straw cape. Japan is a very rainy country, so they used this kind of clothing to protect from the rain.”
“We also wanted the regal part of the Samurai,” Ana continued.
This was a little harder to do, since the Kyoukai faction already has a lot of the very obvious thing to add: the amazing samurai armor. So we went with a different aesthetic, more feudal but also very rich: The Kimono.
Third step: Connect the dots
A very important part of any character design is a sense of belonging. We wanted to connect our amazing Kitsune Boss as much as possible to the rest of the Kyoukai faction, without losing her unique characteristics. She is a boss, so she obviously needs to stand out, and yet she needs to still feel like part of the rest of her army.
To accomplish this, we added some important details: the kimono is a very warm pink, a color that goes well with Kyoukai’s purple. We also added sakura as a further reference to Japan. She wears a Kitsune mask as well, which is not only the Kyoukai’s representative icon, but also an important fox deity in the Land Where the Sun Rises.
She is one of our favorite bosses, and we are very proud of her. This is how she looks in her final form. ⚔️
You can play against her right now in Toy Tactics on Steam Early Access! 😁
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