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FACTSHEETDeveloper:
Barrow Studios LTD Release Date: Steam Early Access Nov 17th 2019 Platforms: PC Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181020/Squillamorph/ Website: https://www.squillamorph.com |
DESCRIPTIONSquillamorph is a challenging action game with a 2D pixel art style. Pursued by brutal enemies, you must use your parasitic Infest ability to take control of them. Infest, fight, and survive through a strange mechanical world.
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FEATURES
Possess The Enemies
Enemies will do everything they can to destroy you. Brought to life using a mix of procedural and traditional animation, fights against them are varied and dynamic. Use your Infest ability to possess them and fight back. Infesting an enemy will give you total control of it. Whatever it can do, you can do. Progress through the hostile world and face all manner of creatures, which you can use in your battle for survival.
Face Monstrous Bosses
Creatures in the world are unrelenting in their pursuit of you. Make it far enough and you will be faced with the most dangerous of enemies. Defeating them will not be easy but will reward you with powerful upgrades. Can you defeat them?
Explore a Mysterious World
You have been thrown into a strange world and are presented with many questions. Why were you created? Why does everything want to destroy you? What are you? If you can survive through the tough world you are thrown into, you might find the answers.
Enemies will do everything they can to destroy you. Brought to life using a mix of procedural and traditional animation, fights against them are varied and dynamic. Use your Infest ability to possess them and fight back. Infesting an enemy will give you total control of it. Whatever it can do, you can do. Progress through the hostile world and face all manner of creatures, which you can use in your battle for survival.
Face Monstrous Bosses
Creatures in the world are unrelenting in their pursuit of you. Make it far enough and you will be faced with the most dangerous of enemies. Defeating them will not be easy but will reward you with powerful upgrades. Can you defeat them?
Explore a Mysterious World
You have been thrown into a strange world and are presented with many questions. Why were you created? Why does everything want to destroy you? What are you? If you can survive through the tough world you are thrown into, you might find the answers.
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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
In 2017, a team of three students began making a prototype of Squillamorph for their final major project of the Games Arts course at the University for the Creative Arts. The students were James Barrow (that's me, the current developer), Connor Wright, and Sarah Büttner. After graduating in 2018, we were given the opportunity to continue developing the game in the Games Arts Incubator Studio at the university. This gave us a space to work, support with taking the game to market, and the opportunity to showcase the game at industry events.
When our time in the Incubator Studio began in September of 2018, we started developing a new version of the game from scratch. By April of 2019, an early demo was ready. Thanks to the Incubator Studio, we had a stand at EGX Rezzed to showcase the demo to the public. The game was very well received and I was able to gather crucial feedback to improve it. In June of 2019, we had a stand at the first Guildford Games Festival, thanks again to the Incubator Studio. The public enjoyed a much improved game demo and I was able to gather more valuable feedback.
At the beginning of July 2019, our time in the Incubator Studio was over. It was at this point that Connor and Sarah decided to leave the team, on good terms, to pursue their own careers. I will continue to develop the game as a solo developer until its full release. This was when I founded my company, Barrow Studios Ltd. In October 2019, I was able to showcase the game on a stand at EGX, once again thanks to the Incubator Studio. The improvement in feedback compared to the first public showcase in April, told me that the game was going in the right direction. Players really enjoyed the game this time!
In November 2019, I launched the game on Steam Early Access. Since then, I have updated it several times. Each update has brought new features and improvements. In June 2020, I released an update that reworked the core gameplay based on player feedback. This new updated improved the quality of the gameplay and brought some much needed optimisations.
The game still has a long way to go before it is finished. I will continue to post occasional updates on the development log found on the game's website, as I have done since the start of development in the Incubator Studio. This is the place to get a direct insight into how the game is being developed.
When our time in the Incubator Studio began in September of 2018, we started developing a new version of the game from scratch. By April of 2019, an early demo was ready. Thanks to the Incubator Studio, we had a stand at EGX Rezzed to showcase the demo to the public. The game was very well received and I was able to gather crucial feedback to improve it. In June of 2019, we had a stand at the first Guildford Games Festival, thanks again to the Incubator Studio. The public enjoyed a much improved game demo and I was able to gather more valuable feedback.
At the beginning of July 2019, our time in the Incubator Studio was over. It was at this point that Connor and Sarah decided to leave the team, on good terms, to pursue their own careers. I will continue to develop the game as a solo developer until its full release. This was when I founded my company, Barrow Studios Ltd. In October 2019, I was able to showcase the game on a stand at EGX, once again thanks to the Incubator Studio. The improvement in feedback compared to the first public showcase in April, told me that the game was going in the right direction. Players really enjoyed the game this time!
In November 2019, I launched the game on Steam Early Access. Since then, I have updated it several times. Each update has brought new features and improvements. In June 2020, I released an update that reworked the core gameplay based on player feedback. This new updated improved the quality of the gameplay and brought some much needed optimisations.
The game still has a long way to go before it is finished. I will continue to post occasional updates on the development log found on the game's website, as I have done since the start of development in the Incubator Studio. This is the place to get a direct insight into how the game is being developed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stay up to date with the game on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Twitter: @squillamorph
Instagram: squillamorph
Facebook: squillamorph
There is a development log on the website, where the developer James Barrow posts updates about his progress on the game.
Development Log: squillamorph.com
Twitter: @squillamorph
Instagram: squillamorph
Facebook: squillamorph
There is a development log on the website, where the developer James Barrow posts updates about his progress on the game.
Development Log: squillamorph.com
ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Barrow Studios LTD
Barrow Studios Ltd is a game development company created by James Barrow.
James Barrow
James is a passionate game developer, artist and composer who enjoys experimenting with a variety different ideas and mediums. You can usually find him messing around with game ideas in the Unity game engine or breaking his physics systems.
Twitter: @JamesBBarrow
Barrow Studios Ltd is a game development company created by James Barrow.
James Barrow
James is a passionate game developer, artist and composer who enjoys experimenting with a variety different ideas and mediums. You can usually find him messing around with game ideas in the Unity game engine or breaking his physics systems.
Twitter: @JamesBBarrow
CREDITSCurrent Developers:
James Barrow - @JamesBBarrow Game Developer, Artist, Music & Sound Previous Developers: Connor Wright - @kaerruu Concept Artist, Asset Artist Left the team in June 2019 Sarah Büttner - @iinneo Asset Artist, Social Media Manager Left the team in June 2019 UCA Games Arts Incubator Studio: Twitter - @UCA_CGA Course Page - UCA Games Arts Studio Space, Business Support, Event Funding |
CONTACTEmail: [email protected]
Twitter: twitter.com/squillamorph Instagram: instagram.com/squillamorph Facebook: facebook.com/squillamorph Website: www.squillamorph.com |
