People are always asking us "Can you pet the dog?" when they REALLY should be asking "Can you sick the dog at a weirdo bouncing spring demon and watch him jiggle, do a cool somersault and totally stick the landing?"
We are appalled and dismayed by reports that some game developers are using "fake" elements such as liquid in their games, and are happy to report that this is actually a 100% real skeleton.
When choosing localization companies you've always got to ask up front whether they'll tell you who did the work. We learned this the hard way, so now the credits for Hyper Gunsport look like this:
“If you’re not credited, you have no portfolio,”
@Tamslator
says
As
#Pentiment
developer Obsidian promises to add localiser credits post launch, it highlights a problem with translator agencies, so we talked to a professional about what can be done
Our newest trailer is an homage to our love of practical effects in horror films, and features live action puppetry! Also showcasing a new song, more characters, more tactics RPG combos, more hints at bosses, and other weird stuff!
New trailer! Again! This one shows how some of our boss gimmicks work. Is this the first ever circular tactics grid? Probably not. But! What if it were? Check it out!
Really cool to see Kim Tae-hyung enjoying indie games, i think he would really like Hyper Gunsport. Its great for local multiplayer! I dunno how to contact him so here's a steam key JUST FOR HIM. if you are NOT Kim Tae-hyung from BTS please ignore this message R7YQ7-GA2CR-JK5H4
Hello - we're delaying Demonschool until the start of 2025. This was not our first choice, but we had to do it for the game. We wrote more about it so you know what we're doing and why it happened. Sorry to do this to you all! It has been a tough year.
We are hiring!! We're looking for a *half-time* producer to come work with us on our games, including Demonschool! Come on in and slam the giant eyeball of production upon us.
Sorry for the inside baseball, but Demonschool will be our final game in Unity after 12 years of using the engine. They want to charge devs every time a player installs a demo. We couldn't release demos or join Nextfest under those conditions. So that's it for us.
Stadia is shutting down tomorrow. This means all exclusives, like the original Gunsport, will blink out of existence. But!! Since we care about game preservation we've made an offline version of Gunsport available in the Steam version of Hyper Gunsport, through the beta channel.
We are hiring a contract artist half-time! You'd be helping the world of Demonschool come to life!!! We are looking for someone who can do BOTH textured lowpoly 3D as well as pixel art, in the style of the trailer below.
Apply here and please share!
The Demonschool demo is live on a console for the first time! And that console is the Xbox! So download the demo now and get your DORITOS, get your MOUNTAIN DEW, and get ready for the DOUBLE XP EVENT OF THE SEASON.
We have heard your concerns that our game Demonschool might contain satanic imagery and we want to assure you that this is NOT true and we absolutely do not think that kind of stuff is "cool" or "super metal" or that "anarchy is good" etc
As we attended more tradeshows we realized people like having something to do while waiting in line. So we made these little flyers that explain how to play Demonschool while folks wait. Sharing it here so you can read it while waiting in the metaphorical line that is "life."
it has HAPPENED, Demonschool crossed into the 300s on the Steam wishlist ranking!
It REALLY DOES help, so we appreciate everyone who clicked that wishlist button.
AND AS PROMISED: ONE DEMON FISH.
Demonschool is currently ranked
#408
in wishlists on Steam (which is pretty incredible!)
If we pass into the sub-400 rank while the demo is out (till May 15th), we'll give y'all a sneak peek at a DEMON FISH.
So don't forget to wishlist, if you haven't already!
Gunsport!! Our 2v2 cyberpunk volleball with guns labor of love is finally getting close to release! We've made a new teaser to celebrate. Please RT and share the gospel of Future Millennium Sporting Action!!
For our first
#screenshotsaturday
, I wanted to share a Demonschool enemy never before seen by public eyes!
MEET MEAT CUBE.
I'm convinced a perfect name for this enemy exists; please reply with your best takes.
The metaverse is not just dead, it never existed.
A recent report shows that the biggest metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds from Meta, had just 38 daily users, and made a comical $470.00 in total revenue.
Metaverse was valued at $13 trillion in 2021.
Here are some things you can do on Wednesday in the Demonschool demo ~ beat up gangsters! Troubleshoot a broken VCR! Take photos of a weird little guy! Make some tough decisions! Hang Out in the Cemetery! Visit a TOTALLY normal and NOT HAUNTED public toilet! Get it on Steam now!
Obviously one of those two companies we will not be working with again! And we sure told them so.
(P.S. you can wishlist Hyper Gunsport here: - it's coming soon!)
We're hiring for a half-time video/marketing/comms person! Especially looking for someone well-versed in tiktok, and who has experience with game development. Come and work with us on Demonschool!
People have been asking us - how can I play ~3 hours of Demonschool *right now*!? The answer is our steam next fest demo! It's live!! You should play it! It's quite long!
For our friends on
@GoogleStadia
, an update about the original Stadia-exclusive Gunsport. Long story short, we are going to try to bring the game to steam alongside the new Hyper Gunsport (for free). We will update you as we know more!
Well well well, if it isn't another TWITTER OUTAGE. If you can see this, be sure to follow us elsewhere for info and updates (including a BIG ONE this week!):
Newsletter:
tiktok:
cohost:
a new Stardew Valley-alike???
NO, just a lovely farm scene from Demonschool! Can't wait to see what horrible demons spring from this soil....
#screenshotsaturday
New trailer! Again! This one shows how some of our boss gimmicks work. Is this the first ever circular tactics grid? Probably not. But! What if it were? Check it out!
We went through a LOT of iterations of the overworld dialogue boxes before we settled on the one in the last image. Good size, good readability, good balance of image and text.
#WIPWednesday
When you’re blending 2D and 3D art, you run into weird issues - like Faye getting on top of ALL SORTS of places she shouldn't!
The buildings were being rendered on the same layer as the ground, so 2D Faye could just walk straight on top of any part of the 3D background.
At one point when we were testing sizing of humanoid characters on our battle grid, we wanted to check - would the players from Double Dribble fit in there? The answer: who's up for some demonic 3-on-3??
The Warrior of Light (
@IstoriaCosplay
) from acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV with an expanded free trial where you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn & the award winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions... is playing Demonschool!!
Now that we look at it, D-named games have had a pretty good run in recent years. Perhaps this bodes well for either Darkest Dungeon 2, Dead Space, Destiny 2: Lightfall, or Demonschool this year. Oh and that Diablo game, or whatever.
Demonschool was inspired by a lot of horror movies… and it just so happens they make great recommended viewing for Halloween!
If you’re looking for some weird, gory, spooky weekend viewing, try out:
Folks have been telling us for months that typing "demon school" with a space into steam didn't turn up our game, Demonschool, with no space. This was a bug. After lots of back and forth with Valve, a solitary dev who was annoyed at the problem fixed it for us today. VICTORY.
Over the weekend Demonschool hit an important milestone - number 666 out of all wishlists on steam! Now since we're about DEFEATING demons, let's make that number go up.
Monday, the Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns as a 7-hour stream to show off 14 indie games.
I hope you’ll make the time to come see the amazing projects these passionate devs have created.
So stoked to return to GDC streaming after all these years.
❤️
Demonschool is currently ranked
#408
in wishlists on Steam (which is pretty incredible!)
If we pass into the sub-400 rank while the demo is out (till May 15th), we'll give y'all a sneak peek at a DEMON FISH.
So don't forget to wishlist, if you haven't already!
I am now working part-time doing marketing for
@necrosoftgames
! I’m going to be working hard to promote gun-volleyball game Hyper Gunsport and chill-spooky-strategy game Demonschool.
A frequent Demonschool question since the announcement: What does Faye's shirt say?
The word is "Volya," which means will/volition, desire, or freedom, in both Ukrainian and Russian. We decided on this months before the war began, but somehow it feels appropriate now.
Okay well maybe nobody from BTS played Hyper Gunsport but Tanjiro from Demon Slayer did!! And was super good at it?? Now we just need to get the Demon Slayer down to the Demonschool...
Are your children taking the "poison challenge?"
How this viral tiktok trend is threatening our nation's young people and what lawmakers are doing about it
A lot of indie game development is finding the sweet spot for timing! For instance, this loot bag drop animation in Demonschool was barely visible amongst this geyser of blood.