In space no one can hear you bundle. A silly slogan, I know, but it was one I simply had to use when trying to let the world know about Bundle In A Box: Deep Space; the fantastic, if I may say so myself, pay-what-you-want bundle I and Kyttaro Games had been working on for quite some time and has finally been released.
The bundle is still of course thematic, remains dedicated to DRM-free downloads despite introducing the amazing DRM: The Game (a.k.a. Death Ray Manta) and keeps on supporting both a charity that's actually important and the Indie Dev Grant that, well, is also pretty important.
Right. Let's talk games then and avoid discussing the subtleties (or lack thereof) of the pay-what-you-want model. GAMES. Well, here they are then:
Rob Fearon’s Death Ray Manta (PC/Mac); a psychedelic and fully customizable arena shooter specifically created for Bundle In A Box.
Llamasoft’s demented Space Giraffe (PC/Steam) arcade thingy.
Frenetic space-combat sim The Wreckless (PC/Mac/Desura), that does feel quite a bit like Wing Commander.
Surreal RPG/adventure Dark Scavenger (PC/ Mac/Desura); the game that has the best weapons ever!
Official remake of the Commodore 64 classic Armalyte (PC) along some impressively interactive extras.
Stunning space-shooter Sol: Exodus (PC/Steam/Desura).
Just released 2.5D arcade offering Miner Wars Arena (PC/Mac/Desura)
Humorous retro-esque platformer RobotRiot (PC/Mac/Desura).
What’s more, for each 1000 bundles sold a hand-picked (by me no less) selection of extras will be unlocked for everyone, including the premier issue of the PlaySF sci-fi gaming magazine, the brand new Dark Scavenger soundtrack, the soundtracks of Sol: Exodus and Miner Wars, and an eclectic selection of books, artbooks and storyboards.
As a further bonus, all who purchase the bundle will get access to exclusive content for Droidcape: Basilica; Kyttaro Games’ own upcoming game for iOS and Android and something I have been working on for bloody ages. The top 10 contributors will also get a free copy of the game itself upon release, whereas the Droidscape: Into the Basilica book will be made available as an unlockable extra.
(...proffers autograph book and a biro to the esteemed bundle person)
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DeleteThank you, thank you, thank you Mr Gnome! :)
ReplyDeleteBought it as soon as I saw it, but have yet to play all the games yet. I already had Armalyte of course but when I played it on my laptop ages ago it played super fast as if vsync wasn't working. As your bundle brought this game to my attention again I tried it on my new desktop PC and no such problems. Plays quite alright with an Xbox controller but I think I need to fire up Vice to compare..
Looking forward to playing the rest too, especially DRM as I've been following that on @retroremakes' blog.
You are very welcome sir! Oh, and actually thank you very much!
DeleteCheers :)
The "pay what you want" idea is great. Cheers!
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