Posted October 27, 2021 by Christophe Coyard
I am very pleased to announce the upcoming release of my game FORWARD: Escape the Fold! The development took longer than planned (this is for the best!), so I am grateful to at last be able to write to you this devlog.
First things first, you can wishlist the game on Steam if you’re interested : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1766390
The development had many ups and downs which I’d like to detail here for you.
Over 2 years ago, I participated in the 7DRL game jam (2019 edition) with Forward which was well received. I was on my own for the project and I was so happy to read all these players’ comments on the game ; I was meticulous in writing down all the feedback for a potential future commercial release. Having some spare time during the pandemic, I decided it was time to work on the complete version of Forward, FORWARD: Escape the fold. I developed the new game from scratch and by early 2021, a first playable version was ready. Some friends and family got to try the game and they liked it !
One of the folks at Asylum Labs tried the game and offered to publish it. At first, I am not going to lie, I was nervous but in retrospect it was the best decision to accept their help. They helped me by financing the music, the sound effects, the translation, the trailers, communications, etc… whilst allowing me total freedom on the game ! I was free to do whatever I wanted with my game which is definitely not something most publishers are willing to allow.
With the added help, I got back to developing the game to integrate these new features such as music, a more pronounced narration but also more game modes and much more content !
The final game borrows many of the original concepts from the Game Jam but introduces many new layers of content.
The game will be available on Steam (PC, Mac & Linux) in the first semester of 2022 in English & French. I am also planning to release an iOS and Android version later on.
There’s more information on the game here : https://www.twotinydice.com/forward
Lastly, for whoever made it this far, I want to organize a beta testing session in the upcoming weeks to get some more feedback on the current build. If you’d like to participate you can shoot me an email (contact@twotinydice.com) or you can DM me on Twitter (@twotinydice).