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Chucklefish
Chucklefish Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based in London. Founded in 2011 by Finn Brice, the company specialises in retro-styled games. Chucklefish is best known for developing '' Starbound'' and ''Wargroove'', as well as publishing ''Risk of Rain'' and formerly ''Stardew Valley ''Stardew Valley'' is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The game wa ...''. Games developed Games published Volunteer contributions controversy In 2019, Chucklefish were accused of exploiting around a dozen voluntary contributors during the development of ''Starbound'', sometimes logging hundreds of hours with no compensation. Many of them were teenagers at the time and stated that they felt their inexperience was exploited by the company's director, Finn Brice. In a statement, Chucklefish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starbound
''Starbound'' is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Chucklefish. ''Starbound'' takes place in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated universe which the player is able to explore in order to obtain new weapons, armor, and items, and to visit towns and villages inhabited by various intelligent lifeforms. ''Starbound'' was released out of early access in July 2016 for Windows, OS X, and Linux, and for Windows via Xbox Game Pass in December 2020. Synopsis ''Starbound'' begins with the player inside a spacecraft after the destruction of Earth, home of an intergalactic peacekeeping organization known as the Terrene Protectorate, while just having graduated from its ranks. With nothing to guide it, the shuttle shoots into space without direction, becoming lost in a sea of stars. The space shuttle orbits a habitable planet and an adventure begins that takes the player hurtling across the universe. ''Starbound'' contains both quests and story driven missions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardew Valley
''Stardew Valley'' is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The game was released for Windows in February 2016 before being ported to other platforms. ''Stardew Valley'' is open-ended, allowing players to take on activities such as growing crops, raising livestock, fishing, cooking, mining, foraging, and socializing with the townspeople, including the ability to marry and have children. It allows up to four players to play online together. Barone developed ''Stardew Valley'' by himself over four years. He was heavily inspired by the '' Harvest Moon'' series, with additions to address some of the shortcomings of those games. He used it as an exercise to improve his own programming and game design skills. British studio Chucklefish approached Barone midway through development with the offer to publish the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wargroove
''Wargroove'' is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Chucklefish. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, Windows and Xbox One on February 1, 2019, with a PlayStation 4 version released on July 23, 2019. Gameplay ''Wargroove'' is a ''Nintendo Wars''-style turn-based tactics video game in which players explore maps and battle foes. Players can choose to take control of one of fifteen commanders, each with their own campaign, motivations and personality. The game supports local and online multiplayer including player versus player and cooperative play. The game features campaign editing tools which allow players to create their own maps. There is also an overworld editor for linking different missions together; this can let the player create branching paths and set missions to unlock under certain conditions. Synopsis Setting ''Wargroove'' takes place on the island continent of Aurania. In the distant past, Aurania was ruled by two great nations: Silmor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastward (video Game)
''Eastward'' is an indie action-adventure role-playing video game developed by Pixpil and published by Chucklefish. It was released on September 16, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch, MacOS and Microsoft Windows. On December 1, 2022, it was released on Xbox One. Gameplay Eastward focuses on action RPG gameplay mechanics, combining combat with puzzle solving and exploration. Players make use of two characters, each with different abilities and roles in the game: John, the main protagonist, is focused on offensive skills, can utilize a variety of weapons as well as bombs, and is capable of moving heavy objects; Sam, the second protagonist, makes use of support skills, can stun enemies and clear away hazardous fields with an energy ball, and squeeze into small spaces. While both characters can help each other in overcoming enemies and dealing with puzzles, players will sometimes be required to use each character separately to make progress, such as clearing a way to an exit. The gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starmancer
''Starmancer'' is an upcoming construction and management simulation game developed by Ominux Games and published by Chucklefish. Its game state is viewed from an isometric perspective, taking place in a procedurally generated galaxy. The game will be released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. A closed alpha version was released in April 2019. Gameplay In ''Starmancer'', the player plays as a Starmancer Core, which is a human-artificial intelligence hybrid who has been irreversibly fused with their core. The game emphasizes player freedom, with the main objective of the game being the preservation of the Starmancer Core and station. Unlike typical colony-management games, ''Starmancer'' does not end when all colonists are dead, instead giving the player the ability to create new ones at will. Development ''Starmancer'' was officially unveiled via Kickstarter on February 12, 2018 and achieved full funding within three days. ''Starmancer'' has been in development for 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risk Of Rain
''Risk of Rain'' is a 2013 platform game developed by Hopoo Games and published by Chucklefish. The game, initially made by a two-student team from the University of Washington using the GameMaker engine, was funded through Kickstarter before being released on Microsoft Windows in November 2013. Ports for OS X and Linux versions were released a year later, with consoles versions being released in the later half of the 2010s. In ''Risk of Rain'', players control the survivor of a space freighter crash on a strange planet. Players attempt to survive by killing monsters and collecting items that can boost their offensive and defensive abilities. The game features a difficulty scale that increases with time, requiring the player to choose between spending time building experience and completing levels quickly before the monsters become more difficult. The game supports up to ten cooperative players in online play and up to two players in local play. A sequel, ''Risk of Rain 2'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inmost
''Inmost'' is an puzzle-platform game developed by Hidden Layer Games and published by Chucklefish. It was released for iOS on October 11, 2019, and later ported to macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, on August 21, 2020. The game follows a young girl, a knight, and a man in search of answers. These stories are interconnected to a creature which feeds on pain, and is set in two different worlds. Reception ''Inmost'' received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M .... Notes References External links * {{Official website, https://inmostgame.com/ 2019 video games Apple Arcade games Chucklefish games Fantasy video games IOS games MacOS games Metroidvania games Nintendo Switch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timespinner
''Timespinner'' is a video game developed by Lunar Ray Games and published by Chucklefish. It was funded through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in June 2014. Initially scheduled for release in November 2015, growth in the project's scope necessitated a later release date of September 2018. Gameplay ''Timespinner'' is an action-platformer wherein players control Lunais, a Time Messenger. The game mechanics were heavily inspired by Konami's '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''. Luna is able to explore the castle and the surrounding grounds, while finding upgrades that help her do that effectively. That includes a double jump for out of reach platforms, and water mask for being able to breathe underwater. The players can use a familiar, which will follow Lunais around and help during the battles. Another core feature of the game is the ability to pause time for a few seconds, allowing the player to avoid enemy attacks and use enemies as additional platforms to get to otherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video game console, home console or used as a handheld game console, portable device, making it a Video game console#Types, hybrid console. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers, with standard buttons and directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and tactile feedback, can attach to both sides of the console to support handheld-style play. They can also connect to a grip accessory to provide a traditional home console gamepad form, or be used individually in the hand like the Wii Remote and Wii Remote#Nunchuk, Nunchuk, supporting local multiplayer modes. The Nintendo Switch's software supports online game, online gaming through Internet connectivity, as well as local Wireless ad hoc network, wireless ad hoc connectivity with other conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013 and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014. It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name "Xbox One". An eighth-generation console, it mainly competed against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and later the Switch. Moving away from its predecessor's PowerPC-based architecture, the Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox; it features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built around the x86-64 instruction set. Xbox One's controller was redesigned over the Xbox 360's, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USgamer
Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British mass media company based in Brighton. Founded in 1999 by Rupert and Nick Loman, it owns brands—primarily editorial websites—relating to video game journalism and other video game businesses. Its flagship website, ''Eurogamer'', was launched alongside the company. In February 2018, Gamer Network was acquired by ReedPop. Gamer Network also organises the EGX trade fair. History Gamer Network was founded under the name Eurogamer Network in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman. It was formed alongside the opening of its flagship website, ''Eurogamer'', which itself launched on 4 September 1999. Nick Loman left the business in 2004 to pursue a career in medicine and "competitive BBQ". In February 2011, Eurogamer Network acquired American publishing house Hammersuit, alongside its IndustryGamers.com and Modojo.com websites. On 1 March 2013, in line with the international expansion, Eurogamer Network ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ConcernedApe
Eric Barone, also known by his alias ConcernedApe, is an American video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician. He is best known for creating ''Stardew Valley''. Early life and education Barone was born in Los Angeles and spent his childhood in Auburn, Washington, a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area. He cites the ''Harvest Moon'' series as his favorite as a child. He attended the University of Washington Tacoma and graduated in 2011 with a degree in computer science. Barone had practiced basic programming but did not consider making video games as a career. Unable to find employment after graduating college, he initially began developing ''Stardew Valley'' in order to practice programming in C#, and planned to put the game on his resume for potential employers. Career Stardew Valley Barone began working on ''Stardew Valley'' in 2012 and released it in 2016. He was praised for creating the game independently, as its sole designer, prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
