Not a Maker's Eden post. (plan is to aim to roll out act 2 on Sunday, incidentally)
It's about a studio called Arcen that's in some trouble. The reason I would post about this one in particular is that it's a studio that consistently tries new things and does interesting things. The medium as a whole NEEDS studios like them.
Their output might not always be for everyone, but their creativity and ambition is what has kept them one of my favourite game developers over the years.
The blog post.
What can we do?
Well, if you all bought some Arcen titles on Steam or elsewhere, this would already help immensely. Also, spread the word!
Their games
Some of my favourites are: The Last Federation, Bionic Dues and the new one, Starward Rogue.
The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe.
IMPORTANT: This is a 3-act episodic game. The purchase is for all 3 acts, of which acts 1 and 2 are ready to be played right now, with 3 in development.
Has trading cards!
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 and higherMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
Storage: 1 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 and higherMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space