Hello Steam Community! I'm Gareth, and I'm the Product Manager over at PQube Games looking after Ciel Fledge - a brand new raising simulator we announced just this week. We're working closely with the amazing developers at Studio Namaapa to release the game on Steam and Nintendo Switch later this year, and we're really rather excited to start telling you more about this unique little game... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFTp7vCYdNs&t=1s So what is Ciel Fledge exactly? Well it's a game about raising a daughter in a future world under threat from destruction. But don't worry, there's still hope for humanity yet. In spite of the slightly post-apocalyptic premise the game has plenty of life and optimism - taking place on a magnificent city built in the sky. Known as the 'ARKS', these cities are where humans now live, having abandoned earth following a destructive war with the colossal alien threat known as 'GIGANT'.
Ciel is the default name of the young girl who is brought into your care at the start of the game. But you can name her whatever you like. It's completely up to you as a parent to decide how she is raised, and what kind of person she becomes. The game takes place over 10 years (Don't worry, it won't take that long to play - though Ciel Fledge is pretty lengthy!), so you'll see your Ciel change from a shy young girl to a fully-'fledged' woman.
The game mostly plays out via a helpful schedule you access from your home with Ciel. Using this, you can decide what she gets up to across the week - whether that's taking classes, a part-time job, or socialising with friends. Later in the game you can even ask her to help in the fight for humanity, by sending her on expeditions to explore the surface of old earth.
Once you've scheduled everything, hit go and supervise Ciel's activities as the week ahead unfolds. Perhaps she'll make new friends, have a class test, or go shopping. The events and challenges of each day are illustrated through fun but strategic puzzle battles - so do your best to beat them and you'll reap the most benefits for your daughter.
As player and parent, it's your responsibility to manage Ciel's time and needs. Every small choice you make will influence what abilities and personality traits Ciel develops over the course of the game - but over-schedule her, and she'll quickly become exhausted. Leading to bad behaviour, skipping activities, and maybe even a visit from the authorities...
We think the gameplay loop of Schedule>Supervise>Results in Ciel Fledge is pretty compelling, so we hope you'll enjoy getting stuck into the nitty gritty of the game. ARK-3 makes for a very colourful setting, and the soundtrack, written by composer Jasmine Cooper, is influenced by the funky beats and 80s synths of Japanese City Pop and Jazz. So it's very easy to get lost in the wholesome sights and sounds of the city.
The game has been in development for a little while now, having been successfully funded on Kickstarter back in May 2018. We'll keep you updated on the progress of the game as we make our way towards launch later this year - but hopefully this introduction has given you a bit of an idea of what to expect from the game. We'll go into more details about how Scheduling, Battles, and Exploration works in the coming weeks. Thanks for reading, and we hope you'll give Ciel Fledge a try when it launches in Autumn/Fall 2019. PQube & Studio Namaapa