Earlier than promised (by only a day) we've released the second update to Smith and Winston. Of course we're really excited to hear what you guys think of the new levels including another secret level! Can you find it? Get lost in the ancient underground temples but watch out for the killer space slugs. They take a lot of hits to kill.
Get up high and survey the landscape, jumping to the left of me, enemies to the right and here I am stuck in the middle with... is that a weapon power up down there!
When you've spent the evening shooting, plundering and exploring why not take a trip to the Chalk and Flowers level. The sun is setting, the birds are chirping and the blossoms are blossoming. There's loot to be plundered here but it's not where you expect.
Of course this release comes with a hosts of bug fixes including a lovely crash bug that we've been hunting for a few years, an AI bug where they just jumped off the world for no reason and a sound bug where enemies would explode forever deafening everyone for one hundred miles. Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and gave feedback on here, Reddit and itch.io. If you don't feel like buying the game then follow us on itch for more updates, Wishlist Smith and Winston on here or just check back here for info. There will be more news about steam soon. If you buy the game on itch.io, we'll give you a Steam key when the game releases on Steam. We did intend to release on Steam this week but we've run in to a bug with Achievements and we don't want to release a buggy annoying game to you. Explore and Destroy.

[ 2018-12-05 20:55:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Smith and Winston is a Metroidvania style exploration twin stick shooter.

Taking on the role of Smith or Winston, two hapless mercenaries, you explore a newly discovered shattered ring world and uncover the secrets of the natives and the impending doom of the star system. Only you can save the system from the evil that awaits... or not.

Hand built

The world needs more hand crafted games. We love procedurally generated games but there is nothing like a level designed by a human for a human.

Exploration

There are many strange places to explore in Smith and Winston along with secrets and puzzles to discover and items to collect. You'll need a sharp eye to spot some of them and a bit of dexterity to reach others. But there's plenty to discover.

Challenging twin stick combat

There's no health bars and with limited lives dodging is as important as shooting. Don't worry we've given you the tools to survive. From guns and power ups, grenades and missile launchers, to being able to sculpt the terrain to your advantage. How you defeat enemies is up to you.

Free Flowing Movement

Smith and Winston come with some cool toys, a jump pack boost for going up and a dash for going fast. Great for dodging bullets but even better for reaching new areas. Combine these for bigger and further jumps. Dash, boost, dash can get you a long way but a clever use of the terrain and our in game physics can get you higher and further.

Voxels

We love 'em. In a voxel world the player can destroy nearly everything and you have the equipment to do just that. From mining lasers to dig out secrets to grenades that blast holes in everything. Use these tactically or just to make a hole and laugh as you adversary falls helplessly to their doom.

Camera

Smith and Winston is a full 3D game and to take advantage of that we added in a few things. A rotatable 360° camera lets you see what you want and 3 angles of tilt, fancy a more cinematic perspective, just drop the camera angle.

Collectibles

Collect and swap your heads there a lot to find and finding them all won’t be easy and with our Steam release we'll be adding Steam achievements and cards too.