Hey Martians,

Our heroes have made it to Earth safely, but theres still plenty of time to spare before their adventure officially begins on the 18th. Its still an awfully wet planet. Yes, its worse than I remember. Those were Totels first words as he stepped out of the spaceship. Hes still adjusting, albeit slowlyhell be fine. Cobra meticulously sharpened her knives before hitting the gym. Carlata had a mini meltdown in front of everyone and is still locked in the toilet. Henry is already out and about, watching birds and searching for rare artifactsno surprise here. Time is on our side. We want to take this opportunity to talk a bit about how Mutropolis came to be. [hr][/hr]

A Futuristic Retrospective

Mutropolis was a project born of passion. Five years ago, Pablo and I set to create something great that we could both be proud of. We soon realized we wanted to make our very own full and complete game. Mutropolis just clicked, and the rest is history. Of course, at the time, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into, but isnt that always part of the charm? With just a few sketches at hand (and 0 programming experience), we set out to create a lovely sci-fi game that wouldhopefullycapture peoples hearts. The plan was simple: We would create the whole thing ourselvesbetween the two of ussharing the workload and cutting down on costs. But a game engine can only get you so far; one of us would eventually have to learn how to code. Pablo was already interested in programming and rose to the challenge (even though he was the one with the Fine Arts background). While he kept himself busy with algorithms and endless lines of code, I was drawing and animating non-stop. Admittedly, it wasnt the most practical of approaches, but we made it workand had tons of fun in the process!

The Final Countdown

Two years ago, we released the Mutropolis Mars Episodes on Itch.io, giving fans a taste of what was to come. We received warm feedback, and that pushed us to try even harder. Eventually, we signed with a publisher, Application Systems Heidelberg. They helped us with the next big step: marketing the game and bringing it to new audiences. Most recently, weve been hard at work trying to add full voiceover with a whole cast of talented actorsmission accomplished! Now, we are crushing the final bugs and are almost ready for release.
*Final bugs being crushed In less than a week, Mutropolis will launch on Steam. Were super-excited and cant wait to share our game with all of you! Dont forget, theres still time to create your own adorable MAX papercraft, and share with us on social media. Our favourites may just win themselves a copy of the game for free! Stay Awesome, Bea & Pablo

[ 2021-02-12 13:59:07 CET ] [ Original post ]