Hello everyone, We did not survive until 2025, ECS is shutting down, we tried to survive 2024 with work for hire, but unfortunately got screwed by bad faith business partners, we can't go into details publicly, but in short we were taken advantage of from bigger actors whilst doing work for hire. This is too raw for us to write a grand eulogy, it did not end on a happy note or in a calm manner, due to the above reason. We did our best to provide for our colleagues whilst shutting down (in accordance with Swedish labour laws), but now we are no more. This means Shallow Waters or any ECS games will not happen and this is the last communication, we just felt that our fans could get some sort of official confirmation so you don't have to wonder. Our games will be online for now, but we don't know for how long, you are free to back them up in accordance with Steam's guidelines.. Thank you for sticking with us, we're sorry, goodbye. Regards, ECS

[ 2025-01-02 08:58:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Its been awhile, and in short it's going to be a while longer. Due to the state of the industry we need to pause development for Shallow Waters and resume in 2025. But, you have a new demo to play now!
As we said last year were not working with our former publisher anymore, we went out to look for work for hire to pay the bills and keep the studio running, things seemed to be doing OK after the split. Then 2023 happened, one of the worst years for the game industry in modern history, as this article says "If 2023 was the year of layoffs, 2024 will be the year of closures.. We and the industry are still reeling this year, and weresadly having to let go of some colleagues as well. To keep going at all weve signed an exclusive deal with a AAA developer and publisher, doing work for hire for them during 2024, that means were not getting ready to release Shallow Waters this year.
Were sorry that you, our fans, need to see this, but we want to say that the project is not over yet, we need to recuperate this year, focus on surviving, then we can finish our game. As a little glimmer of hope were sharing a new short demo you can play publicly on Steam now, its not perfect, but shows the hard work of our colleagues that are going, and those who are staying. This is a tribute to their hard work, and a small thanks to you, our fans, for sticking with us. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096090/Among_Ripples_Shallow_Waters/ Heres to 2025, and stay tuned for the work were doing this year in 2024, its going to be different than Shallow Waters, but might be in an adjacent genre. Enjoy the demo, and lets keep in touch. - Eat Create Sleep

[ 2024-01-31 14:54:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Eat Create Sleep is no longer publishing with Curve Games, we have both mutually agreed to not continue working together on Among Ripples: Shallow Waters. We want to explain to you what this means for the future of our company and the game (but don't worry, there's still good news). The game is still being developed and will be released! It will just take a bit more work and time to get to that point.

What we've been working on as of March

First off, here's a small video on the current state of Among Ripples: Shallow Waters. We've been adding a lot of cool new features and gameplay improvements! [previewyoutube=7i_8GSLXWjU;full][/previewyoutube]

Possible Questions, And Answers

Q: Are we still releasing the game? A: Yes! Discussions and plans are in the works, and we are confident we will be working with a new publisher in the fall. Some of our team will continue working on Among Ripples: Shallow Waters, while the rest will be taking part in work for hire projects until this point so we can keep things running smoothly. Q: Will this affect the release date? A: Yes, just a little bit Our previous release timeframe we have advertised has been within 2023, but we are now looking at within 2024. We will keep you posted on any exact dates! Q: Will your awesome social media still be active? A: Partly, it will be a bit quiet for a few months. Due to this situation, our team has been subject to some cuts. As such, your community developer being one of them (hi! It's me, the one writing this), will be handing over the work to Martin and Johannes to manage temporarily, thus why it may be a little quieter for a short period. You can still follow us and reach out if you have any questions - we will be updating you all as things progress! A message from the community developer: With that being said, I'd just like to add that I've had a wonderful time at Eat Create Sleep over the past 8 months, and have had the best coworkers ever. I'm really sad to be leaving my position at this time, but I'm looking forward to either returning in the future or if not, finding my next opportunity in the field of games. :) -Jasper Falk Thanks for supporting us

[ 2023-03-20 12:26:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey again! Eat Create Sleep here with another monthly update. Below we're going to show you some more concept art and game assets our team has been working on!

HUD Design

A rework mockup of the old placeholder HUD/UI. Looking more fresh and organized! Along with a mockup of the zones shown for different fish and organisms in game.

Environment

Abandoned infrastructure - a fast food restaurant 'Ambrosia' that some might recognize a resemblance of, and some homes typical of what you can find here in Sweden.

Cleanup

Continuing with a few more level concept art pieces, the first one being inspired from the Swedish island of Gotland where our studio is located! Farmlands to lakes, we can't wait to give you the experience of healing nature with our game.


Want to zoom in and look at the details? Just need to see it bigger? Click to see all of the full images in this newsletter on imgur. Make sure to wishlist Among Ripples: Shallow Waters and follow our other social media! We look forward to bringing this game to you, see you next time!

[ 2023-02-01 10:46:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

New Land

Below are some new level concepts ranging from 'eco'-land amusement park, farmlands, to industrial outskirts to clean up and revive.

Characters and Missions

Concepts and mockups of the mission briefing room, along with one of the campsites! Talk to your crew and see what's in store.

Machines

Next up, we have the crabby digger along with a transport van and mobile lab, the eco van!


Thanks for subscribing and supporting us
Make sure to wishlist Among Ripples: Shallow Waters and follow our other social media! We look forward to bringing this game to you, see you next time!

[ 2023-01-11 09:14:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Alpha and Level Zero

After putting together concept art and level design in the previous month, the alpha level has been created and playtested! Mostly featuring on mechanics and gameplay, below are some screens of the level in-game.

Cleanup

This level focuses on an abandoned sawmill, clean up tracks and debris left behind. You can now visually see some of the effects from the pollution in the water.

Overlays

Look into elements such as toxins, oxygen levels, and more with selectable overlay maps. This can help you visually track your progress and see what areas need more care.
Make sure to wishlist our game, and you can also subscribe to our newsletter to get updates directly to your inbox here! Or follow us on our other social media platforms. Until next time, have a safe holiday season!

[ 2022-12-13 08:51:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey again! Eat Create Sleep here with another monthly update on our game's progress.

Alpha and Level Zero

Concept art for the first level has been created, set in an abandoned sawmill. A block out of the level in game is done, and now all of the environmental details etc. are being implemented.

Otter Time

The Otter is coming together! Along with it, creatures like the duck, and all of the current fish are finished up.

Technical

If you're into the coding side of things, we're working on organism AI, traits, predation, and preference aware movement.

What's next

In our December newsletter we'll show you more before holiday break. Make sure to wishlist Among Ripples: Shallow Waters here on steam and follow our other social media on your preferred platforms if you want to see more frequent content - otherwise we look forward to saying hey again next month!

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[ 2022-11-14 16:00:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Regularly scheduled newsletter has returned, check out what we've been working on in the game here and make sure to subscribe if you'd like to get updates directly to your inbox: https://mailchi.mp/eatcreatesleep/new-growth-in-october
//ECS

[ 2022-10-13 09:25:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Martin from Eat Create Sleep here. In this newsletter I'm going to talk more about the biz, it means we're working with a publisher, and that the game is going to be able to reach its full potential, read more below.

Working With Our Publisher

We've been working with Curve Games for a few months now and they are comprised of seasoned developers and marketeers who've been working on the who's who (or "who's what"?) in strategy, simulation, and tycoony games.
We're very confident that they can make Among Ripples: Shallow Waters a good game with resources way beyond if we'd self-publish it. We can't say much about when and how, but 2023 is the year we want to release, and it's coming to Steam on PC, at least. Maybe more, no promises!

Preview of Game

If you want to see a preview of how the game looks now, let the gifs commence!

-------- There you have it, stay tuned for more news. We wish you a moderately warm or cold season! steamthumbsup //Martin, ECS and Curve Games

[ 2022-05-26 14:11:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Martin from Eat Create Sleep here. We have great news to share, we have a publisher (who is a secret for now) so we don't need to do a new Kickstarter, we're gearing up towards a great launch, in 2023! Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/eatcreatesleep/newsletterdec21
We wish you a safe holiday, stay tuned for 2022! //Martin & ECS Team

[ 2021-12-23 12:20:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We don't need to do a Kickstarter to fund the game any more since we've found a great publisher to partner with. But we need to remove the old demo and honestly, it doesn't reflect where the game is any more (it's better!). We're just writing this short post to let you know why the demo has been removed and that you can expect a lot of nice news about Among Ripples: Shallow Waters soon. Stay tuned and thank you for all the support! /Martin & ECS-team

[ 2021-11-09 12:54:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello friends!

Heres a new update from us. The "Covid crater" coined previously is sadly still taking up space, but it wont stop us from launching our new prototype demo, cinematic trailer and Kickstarter campaign in Spring 2021!

Whats been happening?

Were continuing to survive doing work for hire and supporting other game projects. We helped Might and Delight with programming for Book of Travels, a TMO (Tiny Online Multiplayer) that PC Gamer wrote: It could change the way we think about MMOs.. We're still working remotely. Weve taken on art interns and a new part time community manager. The team is continuing to work on the release for you! It may be a bit slower than we imagined but its happening.

Cinematic Sneak Peeks

Do you remember the storyboard video prototype we shared in October this year? Were breathing life into these cinematic environments and beautiful sweeping shots. Our trailer will not only feature in our new prototype demo, but on socials and in our kickstarter. We hope you enjoy the mockups (and rabbits) as much as we do!

The Year 2040 - A Peaceful Future?

Alongside our cool looking VTOL aircraft we have come up with something we call an "EMP Torus" which is meant to be a peaceful deterrent in this world. Wars and conflicts exist in this future too, but we might just have found a way to deal with them more smartly, more peacefully. Above you can see our idea about "anti-weapon weapons", or a super huge EMP device run on renewable energy.

We are Crabpunk

Stories are a bit like roads Some go to dark places, happy places, others wind through heaven and hell. Among Ripples is one of those stories. Cyberpunk is a dystopian genre showing us roads we as societies shouldnt take. Utopia or Hopepunk depicts the paths we need to take to achieve happiness on Earth. A friend once said its like a society's collective dreams and nightmares. And what happens between those states are the waking moments when were conscious. We may be pessimistic sometimes, the struggles we face to obtain sustainable living feels almost impossible. Do we have a future? Thats what were imagining in Among Ripples: Shallow Waters. Utopia feels alien and a dystopia too close to home. So were calling it Crabpunk; a future far from perfect, but one I can imagine us working towards. As we said before, publishers have been interested but a few people in the game industry are on the fence. Some people think environment and ecology is too niche. But we know its not, and with your support, we're going to make it! Let's crab it!

Stay safe & stay in touch!

Our socials are hibernating at the moment, but we monitor them daily. You can communicate with us via twitter and instagram. If you want more pictures of our pets, and exclusive info on when the prototype and kickstarter launch sign up to our newsletter. Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gJDx0T Twitter: twitter.com/EatCreateSleep Instagram: instagram.com/eatcreatesleep See you in 2021!

Eat Create Sleep

[ 2020-12-16 13:19:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone!

It's been awhile, I hope you're safe. We're still working and things are finally settling after the "Covid crater" as a colleague put it. It's been a hectic few months since March, 2020. But now we're back to inform that we will launch a new Kickstarter campaign in the end of January, 2021! Let's start with showing our work in progress intro to celebrate (soon you can see it in glorious three dimensions). [previewyoutube=MDR2REC4k-4;full][/previewyoutube]

What's Been Happening?

In short we've spent these months trying to survive, doing work for hire, applying for loans, grants and investments. We also spent two months pitching to a major publisher and almost got signed with a huge budget, but fell through. It's also been interesting to transition to a complete remote team, from being in an office for 5+ years. We're going to work remotely as long as the pandemic continues.
We've found more work for hire until the end of the year and our investors have given us some more money to keep going. We're in a position where half of the team can work full on with the prototype and prepare for the new release.

Improved Prototype

Since March, 2020 we've improved the feedback and are upgrading the visuals, the economy system and improved the animal AI and mechanics. It's still a proof of concept, but we're trying to show how we can iterate with feedback. There's still no insects though, sorry. ;) Check out the paintover below with our new "Eco Ship", a VTOL aircraft (vertical take-off and landing), it will complement our awesome eco van.

A New Kickstarter

We're doing a new campaign in the beginning of next year, late January, 2021. There are publishers who are slightly interested, but a lot of people in the game industry are on the fence, they want us to show numbers, some feel that games about the environment and ecology is too niche. If you ask me I think it's something that anyone on Earth can relate to in some way, but I digress. We're going to show everyone that Among Ripples: Shallow Waters is a game people want, and with you, our early fans we're going to make it!

Let's Stay in Touch

We've updated our social media presence, and right now we communicate through Twitter, Instagram and our newsletter mainly. If you want to stay up to date or check out cute pictures of our pets, that's where to be.

• Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gJDx0T
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/EatCreateSleep
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatcreatesleep/

____________________________

See you soon! //Martin & Eat Create Sleep

[ 2020-10-14 07:57:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello old and new fans! We're part of Steam Game Festival and to celebrate that we're hosting a "you ask us, we ask you" session.

You Ask Us

The rules are simple, you ask us questions about the game, our game studio or general development questions and we will answer. We will host these question sessions online until the 22th June, 2020. You can ask us questions on these platforms:

• Here on Steam (just reply to the thread)
• Twitter Post
• Kickstarter Post
• Facebook Post
• Discord (in the #among-ripples channel)

We will answer these questions during the coming days on these platforms, but please be patient during the weekend, we need our beauty sleep. We will compile all the answers into a FAQ which we will post on our newsletter (sign up today!) next week. You need to sign up to get the full demo experience anyway so there's a nice bonus for you. ;)

We Ask You

In the same newsletter where we compile all answers from all platforms we're going to send you a few questions too, a questionnaire. We want to know what you think about some decisions and features. If you don't ask you'll never know, as they say. What you ask us first might change the nature of the questionnaire so your actions have consequences, they create ripples, as it were. So please ask us questions until the 22th June and after that we'll send you newsletter folk a compiled list. We will be answering questions live-ish on each platform but only compile in the newsletter (hey, we got to collect eyeballs too you know). Stay safe!

[ 2020-06-18 08:43:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We'll try to have these updates bi-weekly or monthly and will be collected on Kickstarter, you can read the new update here.

Read Update on Kickstarter Page

There you can read about the evolution of the mobile eco science van, new characters, new economic system and procedural car shenanigans like the one below.
Stay safe!

[ 2020-04-30 13:30:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, The Kickstarter failed, you can read about the summary here where we tried to make sense of it. We also solved our finances short-term and can keep going. As it stands right now we will do a relaunch of the Kickstarter campaign around September, 2020 when we hope things have quietened down a bit and we've gained a new normal state of affairs. Anyway, we're here with a new update regarding how we're bringing the look of the 2040's and specifically the vehicle you'll be traveling with. You can read the full update on Kickstarter.
The most important information we wanted to give you is that we're going to stick around, stay safe! //Martin and the ECS team

[ 2020-04-16 11:07:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We're on our two last days on Kickstarter and we're getting closer to completing our goal, but we still need a last push. Please put in what you can offer, as little as a dollar would help. :) [previewyoutube=ITK1PG57CWc;full][/previewyoutube]
Thank you for the continued support!

[ 2020-03-18 15:09:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello! We're already 20% funded and we're responding to some common feedback, read it on Kickstarter! :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eatcreatesleep/among-ripples-shallow-waters-restore-the-world/posts/2765208 Stay tuned and thanks for the support so far!

[ 2020-02-24 15:19:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We're already 10% funded under 2 days and with your help we'll get to 100% soon enough. :) [previewyoutube=S6_JL6_7t3I;full][/previewyoutube] [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eatcreatesleep/among-ripples-shallow-waters-restore-the-world/]

Pledge on Kickstarter

Thank you for the help so far! //Martin and the team

[ 2020-02-20 12:31:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Our Kickstarter campaign is now live and will be up for a month. It's critical to get some early backers so please help us, even if you can only spare one (1) dollar that helps us. [previewyoutube=S6_JL6_7t3I;full][/previewyoutube]

Pledge on Kickstarter

Thank you for the help! //Martin and the team

[ 2020-02-18 15:33:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! The Kickstarter goes online tomorrow, Tuesday, 15:00, UTC+1. You can subscribe to the Kickstarter page if you want to get notified when it goes live. Please also remember that helping us early in the campaign is important to us succeeding so even if you can only spare one dollar pitching in that early is great to get the campaign going. Thank you!
Coming soon page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eatcreatesleep/among-ripples-shallow-waters-restore-the-world Stay tuned!

[ 2020-02-17 11:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Our Kickstarter campaign goes live in less than three weeks! Before then you can try our demo if you haven't already and subscribe to our newsletter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8qsiQIiGss There's a lot of great let's plays you can watch too if you want to wait with trying the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUfotT1E4AA See you in three weeks!

[ 2020-01-29 14:59:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Valve just approved our demo and you can now download it on the coming soon page for Among Ripples: Shallow Waters. Hope you enjoy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096090/Among_Ripples_Shallow_Waters/ Please remember that this is a proof of concept prototype so it's not an optimised game, older computers may have problems running it on higher resolutions. The finished game will of course be much more polished. :)
Happy holidays!

[ 2019-12-23 16:04:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We have now uploaded the new demo for you to try out. In the new sandbox maps you can explore more of the possibilities of the game. Each map has its own season.

Download the Demo Here

* itch * Gamejolt * IndieDB * Our server if you sign up to the newsletter

Unlock the Full Demo

We have added three new sandbox maps with different seasons and a new toxic trash gameplay mechanic. To play these you need to subscribe to our newsletter. Everyone who are already subscribed can download the new demo and login with your email to unlock the new demo. What the game does is simply ask Mailchimp (our newsletter provider) if you're subscribed and if Mailchimp says yes you're good to go. :)

Coming to Steam Soon

We were not able to upload the demo in time, Valve will review it for release here on Steam for a few days. We will update you when it's finally online here. But if you're really itching to try it you still have four other ways! --- Happy Holidays from the Eat Create Sleep team!

[ 2019-12-20 17:20:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that we will be launching a Kickstarter campaign in early 2020 and want you all to help us get the word out. You can try our public demo out now, if you sign up to our newsletter (sign up here). [previewyoutube=P8qsiQIiGss;full][/previewyoutube]

Kickstarter

We will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for Among Ripples: Shallow Waters in early 2020, we will let you know a few weeks in advance when we launch. The best way to keep yourself updated is to join our new newsletter!

Demo and Newsletter

You can download the demo to PC, Mac or Linux if you sign up to our newsletter here. We will only post updates about once a month and you can unsubscribe whenever you want. Join our Discord and talk about what you'd like to see in the game and the Kickstarter campaign, stay tuned!

[ 2019-11-20 14:22:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! A lot has happened since we last spoke, we're starting to get the funding for the project together. We haven't found a publisher yet but if we play our cards right we will make it anyway, maybe we'll find one later down the line. The important thing to know is that we're progressing on the development with Among Ripples: Shallow Waters!

Prototype

We have worked a lot on improving the visuals as you can see. New interface and better watercolour shaders!

Let's Play

Together with our lead programmer, Tomas I sat down and played our latest prototype. Next time we promise the recording will be even better. ;) https://youtu.be/2JCoRzDaz6M

Keep in Touch

If you also want to see this game happen please let the world know by wishlisting it and keeping tabs on what we do on our social media. The bigger following we have the easier it is to convince the people with money. It's also easier for you to keep tabs on where we are. ;) Social media

• Discord
• Twitter - Studio
• Twitter - Among Ripples
• Facebook
• YouTube

You can wishlist the game here on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096090?beta=1 We'll have more to share soon, stay tuned! :) //Martin and the team

[ 2019-11-01 11:37:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We're pleased to share our new previsualisation trailer for Among Ripples: Shallow Waters (formerly known as Among Ripples 2). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghSYSpPSf_g We're still in discussions with publishers and investors so we haven't started full production yet but we're spending our time experimenting and pitching. We hope to go into full production in the end of this year. Stay tuned! For now we recommend to follow our Discord for news: https://discordapp.com/invite/ecs

[ 2019-09-12 11:22:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone!

The State of the Game

Welcome to our coming soon page for Among Ripples 2. We've been working on the game in secret for a year and recently announced it. The game is still early in production and we're still looking for funding. Right now we're talking with a lot of publishers and we've also considered crowdfunding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tGtF5HAqjk

Our Social Media

We want to involve the players early in the development and welcome you to check out future updates on our social media: https://twitter.com/AmongRipples https://twitter.com/EatCreateSleep https://www.facebook.com/eatcreatesleep/ https://discordapp.com/invite/ecs https://www.youtube.com/user/eatcreatesleep Right now we mainly use our Discord to talk about Among Ripples 2.

Play the First Game For Free

If you haven't played the first game it's available here on Steam for free! Please note that it's a very small game so set your expectations accordingly. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8xggZKH8k Stay tuned for more exciting news for the game! //Martin & ECS

[ 2019-05-31 14:35:29 CET ] [ Original post ]