Hello, everyone! We hope you're all well! With this confinement everyone has to deal with, our studio has not been spared either. Indeed, everything is a bit more complicated so we're running late on our update schedule. Besides, we feel we can't meet the expectations that have been set if there are only two of us in the team. To correct the situation, we have therefore planned to recruit people to expand the team and speed up production. Once we have recruited everyone we need, we will introduce you to the team!
By the way, we're looking for a Unity C# Gameplay Programmer who has already worked on a game and have an appetite for system games. - Remote work possible, full-time work as employee or freelance possible. - Contract starting in May. More info here : https://sites.google.com/studioblackflag.com/black-flag-is-hiring/accueil Please send us your applications at contact@studioblackflag.com if you want to join us and work on a great project! And don't worry, in the meantime we're working hard to fix the current bugs and we'll have good news soon! Thank you for your understanding and your support, and rest assured that we're doing our best to make Orphan Age a great game! Take care!

[ 2020-04-22 12:46:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Orphan Age is a life-sim game where you look after a band of orphans in a cyberpunk warzone.

Set against the backdrop of an unforgiving, neon-lit dystopian warzone, your only battle is the fight for survival, scraping out a living in the face of extreme danger. You will guide a band of orphans, each with their own skills, emotions, strengths, weaknesses and fears, through a dangerous and ever-changing city in a bitter struggle for survival. Constantly balancing risk and reward, you must make the big decisions to ensure the group stays alive. Build up your base, scavenge, craft and explore the city for new recruits, whilst ensuring there are enough supplies to keep going, even when it seems all hope might be lost.




Orphan Age plays as a single player campaign with a lot of replayability inspired by the 4X genre. But there’s a twist! 4X stands for Exploration, Exploitation, Expansion and Extermination. In Orphan Age, we replace Extermination with Empathy, bending the 4X genre into a 4E.


The city of Orphan Age is ever-changing and procedural. You won't find the same building twice. There are high risks and high rewards when you explore. You can find rare resources, Orphans to recruit, but you can also get wounded or worse...

Exploration is similar to the expeditions of Fallout Shelter: procedural text adventures. They offer more complexity though, because you have to make decisive choices while you're out of the orphanage.


Hundreds of resources are left to be scavenged in the Orphanage or in the city. They are classified in 6 categories that allow you to eat, drink, take care of wounds and to craft the items and resources you need to build your Orphanage.


The Orphanage is the place your Orphans call home. The environment surrounding the Orphans greatly affects their moods. Try to keep the rooms lit, warm, furnished and clean for the happiness of all!

There are 38 different items of furniture to build (beds, playgrounds, science mats, campfire, heaters...) and each one can be upgraded.

Research allows you to discover better furniture and improve living conditions for the orphans.


Orphan Age is a deep micro-simulation making each Orphan unique in personality and in gameplay. The Orphans have different ages, set of skills, backgrounds and personality traits. Depending on who they are and how well they are, the Orphans will take different paths anytime there is an issue to be discussed.


INFO:

• Available in Early Access this winter
  
• For PC, Mac & Linux
  
• Comes with a companion visual novel Orphan Age: Diaries