Hi all! This update is going to be fairly short and simple, and also a bit more personal news-oriented. I (Josh the CM) had planned to get a news post out in the last week of January or first week of February, but due to a series of health concerns at home I have spent much of late January into the last week taking time off. Things are fine now and thankfully I work for a wonderful, understanding company and was able to take the necessary time off. That being said, were now a bit behind on our planned news and update cycle. As such, Im here to provide a planned news post roadmap leading into our tentative late summer 2024 launch for Early Access. The tentative launch window and this roadmap are subject to change, but hopefully it gives you all something to look forward to and maybe discuss. If you have any questions, suggestions for upcoming updates, or want to chat Orphan Age, you can find me and Studio Black Flag in the comments, Steam forums, and on our Discord.
Tentative News Update Schedule_Revision 3
- By end of February: Building a Game that Showcases Kids as Heroes with Jen Vaughn
- Mid March: Talkin Tools & the Technical Side of Orphan Age with Lucien Baldacchino
- Early-Mid April: UI & Playtesting with Lylia Fauvel (Needs fancy title)
- Late April: Building a Game that Showcases Adults as the Enemies with Jen Vaughn
- May: Announce art support studio here? (50/50 we keep this as the title)
Orphan Age
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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
- OS: 64 bits
- Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Graphics: DX11 Compatible
- Storage: 2 MB available space
- OS: 64 bits
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5Memory: 8 MB RAM
- Memory: 8 MB RAM
- Graphics: DX12 Compatible
- Storage: 4 MB available space
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