It's been aaages since the last update, we know. We've been moving the game from an in-house engine to Unity - that's a pretty hefty change behind the scenes. For most of you that means there are some little tweaks to how the controls work - hopefully you'll find the movement a little bit tighter than before, and most of the issues people have had with controllers should now have disappeared.

GOING CROSS-PLATFORM

For those of you who haven't been playing because you don't have Windows, there's good news for you too - Eight Dragons now works on Linux and SteamOS, and will very soon work on MacOS too. (It might already work, but it's a lot easier to find people with Linux to test the game than people with Macs.)

GETTING SHINY

It isn't all behind-the-scenes stuff that's been going on, either. We've also improved the look of the game. We've improved the shader effect to make the game look more like its running on an old tube television. We've added a whole bunch of different animations to our heroes to spice things up. And we've also added breakable props, like trashcans and parking meters. Some of them, like trashcans, can also be picked up and thrown around!

GOING FORWARD

Like we said at the start, it's been ages since the last update. Way too long, in fact, and that's sadly been unavoidable because of the engine change. Nobody wants months of updates saying "we're working really hard, but you can't see any of it yet". Those days are over though, so here's what's coming over in the next few weeks:

• MacOS support!
• More pickups - something to boost your health at last!
• More props - everybody likes throwing things!
• Some level changes - because we really don't like the Docks!

And once those things are done (and a few others) we'll finally be ready for an actual release! Thanks to all of you who've bought and played Eight Dragons - we couldn't do this without you!

[ 2019-10-27 00:57:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Crooked businessman KANE has taken over the city. Can the EIGHT DRAGONS take it back?

Using fists, feet and whatever weapons come to hand, the EIGHT DRAGONS must fight their way from one end of the city to the other, to reach their ultimate showdown. But each Dragon has a different path - it's only when they come together that their true destiny is unlocked, as their stories intertwine and the full epic fight is revealed!

Extreme Multiplayer

Up to eight people can play co-operatively on one PC, with any combination of controllers and keyboard!

Different Ways To Play

Each of the EIGHT DRAGONS has their own story, with its own route through the city and its own characters to fight on the way. In multiplayer, those stories combine and expand on each other.

If you're looking for a consistent challenge to improve against, then the Arcade mode will give you that - a fixed path through the game, with MR BIG awaiting you at the final level!

Play It Your Way

With adjustable game speed and difficulty, you can make the game as hard, easy, fast or slow as you like!