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Happy Birthday!
[ 2022-11-11 18:00:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings and Salutations! Smintheus celebrates its first birthday today. As a part of celebration, a discount of highest all time number will enter the party - 90% for one day. A giveaway of sorts! Enjoy the game and have a nice weekend, folks! Starts at: November 11 at 10 AM PST Ends at: November 12 at 10 AM PST
[ 2022-11-11 18:00:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
Smintheus in Ukrainian Indie Games Bundle
[ 2022-03-24 18:50:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everybody! Long time no see. As most of already aware of, my country is experiencing difficult times now. It's pretty tough, but fortunately for me not really critical. I'm staying home, safe and sound, away from the major events... hoping for the best! Anyway... Yesterday Smintheus became part of Ukrainian Indie Games Bundle #2. If you wish to support indie developers, then feel free to purchase this bundle full of wonderful games. Link to the Bundle! That's not it! This announcements also comes with the update:
- Couple of minor bug fixes
- Fixed major bug which under certain circumstances allowed players to have infinite life points
- Fixed major bug where certain options were not taken into account after game restart
[ 2022-03-24 18:50:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Steam Trading Cards!
Steam finally approved trading cards and now they are out! There are 8 cards at your disposal:
I wish i could put discount for Smintheus for Autumn sale and for upcoming holidays, but alas, Steam won't allow me to make discount 7 weeks after release, so... You'll get reduction anyway - price reduced to 9.99 usd! Have a nice adventure!
[ 2021-11-30 16:04:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey all! Good news everyone!
- Steam Trading Cards feature is out!
- Price reduction (till the end of this year)
- Couple of tweaks on some mid game levels
Steam Trading Cards
Steam finally approved trading cards and now they are out! There are 8 cards at your disposal:
- Gerald the Mouse
- Lanky the Cat
- Cactus Warrior
- Toby the Miner
- Sylvia the Fox
- Skoggz
- Bela Le Goosey
- Francis Von Drake
Price Reduction
I wish i could put discount for Smintheus for Autumn sale and for upcoming holidays, but alas, Steam won't allow me to make discount 7 weeks after release, so... You'll get reduction anyway - price reduced to 9.99 usd! Have a nice adventure!
[ 2021-11-30 16:04:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Smintheus - First Update - v1.01
[ 2021-11-18 18:46:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everybody, Behold! First Update since game release. Major changes:
- "Supportive Movement" feature - no more accidental steps on uwanted places such as water cell. The game will require you to hold move button little bit longer before the water cell so that you won't accidentally step on it during your journey.
- Middle Mouse Button now toggles camera zoom!
- Bug fix: objects that had ambient sound effect attached didn't played at all.
- Bug fix: there was a small chance game would transit you into wrong level after victory screen.
- English: fixed couple of typos in some dialogues.
- Minor changes in first two levels
[ 2021-11-18 18:46:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Release!
Smintheus finally sees the light! Yahoooo!!! It's been a long journey, nearly 6 years full of sweat, blood and tears, but here we are - bringing a fine product with high quality polishing an indie game developer could afford. If you like action-adventure games like "The Legend of Zelda", but wish experience the challenge of puzzle genre then this game is for you - especially for you, if you are a 90s retro game aficionado. Smintheus is a true new retro-like game with a spirit of oldies mixed with modern accessibility. Without doubt, made with love! [previewyoutube=tezSAVxtoJ8;full][/previewyoutube] So, what's next? Game development doesn't end with release - there are couple of plans that needs to be addressed. Here are some that concerns Steam release:
[ 2021-11-12 09:12:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everybody!
Smintheus finally sees the light! Yahoooo!!! It's been a long journey, nearly 6 years full of sweat, blood and tears, but here we are - bringing a fine product with high quality polishing an indie game developer could afford. If you like action-adventure games like "The Legend of Zelda", but wish experience the challenge of puzzle genre then this game is for you - especially for you, if you are a 90s retro game aficionado. Smintheus is a true new retro-like game with a spirit of oldies mixed with modern accessibility. Without doubt, made with love! [previewyoutube=tezSAVxtoJ8;full][/previewyoutube] So, what's next? Game development doesn't end with release - there are couple of plans that needs to be addressed. Here are some that concerns Steam release:
- Publish a walkthrough, both written and video versions
- Finish drawing achievements (they are all functional)
- Translate game to as many languages as possible
- Extend soundtrack, Ideally, each level has its own tune.
- Port to Mac
- Modding support
- Level Editor
[ 2021-11-12 09:12:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Smintheus Devlog #1 - What's up?
Smintheus was planned to be released today. Unfortunately, mainly due to covid-19 world situation, it's not going to happen. The virus gave a big kick to the economical situation for lots of countries and in some way it affected developer as well. Game development was frozen and forced developer to focus on survival. But not anymore! Things got good again and opportunity to continue working on Smintheus finally arrived! The game should take one or two of additional months to be completed - expect release at the end of July. Most likely it will be released with 5 out of 7 episodes. Other two episodes will be added in a form of updates. Right now, game already provides nearly 10 hours of gameplay.
Even though project was frozen because of reasons, some little portion of time was still dedicated to development. It brought a new episode which consists of 8 levels - Quacktale sewers.
it's a sewerage system built on top of old ruins below underground. Despite the harsh conditions, many mouse folk found their home here. In the eyes of local dwellers, sewerage system of the Quacktale city is a great, well-hidden place isolated from the dangers of outer world, best suited for smaller creatures like they are. Perfect choice for a home, isn't it? Well, the world of Smintheus is not perfect and soon the folk will learn it the hard way...
Players will have opportunity to use new custom gadget. There will be shops that offers these new gadgets for sale as well other useful items. Puzzles will be more challenging and put the player into the situation where a combination of gadget planning and monster manipulation will be required to solve the challenge.
A new enemy type will be introduced as well - The Rogue. This shady character can disarm your traps and place his own. He will also throw knives at you and dodge your bullets. They are good, but you're better: the best way to beat this guy is to outsmart him.
A new major feature is added to the game - the almighty camera! Yes, that camera that is present in almost every game. It's, of course, an optional feature which you can disable in option menu or just toggle it off by pressing a button. As a result, It gives a great sense of motion and game feels more alive. Definitely a level up for a game. [previewyoutube=B14gjqkhpcM;full][/previewyoutube] That's it. Thank you for your read! Stay safe and stay tuned for more :) Best Regards, Henry
[ 2020-05-31 13:26:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey, hey people! Here are some latest news about Smintheus I want to share with the public.
Release Date
Smintheus was planned to be released today. Unfortunately, mainly due to covid-19 world situation, it's not going to happen. The virus gave a big kick to the economical situation for lots of countries and in some way it affected developer as well. Game development was frozen and forced developer to focus on survival. But not anymore! Things got good again and opportunity to continue working on Smintheus finally arrived! The game should take one or two of additional months to be completed - expect release at the end of July. Most likely it will be released with 5 out of 7 episodes. Other two episodes will be added in a form of updates. Right now, game already provides nearly 10 hours of gameplay.
Quacktale Sewers
Even though project was frozen because of reasons, some little portion of time was still dedicated to development. It brought a new episode which consists of 8 levels - Quacktale sewers.
it's a sewerage system built on top of old ruins below underground. Despite the harsh conditions, many mouse folk found their home here. In the eyes of local dwellers, sewerage system of the Quacktale city is a great, well-hidden place isolated from the dangers of outer world, best suited for smaller creatures like they are. Perfect choice for a home, isn't it? Well, the world of Smintheus is not perfect and soon the folk will learn it the hard way...
Players will have opportunity to use new custom gadget. There will be shops that offers these new gadgets for sale as well other useful items. Puzzles will be more challenging and put the player into the situation where a combination of gadget planning and monster manipulation will be required to solve the challenge.
The Rogue
A new enemy type will be introduced as well - The Rogue. This shady character can disarm your traps and place his own. He will also throw knives at you and dodge your bullets. They are good, but you're better: the best way to beat this guy is to outsmart him.
Camera
A new major feature is added to the game - the almighty camera! Yes, that camera that is present in almost every game. It's, of course, an optional feature which you can disable in option menu or just toggle it off by pressing a button. As a result, It gives a great sense of motion and game feels more alive. Definitely a level up for a game. [previewyoutube=B14gjqkhpcM;full][/previewyoutube] That's it. Thank you for your read! Stay safe and stay tuned for more :) Best Regards, Henry
[ 2020-05-31 13:26:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Smintheus
Henrik Chukhran
Developer
Henrik Chukhran
Publisher
2021-11-11
Release
Game News Posts:
6
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
Positive
(12 reviews)
Public Linux Depots:
- Smintheus Content [300.35 M]
Smintheus is puzzle game where you craft gadgets to overcome obstacles, fight enemies, manipulate environment and various creatures while being chased by crazy but powerful cat whose life purpose is to capture you and kick your butt for no good reason. Hybrid of classical puzzle, adventure with RPG and survival elements including experimental twists inspired by various PC games of 90s.
You play as Gerald the mouse, a young craftsman who was forced to leave his home village due to danger emanating from the local dweller, Lanky the cat. Gerald and Lanky used to be friends, but something happened that completely changed Lanky. The cat simply became obsessed with destroying the poor mouse without giving any explanations for his hateful desire. With failed attempts to fight the cat there was nothing left to do for Gerald but to run away for his life.
You play as Gerald the mouse, a young craftsman who was forced to leave his home village due to danger emanating from the local dweller, Lanky the cat. Gerald and Lanky used to be friends, but something happened that completely changed Lanky. The cat simply became obsessed with destroying the poor mouse without giving any explanations for his hateful desire. With failed attempts to fight the cat there was nothing left to do for Gerald but to run away for his life.
Features
- Explore the world - Submerge into wacky and bizarre world of Smintheus inspired by golden era cartoons. Your journey will cover such areas as violet sand desert, the great underground, castle dungeon, sewers, swamp, floating islands and mysterious mushroom world. All kinds of characters will be met on your way - some of them will offer quests, some will share a bit of lore about the world and some... might stand on your way.
- Unique puzzles - Encounter classical puzzles which involves moving boxes, triggering pressure plates and toggling switches. With addition to that, you'll meet unique puzzles that will involve gadget crafting, enemy manipulation, stealth mechanics and other crafty things unique to certain levels. There are lot of abstract puzzles that draws inspiration from golden age of point and click games.
- Craft gadgets! - Smintheus core feature is crafting. Craft different gadgets that will either aid you against hostile environment or help you solve puzzles and avoid obstacles. More than 12 gadgets are at your disposal, You can also combine two or more gadgets to achieve totally different effect or just progress the game more efficiently.
- The Cat - watch out for the main star of the show, Lanky the cat. He's tough, dangerous and completely out of his mind. Kicking butts is in his nature and he will use every chance to kick yours. Don't let that happen!
- Fight! - Smash enemies with the good old wrench, shoot them from far away, use traps and even bombs against them. If you wish, it's quite possible to stay hidden and simply avoid hostile creatures.
- Get powerful! - completing side quests or picking up books will grant you experience points which can be used to unlock various perks. These perks aren't necessary to complete the game, but they will make your journey much easier.
- Liberating controls - game can be played with mouse, touchpad, keyboard or game pad. Nothing stops you from using them all at the same time.
- Choose your tempo - control how fast the game is. Do you prefer slow or fast paced gameplay? Game allows you to change the game speed to your needs,
- Majestic Soundtrack - enjoy the retro music inspired by synth music of late 80s, tracker music of 90s and soundtracks of Amiga computer games as well as CD game music of same era.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Debian 9. Ubuntu 18.04. Manjaro. Arch Linux
- Processor: Intel I3-3770kMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
- Storage: 200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Works with any GPU with at least 1gb of vram / GLIBC >= 2.30
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