What Do We Know About Their Game?

We had the chance to interview Ravenholm Interactive, a small studio made up of six people who find themselves obsessed with video video games situated in Turkey. Presently engaged on their Cyberpunk-themed parkour recreation known as Existence, the event staff answered a few of our questions.

We spoke to members of the event staff at Ravenholm Interactive forward of the sport’s launch in early 2024.

For now, what we learn about your recreation is that is known as Existence and it’s a Cyberpunk-themed parkour recreation. Are you able to inform us a bit extra concerning the plot?

Within the “Existence” we’ve got a cyberpunk-themed idea, however we’re aiming to current the theme in a extra post-apocalyptic ambiance. Our inspirations for the theme are works like Altered Carbon and Blade Runner. As for the sport mechanics, our most important focus is on parkour. We selected this mechanic to supply a fluid gameplay expertise; nevertheless, there are some challenges. You would possibly keep in mind from older video games that distant checkpoints required gamers to be extra cautious, immersing them into the sport. We wished to make use of the same system. Now we have a quick backstory, and relying on the success of the sport, we’re contemplating sequels.

Lately, video video games have blended totally different genres and it’s tough to discover a recreation that’s tied to simply one among them. What would you say about your recreation?

Since that is the primary massive recreation we’re engaged on, we wished to go a bit of easier on the thought. One of many most important causes for that is that everybody in our staff of 6 folks works in several jobs and develops the sport of their free time. One other half we considered whereas creating the thought is the Twitchable system, we wish the sport to be pleasant to look at on Twitch and we wish the broadcaster and viewers to have a nice time. We will name this a sort of advertising technique, we do not have a finances for advertising, we do not actually have a finances

In response to what we’ve got seen to this point, it appears like the sport has some Ghostrunner influences. With that being stated, what video games have impressed you essentially the most?

Mechanically and fluently, in fact, Ghostrunner is a recreation that we’re impressed by and our aim is to progress by making additions to it.

We all know you may have stated that the sport will likely be launched on the finish of this 12 months. When did you resolve upon this date?

If there isn’t a setback, we plan to launch the sport firstly of 2024; the thought of this recreation got here on 10/06/2023 on the airport with my pal; in fact, it took per week to challenge the thought and make a street map.

The sport will likely be launched on PC. Are there any possibilities to see the sport on different platforms sooner or later?

In fact, we intention to carry it to totally different platforms as a lot as potential.

Creating video video games will not be a straightforward job. There are loads of issues to take into consideration throughout the entire course of. What are the toughest and best facets you might be dealing with?

Time has been essentially the most tough factor for us; working within the situations of the nation we’re in and in addition growing such a recreation is a tough and troublesome half for us, however the entire course of has been enjoyable to this point. Our pleasure and motivation improve with every change we make.

Contemplating what we simply stated, being a small staff actually has benefits and downsides. Are you able to inform us about them?

Probably the most tough a part of being a small staff like us with no finances is time and vitality, as I discussed within the earlier query, we can’t give all our vitality to this recreation as a result of we work in several jobs in the course of the day.

In your Reddit account, you might be asking folks for his or her suggestions throughout your complete growth course of. How’s the group reception to this point?

Folks’s likes and constructive feedback inspire us, we get extra excited with each upvote, and we’re extra decided in each criticism.

Lastly, for those who might be a part of forces with one other growth staff for a hypothetical recreation, which staff wouldn’t it be? Why?

We by no means considered it, however it will be a pleasure for us to work with groups that share the identical feeling.