#HUNTDOWN GAME PLUS#
Plus the original console release was pretty much ready to go when the pandemic hit. We are such a small and already introverted bunch of folks that it hasn’t really had any major impact on the game. Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted ongoing development in any way?
A big part of that was down to our game testers and the player feedback. Huntdown was in early access for a while before launch and though there were no big changes, there were a lot of small adjustments to get the game feeling just right. Was the game soft-launched? If so, what did you learn from the soft launch period, and what were the biggest changes you enacted as a result? Just like young folks that hold 80s-themed parties and how pinball arcades are coming back into fashion, you don’t need to have been around in that era to have a lot of love for it, Anyone that jumps into the game has thankfully been able to find something they love about it. A lot of players who were around in the 80s really get a lot of the smaller references and easter eggs we've scattered throughout. It seems people from all walks of life really enjoy Huntdown. Who do you find to be the game's main audience? We want Huntdown to be timeless and last for many years to come. That's arguably the most important thing to get absolutely perfect when putting a game like this on mobile. Once the game was content complete and we felt the controls were just right. Why did you feel this was the right time to launch on mobile?
If you don’t let it go out into the world this game is gonna be more than 20 years old. That said, at one point you need to accept that you have done the best you possibly could have. But the upside is that if we get the opportunity to create a sequel, we already have a great jumping-off point!Īt what stage in development did you feel you had a game that you were happy with?Īs artists, we are definitely our own worst critics. Image credit: Easy Trigger Games.Īlthough, I would say that we all had so many ideas for levels, bosses, characters, weapons, story and dialogue that the hardest part was how much was left on the cutting room floor.
#HUNTDOWN GAME ANDROID#
Huntdown is available to download across iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. Honestly? Game development has a lot of challenges and different people on the development team (there are about six of us) might say a different aspect is the “most” challenging. What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome during development?
How long did development take, and how many people worked on the game?ĭevelopment started around 2016 and took about four years from the beginning of development to the first console launch. After testing out some demo builds we were hooked, our vision of an action-packed tactical platformer actually worked. We started to list in-game features that we liked and then carefully decided functions for a classic setup where the aforementioned features create innovative gameplay. Some of these old games have awesome features, which have not really been in use since back then. It all began when we were discussing games on old consoles and computers that we both grew up with. The inspiration is mostly from games and movies from our youth. Where did the initial idea for the game come from? The hardest part was how much was left on the cutting room floor. We’ve also brought about the nail-biting difficulty of the era into modern sensibilities with stop-and-pop cover mechanics, generous checkpoints, and no game over screens unless you choose to quit. It has dozens of levels and unique weapons from traditional firearms to lasers and melee options like guitars and hockey sticks. Tommy Gustafsson: Huntdown is a retro 2D 80s/90s aesthetic run-and-gun action game, where you choose one of three bounty hunters, each who has their own set of unique weapons and an incredible array of one-liners to colour every occasion. : Can you start off by telling us about Huntdown? This week, we spoke with Easy Trigger Games co-founder and director Tommy Gustafsson surrounding the launch of action-comedy arcade shooter Huntdown. To highlight the extensive work that goes unseen in the background, is reaching out to developers to learn more about the process of releasing a video game, with our ' Making Of' series. No matter the size of the game or how long it ultimately takes to make, each new title involves a lot of hard work, tough decisions, and a little bit of luck before it even gets out the door and onto devices.Īnd that's only the first step to making the title succeed. The process of creating a game is difficult, long, and stressful.
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