Tranzfuser Teams 2020
A total of 28 graduate teams have been chosen to take part in the 2020 competition.
Find out more about the teams and their Local Hubs below.
About INFINITY 27 Design Studio
INFINITY 27 Design Studio
Local Hub: Teeside Launchpad
Twitter: @INFINITY27LTD
We’re a distributed team working mainly from North-East England. We’re working together through Tranzfuser to craft a new experience which we hope encourages people to challenge themselves and learn from perspectives that can help them change their lives. We aim to achieve this by using cutting-edge Unreal Engine tech along with innovative remote working tools and practices. The team will create a refined process for the iterative development of a prototype using lean and agile methodologies. This will broaden and enhance our skills and demonstrate our talents as a commercially viable game studio but also as professional game developers, through a showcase of our ability to independently self-organise and execute under adverse working restrictions.
About the project
Single-player action-adventure journey for PC and console with ethereally-stylised characters in a fantastical world based on Buddhist canon. Reincarnation is the core mechanic used to tell the players story through a gameplay loop of exploration, striving and death, sprinkled with philosophical discourse delivered by mysterious wandering souls.
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About Quarant Inc.
Quarant Inc.
Local Hub: Glasgow Caledonian University
Twitter: @QuarantInc
Quarant Inc. is a group of former GCU students passionate about game development. The core of our team are three creators who loved collaborating during this year’s Global Game Jam. We invited a talented programmer and an animator into our ranks resulting in a team handpicked for our project. We are a diverse group with varied backgrounds and nationalities (British, Irish, Polish, Catalan) ready to introduce gamers to the terror genre, which differs from horror due to a focus on atmosphere and tension over specific scares. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our team by combating stale gaming tropes. We believe that Tranzfuser will help us in turning our game idea into a high-quality product. The UK Games Talent team behind the programme are experienced in navigating teams like ours through this process and will add a layer of professionalism into our project.
About the project
In this third-person terror game set in an alternate history, you will play as a Borough Protector. You start the game as the 5 Giant Orbs which power the borough have been displaced, sending the entire area into darkness, and allowing horrific creatures, who are repelled by light, to wreak havoc upon the citizens.
In this world, fire was never invented, and the dark-fantasy setting is instead lit by a magic electricity in these orbs. Your character will also hold a smaller orb, which provides the only light in near-total darkness, as well as allowing you to solve puzzles and inflict damage.
Your goal is to find your way to the 5 giant orbs on the outskirts and re-slot them into place to restore power, as well as exploring the area to find new orbs and items to help you progress.
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About Egg Gang Games
Egg Gang Games
Local Hub: Futureworks Media School
Twitter: @EggGangGames
We’re a group of friends from Manchester who met during our time at Uni. We all have a huge interest in Gaming and the Games Industry. We have different backgrounds and interests along with us having a lot of different skills and abilities between us. We feel our varied skills and mindsets complement each other well and we enjoy working together.
Participating in Tranzfuser will hopefully be a great stepping stone for us to make our way into the industry which is a dream we all share. Any amount of support and publicity would be useful for starting up our own company which would be fantastic to build and grow in the future.
About the project
Super Market Mayhem is a chaotic, over the top cartoony multiplayer game themed around shopping where players are not only racing against one another but are encouraged to cause as much mayhem as possible. Players can customise their characters and take them to clash against others on a randomly generated shop floor. If you enjoy a light hearted competition and like to race, battle or scavenger hunt this may be the game for you.
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About Cosmic Key
Cosmic Key
Local Hub: Teeside Launchpad
Twitter: @CosmicKey1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CosmicKeyGames
We are a team based out of the Teesside University Launchpad; and five out of six of us are graduates from the University. Collectively we come from multiple different courses and some of us have been working together for almost a year while at University. We all have the same dream of starting up an Indie Studio together and we love working with one another. I hope that Tranzfuser will be the first step on this journey, and I hope it will get us started on the right path.
About the project
We are making a Third Person Action Roguelite for PC using the Unreal Engine. In terms of Gameplay we offer a new take on fantasy combat; featuring a system built on the trio of magic, melee and ranged. But the mechanics offered are completely new and unique. On top of this we have a variety of visual themes to go alongside our gameplay and there will be a lot of variation in our art. We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from older titles and hope to bring some old design into the new age of games. We are aiming for some awesome gameplay systems that should engage players for a long period of time.
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About Bermuda
Bermuda
Local Hub: Staffordshire University
Twitter: @Bermuda_Studios
We are all students from Staffordshire University and come from a wide range of backgrounds with varying skills sets and abilities. We first worked together as a team participating in the Global Game Jam 2020, and through participating in that competition, our group was formed. The team worked well together owing to shared goals and a passion for games development. Our joint goal is to run our own studio, Tranzfuser will be our first step in achieving this as we will be able to showcase our talents to industry professionals and it will help give credibility to our work.
About the project
Project Hermit is a single-player survival game with crafting and platforming elements, focusing on the plight of a hermit crab on a new and strange island. The native inhabitants have gone stir crazy due to the amount of trash covering the island, believing that the rubbish accumulating on it is helping them to survive. The crab is the only one left that hasn’t been affected by the trash’s strange allure; leaving him to be the only one to correct the folly of his newfound friends by recycling the rubbish and transforming it into a sustainable habitat!
Fans of both survival/crafting games and 3D platforms of the 90’s will find a lot to love in Project Hermit. Our project is aiming for a PC platform first and foremost, with other platforms coming later.
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About Industrial Gameworks
Industrial Gameworks
Local Hub: Manchester Metropolitan University
Twitter: @IndGameworks
We are an independent games studio based in Manchester, England.
Founded by students of Manchester Metropolitan University in 2017, we aim to craft fun experiences that can be enjoyed by a wide range of gamers. We love games and as a collective we strive to take risks and experiment with new ideas.
About the project
Vagrant Soul, an adventure puzzle game for mobile devices, follows the journey of a young monk trying to lift an ancient curse that is slowly corrupting his body. Players will be able to solve puzzles and interact with the environment using intuitive touch-based controls as they explore a mystical land inspired by Himalayan architecture.
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About Indie-Shark Games
Indie-Shark Games
Local Hub: University of Huddersfield, Enterprise Team
Twitter: @indie_shark
Indie-Shark Games is an indie games development team based in Huddersfield. The majority of the team have been working together over the past year to develop Project Outbreak, our first project outside of game jams, with our community at the helm steering the game development journey.
Each of us have a passion for playing and making games. Tranzfuser will provide us with the funding and support to elevate our game to the next level. The funding will be essential to aid the team in furthering the project so we can focus more time into its development. The support will allow each member to develop their skills further and grasp a greater understanding of working within a game development team.
Additionally, Tranzfuser will act as a platform to raise our project’s presence in the gaming community especially since we are no longer able to showcase at gaming events due to Covid-19.
About the project
A top-down, roguelike shooter where the player must manipulate their genetic code to carve their way through an onslaught of enemies.
In Project Outbreak you play as an escaping test subject, making your way out of the Amodus science Lab where a crazed scientist has been experimenting with alternate DNA, on humans and creatures including yourself. Each time you play, you’ll take control of a new test subject that has broken out of a test pod. Just like the new character that you play, you’ll be on a new floor and the lab will not look the same, resulting in the path to escape always being different.
The game is designed for the PC platform but also has the potential to be adapted for consoles.
Our target market is people interested in the fast-thinking, top down or rogue-like genre. The targeted age range is 10-30.
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About Team Polarity
Team Polarity
Local Hub: Manchester Metropolitan University
Twitter: @PolarityPuzzler
We are a team of recent graduates based in Manchester! We are all excited by game development and some of us have worked together previously on Polarity Puzzler. We are hoping Tranzfuser will be the next step, to further both the game and our skills as professionals
About the project
Polarity Puzzler is a simple but engaging puzzle game where the player must manipulate metal blocks onto targets through the power of magnetism. Various combinations of obstacles help create energizing brain teasers that require smart thinking and careful planning to solve. Polarity Puzzler is suitable for all audiences and platforms and we hope everyone can find enjoyment in solving its many levels.
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About Monkey Hat Games
Monkey Hat Games
Local Hub: University of Suffolk
Twitter: @monkeyhatgames
We’re Monkey Hat Games, a team based in Ipswich, Suffolk!
We met in our first year of University, and have bonded well across three years of study because of how diverse our skills and personalities are. Because of this, we work great together as a game-development team. Each of us are able to work well in different areas of a project’s development on our own, but know enough about the skills of other team members to help out when needed. We would love help from Tranzfuser in order to kickstart and develop Monkey Hat Games as a company as well as supporting our own personal development in the indie game development industry.
About the project
Hatchapon is a Co-op puzzle game about collecting animals from toy capsules to be displayed on a ranch. The game is structured as multiple islands, which are open levels containing mixtures of linear and optional challenges. Rewards for these activities include the toy capsules, based on ‘Gachapon’ toy eggs, which offer randomly distributed animals similar to the real toy-collecting Gachapon machines.
The game is targeted at groups who play games together, such as families, couples and friends. The theme and graphics are family-friendly and should appeal to all ages.
Hatchapon will be designed for local or online play for two players. It will initially release on PC, and we will consider console releases soon after.
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About Define Logic Studios
Define Logic Games
Local Hub: University of South Wales
Twitter: @DefineLogicUSW
Define Logic is a team of ambitious and very attractive Designers and Artists who, having recently graduated (mostly) from the University of South Wales, are ready to take on the world: one sub-par internet connection at a time.
Our team was assembled during our last two years at University, where we produced a medley of projects – big and small – but it was our recent success with Games Talent Wales that solidified our team as a force for game development good.
Tranzfuser will be a great opportunity to improve our skills as a team and allow us to further develop our project into a working prototype, that will form the foundation of a playable 30-minute gameplay demo after Tranzfuser.
About the project
Project Roman is an episodic narrative-driven linear RPG set in South Wales during the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, and Boudica’s revolt in the east of England.
The story focuses around Rowan, a Celt-born adopted daughter of a Roman Centurion, who has been tasked by the spirits of Annwn – the Celtic underworld – to bring an end to the war between the Romans and Celts before a cataclysmic battle takes place.
We want to be accurate to the period’s history while prioritising telling a compelling story and featuring an engaging gameplay loop. We also want to bring in fantasy elements to the game, drawn from the period’s mythological beliefs and presented as if part of the natural world.
We are planning a PC release, though Console is being considered. We expect a 16+ and are targeting people who love ancient history or history in general, RPGs and historical fantasy.
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About 4Byte Studios
4Byte Studios
Local Hub: University of Suffolk
Twitter: @4ByteStudios
We are a 4 man team based in Ipswich working on our first indie title. We all met through University and came together to create 4Byte Studio. We applied to Tranzfuser 2020 to help us push towards the dream of having our own game studio and publishing our own games.
About the project
Dimension shifting, bullet hell that merges a cyberpunk and vaporwave art style, aimed for Xbox, Playstation, PC & Stadia. Players who are familiar with the Roguelike & Roguelite genres will fall helplessly in love with our game!
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About WordPlay
WordPlay
Local Hub: Brunel University London
Twitter: @WordPlayTeam
We are a collective made up of writer, designer, and developers with a distinct style and attitude towards storytelling. Our team draws on broad industry experience and networks to create the most powerful outcomes for a project like this. We share a common passion to create narratives, designs and games with the potential to inspire creativity and build connections between people. Tranzfuser provides us with a platform that will allow our imagination to run free and spur creative innovation. It creates space and opportunities for creatives to build new cross team collaborations and try out new proposals. As millennials with extensive cross-cultural experiences, we are ready to harness the force for good.
About the project
Days Lost is a narrative puzzle game that follows the forgotten journey of Natalia, a 25-year old aspiring writer. On her birthday, she decides to take off on a little adventure- her first solo trip- which unfortunately ends with an accident bruising her memories. Amidst an indefinite lockdown, she has no one but her diary by her side, in which she created a fascinating archive of her daily life. The player picks up the pen in the proverbial sense to put together the pieces using her diary entries to help her recover the memories of days lost. Solving each puzzle brings back some fragments of Natalia’s memory revealing the wider memories of the occasion not mentioned in her diary. Tying the puzzles together is a story told in a colourful diary style, primarily for 15 to 35 age group.
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About Frog Island
Frog Island Team
Local Hub: Brunel University London
Twitter: @FrogIslandGame
When Kingsley and Oliver first play-tested the prototype with their peers, they knew they had found something. Not just something that people liked to play, but something that they loved to make. When Oliver put a team together for Tranzfuser, he knew he needed people that were just as excited as Kingsley and him, but people that could support the project in ways that they both couldn’t. All of us want to contribute to this project doing what we are great at, and Tranzfuser has given us an opportunity to shine. Not only that, but also the opportunity for us to get Frog Island released.
As well as getting a product released, we want to use the programme to gain some invaluable experience working as a team on a funded game project, something that some of us have never had the chance to do before.
About the project
Frog Island is a 3d platformer game, where you are a small frog with a big tongue and bigger ambitions. The player uses their frog tongue to swing themselves and fling obstacles to get to the end as fast as possible. When it comes to Frog Island, the core design goal was to make the game “all about the tongue”, giving the player full control over it!
Features of Frog Island Include :
- Unique interactions in every level based on the core mechanic, including rowing a boat, throwing darts, and creating bridges.
- Levels designed for casual players taking it easy, with a forgiving checkpoint system, and easy platforming, but also experienced players trying to beat their best time, with hidden shortcuts, and technically difficult platforming.
- Secret coins, bananas, and hats for the frog hidden in every level, for players who like to explore and collect it all.
See more: frogislandgame.com
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About GRYM-Titan Studios
GRYM-Titan Studios
Local Hub: Wrexham Glyndwr University
Twitter: @GrymTitan
We are a group of friends who met through attending the same course at Glyndwr University. Through our three years together we helped each other, starting in separate groups and slowly merging into a single strong group.
We’re hoping that Tranzfuser will be the first step on our journey to a successful indie game studio. The chance to work with experienced members of the community and build a network will be irreplaceable.
About the project
Arconaut is a 3rd person stealth adventure game set in a Steampunk galaxy where the player must infiltrate enemy bases to raid the crucial energy supply that lies within. They’ll fly their small craft to robot controlled space stations and grab what they can before their presence is detected, then return to the ship carrying what remains of the human race, who are fleeing to safety.
Initial launch is planned for PC and Laptops with console release possible later on. Our market research shows our primary market is those between 12-33, but anyone who likes space, steampunk or stealth should find something they’ll enjoy.
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About Bladestorm Studio
Bladestorm Studio
Local Hub: Wrexham Glyndwr University
Twitter: @BladeStormDev
Bladestorm Studio is a new indie games studio founded by four final year games students and is based in Wrexham, North Wales. We are excited to be given the opportunity to take part in this year’s Tranzfuser event and help get our names out into the industry but also working on our exciting new project for people to play.
About the project
Bladewind is a 3rd person action rogue-like with a fun arcade twist coming to PC. The art style has a fantastical medieval feel with striking characters and environments. As the player, you get to select one of three classes, each with their own set of unique abilities. The player must then utilise these abilities and gear up with random weapons bought in the hub in order to fight waves of enemies, defeating bosses and searching for treasure along the way within the different levels.
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About Chimera Tales
Chimera Tales
Local Hub: Glasgow Caledonian University
Twitter: @ChimeraTales
Chimera Tales is a small multinational game development team focusing on narrative-driven game experiences. We think of the medium of video games as an art form to raise questions regarding social, political or historical topics.
About the project
Hotel Arcanum is a 2d, story-driven adventure game about transgenerational trauma that merges real historical facts and a dream-like magical world together.
Arriving home after years of being abroad, the 28 years old protagonist realizes that his idealized, perfect family is full of hidden stories and secret memories that still seriously affect all their lives.
The game will offer the players to explore the challengingly interconnected family tale told in a hand-drawn art-style on PC and consoles.
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About OFFBRAND
OFFBRAND™
Local Hub: Brunel University London
Twitter: @gamesbygrads
The whole is, in the words of some great thinker or other, greater than the sum of its parts. In our case, the parts met each other through friendships and close connections formed during our time at university. Louise and Zach are London to the core. Finn found his way here all the way from Hobbiton (New Zealand) and Eimantas is from Lithuania. Though unified in our vision for the company, we are quite different from one another. Each of us brings a unique set of skills and qualities to the table. Eimantas is cool and level-headed, a key player in times of crisis. Finn is the mad one—the “visionary”—with one foot planted in reality and the other gradually dissipating in a puddle of perpetual self-realisation. Louise is the realist among us: quick-witted, down to earth, and exceptionally talented. And Zach… well Zach is Zach.
About the project
Golf with Satan is a first-person, action-adventure golf game with a convivial twist. Set in an open world infested by infernal minions, Players compete against the devil for the coveted title of master golfer. The stakes are high and the par is low in this family friendly minion massacre. Inspired by games like Minecraft and I am Bread, we set out to make a game where players are free to approach challenges in whatever way they choose.
Designed for PC gamers, Golf with Satan is targeted towards young adults who are interested in challenging, highly comical, highly replayable game content, with plans to expand to other platforms with broader audiences, such as Google Stadia and Nintendo Switch, in the future.
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About Roksalt Games
Roksalt
Local Hub: Wrexham Glyndwr University
Twitter: @RoksaltGames
We are a group of four charismatic students from Glyndwr University and all based in Wales. We chose this team based on people’s skills and their consistent performance throughout the previous years in university, so that we could create the most efficient team possible. We hope that Tranzfuser will give us a head start within the gaming industry and provide us with the opportunity to start our own company.
About the project
Destruction Line is a 1-4 player work simulation, beat ‘em up party game that has a rule of making every element of the game into a game. The aim of the game is to finish with the most accumulated points by the end of the round, through a series of objective and fighting based minigames. Each level has an individual theme, ranging from sci-fi to fantasy or even real-life. The intended platform is PC and Nintendo Switch, with Xbox and PlayStation later down the line. It is aimed at children and young adults, hence why we are keeping the game at a PEGI 7 rating, but the game has been designed around ability for anyone to pick up and play.
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About Celtic Dragon Studio
Celtic Dragon Studio
Local Hub: InGAME
Twitter: @CelticDragon_
We’re a team from Scotland who are working together to transform our Team Leader’s personal project into a viable business venture. As a team largely made up of Abertay graduates (Masters of Professional Practice in Games Development), we are a close-knit team who have a proven track record and knowledge of each other’s strengths, weaknesses and work styles. Across our five members, each has a distinct and proven skill set that brings a level of specialization to the team. Tranzfuser gives us an excellent opportunity to interact with industry experts, to be mentored by previous Tranzfuser winners, and to have our project financially supported; it gives us the chance to showcase the game’s foundation and potential and to foster a community around it.
About the project
Azzy Battles the Darkness is a 3D action-platformer that aims to modernise the collectathon genre, popular in the late-90s to early-2000s, for a 2020 audience. As Azzy, you will be challenged to traverse an open and varied world, heavily inspired by Aristotle’s theory of the elements. Utilising your trusty bionic arm and all its capabilities, you will be able to grapple across the lush forests of the earth element, exploring every inch of the ecosystem from the dense undergrowth of the forest floor to the heights of the tallest trees, whilst overcoming its platforming challenges and fending off the hoards of Darkness that threaten the world. Azzy’s prosthetic is capable of harnessing the elemental energies of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, which will allow the player to manipulate states of matter in complex and meaningful ways in order to solve puzzles, engage enemies and discover hidden secrets within the environment.
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About Fat Pigeon Games
Fat Pigeon Games
Local Hub: University of Westminster
Twitter: @FatPigeonGames1
A small group of six people who have been working together for many years. We all look forward to working on this project as it will help us in our future careers and we also hope to make a great game that everyone can enjoy.
About the project
Eloise and Melonie are leading the Leap Collider Project, funded by Comet. Melonie is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and Eloise promises to finish the project and be the first one to travel to a different dimension. Professionally she looks like she’s moved on but is still the grieving process of losing her fiance. At the end of the game, Eloise comes to accept that Melonie is gone and that she fulfilled her promise. Haswell, the AI companion of Eloise, gets damaged after the unsuccessful travel, he starts to slowly learn emotions and develop personality throughout the course of the game.
Main gameplay aspects of the game will be that the player must create different platforms that will allow them to traverse the level. The player will also have to solve puzzles along the way with the use of physics.
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About Featherskull Studios
Featherskull Studios
Local Hub: University of the West Scotland
Twitter: @FeatherskullSt
Featherskull Studios is a passionate, creative game development team based in the west of Scotland. Formed of four classmates from University of the West of Scotland graduates of 2020, we believe Tranzfuser will bring a perfect opportunity to allow us to develop a game project we are truly invested in and allow our game to have the potential to become a foundation for future projects. Our team’s strengths lie in our ability to combine our individual skillsets and creativity to create truly new and interesting game experiences. Each member’s ideas are considered and brainstormed allowing the best solutions to be designed and implemented.
About the project
TRIBULATION is a third person action game with rogue-like elements, set in a world which combines Norse mythology and science fiction. The player must navigate procedurally generated levels whilst fighting enemies with melee and ranged attacks, collecting upgrades to their character and weapon as they progress. The game is designed for Windows PC with controller support directed towards the audiences of roguelikes, ancient Norse styles, alien sci-fi and action platformers.
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PhilosophyGirls
Local Hub: InGAME
Twitter: TBC
About PhilosophyGirls
PhilosophyGirls
Local Hub: InGAME
Twitter: N/A
We are a team of four passionate female game developers. Our team leader Cecilia (aka Jialin) was a PhD student in Computer Science and has been a game designer and producer for 3 years at one of the most famous game companies in China. Aiko (aka Yingzi) is a talented writer who has published several books; meanwhile, she is a graduate student studying philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Tiz is a professional 2d artist and has substantial experiences in audio engineering. Aleisha is a 2nd-year games programming student with Chinese-English translation experience, eager to gain more experience through this opportunity. We are a team of diversity, aim to break the limit of traditional visual novels, and provide an exciting and immersive experience for gamers.
About the project
Imagine one day you wake up in a man’s body. You could not remember your name, your address, or your social media account. The new reality for you is that you are Michael, a philosophy professor at the University of Cambridge. You try to live Michael’s life: giving lectures, supervisions, and talks in conferences. Even though you know nothing about philosophy, people agree with whatever you said. Surprisingly, you discover that your past was not simple, and you and Michael have met a long time ago. But can you go back to your body? Can you handle the secret you will discover? Will your path cross with Michael’s? All these questions are left for players to discover.
The game is a visual novel but more than that. The game will contain a battle system related to puzzle and logic reasoning, mixed with a distinct, rich storyline, and interesting philosophical knowledge.
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About Bunny Box Studios
Bunny Box Games
Local Hub: Staffordshire University
Twitter: @BunnyBoxGames
Bunny Box is a group of friends that have been working together for the best part of two years, creating multiple smaller scale projects within that time frame, and having some success in the process, with one of our games being shortlisted in the Grads in Games competition. Through Tranzfuser we hope to improve our skills as developers and further prepare ourselves for the industry.
About the project
You Arrive In A Town is a couch co-op game for PC, inspired by tabletop games and with elements from RPGs. You and up to 3 others must set out on an adventure throughout a fantastical land completing quests and slaying monsters in order to collect rewards and power up.
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About WallJumpers
WallJumpers
Local Hub: InGAME
Twitter: @WallJumpersDev
WallJumpers is a team of five international students, mostly based in Dundee. This is our first experience together and despite the distance between some of us, we formed a strong bond and adapted to work remotely.
The proficiency and broad range of skills of our team members are the main reasons why we see great potential in our project. We are thrilled to see what we are capable of together and that is what drives us forward.
Tranzfuser represents a great opportunity for the team, every one of us believes in the idea of the project and we wish to see it developed into a complete polished experience. Every member wants to see this team succeed and become a company. At the end of this experience, all of us will be able to add an invaluable portfolio piece.
About the project
Project Soul is a third-person puzzle adventure game that tells the story of a young man being the first to adventure outside of a small village into an unexplored wild world. Ruined dungeons scattered around a wide-open map shelter the spirits of mystical creatures and challenge the player with traps and puzzles. The player can harness the power of the spirits and gain special abilities that will allow puzzles to be solved in different ways.
Adventuring deeper into dungeons will reward the player with a powerful artifact that allows the summoning of the creature. The player can use this to tackle challenges that require the help of an ally. Will the player venture down the path of the spirits and find out what the ancient ruins hide or get lost exploring the vast mystical world of Alador?
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About Creative Force
Creative Force
Local Hub: University of the West Scotland
Twitter: @Creative4Force
We are a team based in Scotland who chose to work on a vision together that we hope will entertain and attract a wide audience.
We are working together to learn and improve our game development skills as well as gain important knowledge of what it is like to work on a project which will have an audience waiting to play. We believe Tranzfuser offers a fantastic opportunity to not only become better developers, but to learn what goes on behind the scenes of game development and meet great people in the process.
About the project
Our project focuses on the concept of slowing down time. In order to make sense to players, the game in set in the future where players take control of a cyborg who has the ability to slow down time.
The company the cyborg is created by task him with eliminating the companies enemies. Players can accomplish this by wall running, slowing time and finding fun and unique ways to approach various encounters with the power of a cyborg.
The game is designed for desktops/laptops and we want people who enjoy any shooter/action games to play as we know how what makes games like this fun and engaging.
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About Name Pending
Name Pending
Local Hub: Glasgow Caledonian University
Twitter: @NamePendingInt
Name Pending works as a collective operating out of Glasgow, Scotland and is composed of five recent graduates from Glasgow Caledonian University. Our team was formed through our shared passion for developing computer games and our ambition to create engaging experiences. The team has worked together on several projects demonstrating our ability to work successfully as a collective and we are eager to venture forward into a new exciting project that will demonstrate our abilities, further our professional development and will support our progression into the games industry. Our team is grateful for the opportunity provided by our acceptance into Tranzfuser 2020, granting us the ability to continue our game development journey as a team, and work together on our first fully fledged project. Tranzfuser is a major milestone in our journey and the team is excited and motivated to progress forward together.
About the project
Paranormal Panic is a wacky 3D local co-op experience, where you take ownership of a paranormal investigation team. Playing as one of four customisable characters, you accept contracts from the inhabitants of Panicville, capturing the entities that haunt their town. The team’s motivation exceeds their experience as they cause havoc hunting the supernatural with a range of equipment. It’s their job to work together, “helping” the residents, whilst causing as much or as little destruction as possible, upgrading their equipment along the way and gathering the ghouls and ghosts set loose in town. With local multiplayer as one of the game’s main focuses, controller functionality is important. Targeting an all-ages, family-friendly demographic, this project is intended for release first on PC through Steam, with the intention of porting to the Nintendo Switch after release, with both platforms offering versatile controller support and a diverse player base.
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About Knights of Borria
Knights of Borria
Local Hub: Falmouth University, Games Academy
Twitter: @borria
We are from Falmouth University’s Games Academy and we are working together because we all firmly believe in the viability of Rustbreaker on the market. We want to make it in the games industry and we need all the experience we can get. Tranzfuser presents the way into this industry for us. With the guidance and support they offer, we all feel we can create something remarkable and learn a lot in the process.
About the project
Rustbreaker is an obscene blend of Mad Max and FTL in pixel art form. Players will build and customise their own massive war-rig, or ‘Trawler’, forging a unique path across the great wastelands of Rustbreaker as they struggle to keep their crew alive on a journey to the center of the world.
As they travel through the world, the node-based world map will pull randomised events to create a unique experience. Each step they take on their journey may be completely different to the one they took last time.
When it comes to combat, they will take their trawler into battle, directing a team of loyal crewmates to man their machine’s various systems. Rustbreaker has been developed with roguelike players on desktop computers in mind.
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About Ninth Orbit
Core Games
Local Hub: Falmouth University, Games Academy
Twitter: @HEPTAGON_DEV
CORE Games is a team of students from Falmouth and Southampton Solent Universities aspiring to one day create the most cutting-edge games in the industry. We are using Tranzfuser as an opportunity to develop a 3rd person action game which we think has great market potential, as long as we manage to produce the best work we possibly can during the competition. Whatever the eventual fate of the project, most of us also hope to at least use the results of our work here as a springboard to get us into the industry proper.
Our first commercial game, HEPTAGON, just released on Steam.
About the project
Interstice is an adrenaline-fueled, singleplayer 3rd person shooter which centres around gravity-distorting movement mechanics. Set in an Escher-esque sci-fi dreamscape inspired by the abstract vistas of Thumper and Manifold Garden, the game challenges you to navigate mind-bending environments at high speeds while fighting off hordes of aggressive enemies.
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