Over 35 new games will be on show at GaMaYo on 21st November with 400 developers attending the event to try them out. The event is managed by Game Republic along with their Official Partners Red Kite Games, Barclays Games and Creative and Escape Technology
Today we look at number 6 – a game by Gravy Crew Games
Rules & Rodents
What would be your description of your game?
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
How did development start? (Were there any key inspirations or ideas that drove you?)
Rules & Rodents started as an entry for the “Unity Create with Code 2” Game Jam. The theme was “One Rule”, the focus was to be “Language Independent” and it blossomed from there! We saw the potential for the game to be made into a full, fun release, and Gravy Crew Games was formed to release Rules & Rodents as its first title.
Tell us about the team behind the game?
Gravy Crew Games and consists of Spencer (Programmer), Ken (Art, Audio and Animation), and Jojo (Producer). We hail from the north of England and started in game development by entering game jams. Our focus is on fun and accessibility, making experiences anyone can enjoy.
What kind of experiences do you hope to bring players?
We want to bring that joy of “Aha!” to our players when finally figuring something out. It’s one of those feelings in games that never gets boring. We look forward to people loving our rodent pals as much as us, and hope that their personality shines through!
It’s important that the experience sticks with the player. We want kids talking about it at school and adults arguing about it on image boards. The nightmare scenario is making something people consume then forget. Whether that’s through themes that they keep thinking about, music you find yourself humming, art you can doodle later, whatever, so long as something stuck!
In 10 words or less, highlight the appeal of the game?
They make the rules, but you abuse them to escape!
Any links to access/wishlist the game?
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