Defunct (video game)
Defunct is an Adventure game developed by the Swedish company Freshly Squeezed from Visby. Defunct received several nominations at Swedish Game Awards 2014[1] including Game of the Year which it went on to win.[2] The game was also nominated for Best Student Project at the 2014 Unity Awards.[3]
In March 2015 it was announced that Freshly Squeezed had signed a publishing deal with the Dutch game publisher SOEDESCO for the publication of Defunct.[4]
Gameplay
The game is set on a post-human Earth where you play as an old, broken, racing robot. You don't have the ability to move by yourself and are therefore required to use the environment for propulsion by utilizing the "Gravitize"-ability to increase your gravitational pull. By turning this ability on when going downhill you'll go faster and, conversely, turning it off when going uphill will result in less of a decrease in speed.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Award | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gotland Game Conference | Best 2nd Year Game[5] | Template:Won | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best Execution in Art | Template:Nom | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best Execution in Audio | Template:Nom | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best Execution in Design | Template:Nom | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best Technical Execution | Template:Nom | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Game of the Year | Template:Won | |
| 2014 | Unity Awards | Best Student Project | Template:Nom | Finalist |
References
- ↑ "The nominees for the Swedish Game Awards 2014". http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-nominees-for-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "The winners of the Swedish Game Awards 2014". http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-winners-of-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Unity Awards Winners". https://unity3d.com/awards/2014/winners. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "SOEDESCO signs award winning game Defunct from independent studio Freshly Squeezed". http://www.soedesco.com/en/news/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gotland Game Conference 2014". http://game.speldesign.uu.se/blog/gotland-game-conference-2014/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.