Defunct (video game)
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Defunct is an indie adventure video game developed by the Swedish indie video game development studio Freshly Squeezed from Visby. The game received several nominations at the 2014 Swedish Game Awards,[1] where it won Game of the Year.[2] It 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 video game publisher Soedesco.[4] The release date was originally expected to be in Q3, 2015, for PC.[5] However, it was pushed back, and the game was released on Steam on January 29, 2016.[6]
In December 2017, the game was released for PS4 and Xbox One. In January 2018, Defunct was added to the Windows Store. The PS4, Xbox and Windows versions were all ported by Soedesco's in-house porting studio Soedesco Studios.
On September 13, 2018, a port for the Nintendo Switch was released.[7] The game was scheduled for release in Japan on May 14, 2020.[8]Template:Needs update
Gameplay
The game is set on a post-human Earth, where the player plays as an old, broken racing robot. Players are barely able to move by themselves and are therefore required to use the environment for propulsion by utilizing the "Gravitize" ability to increase their gravitational pull. By turning this ability on when going downhill, the player will go faster; turning it off when going uphill will result in less of a decrease in speed.
There are speed boosts throughout the levels, either in the shape of little orbs which give the player a short burst of speed or as bottles or pools of "Enerjuice" which fill up a blue meter and can be used whenever the player chooses.
The player also has the ability to "Magnetize" which allows the player to stick to surfaces when going upside down or vertically.
Reception
On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version of Defunct received a score of 57 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9] A review from Digitally Downloaded gave the version a rating of 3.5 of 5 stars.[10] PlayStation Country gave a score of 4 out of 10 points for the PlayStation 4 version.[11]
Awards
| Year | Event | Award | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gotland Game Conference | Best 2nd Year Game[12] | 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". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415173019/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". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415173023/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". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015738/http://www.soedesco.com/en/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "New Defunct screenshots dropped in from Orbit!". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015711/http://www.soedesco.com/en/new-defunct-screenshots-dropped-in-from-orbit/. Retrieved on 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Defunct on Steam". http://store.steampowered.com/app/359350. Retrieved on 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Defunct for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details" (in en-US). https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/defunct-switch/.
- ↑ "Defunct". https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000030388. Retrieved on May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Defunct". https://www.metacritic.com/game/defunct/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch.
- ↑ L., Harvard (27 September 2018). "Review: Defunct (Nintendo Switch)". Digitally Downloaded. https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2018/09/review-defunct-nintendo-switch.html.
- ↑ Grizz (2018-01-24). "Defunct - PS4 Review". http://www.playstationcountry.com/defunct-ps4-review/.
- ↑ "Gotland Game Conference 2014". 9 June 2014. http://game.speldesign.uu.se/blog/gotland-game-conference-2014/. Retrieved on 9 April 2015.