Description

We are a small indie development studio from Benoni, South Africa founded by two friends Gustav van Rooyen and Hugo Hewitt. We started our development journey in late 2015 and released our first commercial video game in 2017.

History

Early History

In 2015 two friends decided to compete in a game jam called Ludum Dare. In that jam they created a small game called The Yellow Jacket Man. After a couple of game jams they decided to develop a commercial product. Their frist game, THE WITCH OF ERAST, was developed and released in 2016 on Android. While in development with THE WITCH OF ERAST the team were also in development on their first commercial PC game, THE ADVENTURES OF SAM CARLISLE: THE HUNT FOR THE LOST TREAUSE. The game took about 1 year to complete and launched it on Steam and at South Africa's biggest gaming expo rAge.

After That

After the release of the two games the team decided to do a couple of more game jams. In that process they decided on a concept for a series of video games about friendships and how they work and effect our daily lifes. THE TALES OF A LOST FRIEND was born. Three seperate games in the series. The first game THE SOPHISTICATED ART OF FRIENDSHIP is a thirller based on the five stages of grief published by Artax Games. The entire series will be available on all major platforms. PC, PlayStatio, XBOX and Nintendo.

Projects

• The Sophisticated Art of Friendship: Tales of a Lost Friend Series
• The Adventures of Sam Carlisle: The Hunt for the Lost Treasure