Headup Partners with Studio Fizbin to Bring ‘Lost at Sea’ to PC and Next-Gen Consoles

What are the most important moments of your life?

25 August 2020 Headup is delighted to announce Lost At Sea for next-gen consoles and PC. The game is currently in development by Studio Fizbin, the critically-acclaimed creators of their beloved The Inner World franchise and the studio behind the 2020 IGF honorable mention Minute Of Islands.

With their upcoming narrative adventure Lost At Sea, the developers are taking a whole new direction: first-person gameplay, free exploration and for the first time ever in their games, imminent danger!

Lost At Sea is a game about life. It's about the journey we all take and the monster we all face. Set on a beautiful island, you will fight death and fear to remember the moments that connect us all and make life worth living for every one of us. What will you remember when you play? How do you want to live your life?

Check out the brand-new gamescom trailer:
 

[gamescom] Action-packed 2D Shooter TinyShot Announced

Check out the Announcement Trailer!

24 August 2020 We're going to start this year's gamescom galore with the first public announcement of our upcoming roguelike 2D arcade shooting game TinyShot, where you play as a tiny boy who made a deal with Satan to get him his lost horn back – in return he will become famous and loved.

TinyShot is being developed by the young and passionate creator Allaith Hammed “ZAX” who moved out to the Netherlands from war-torn Syria. Settling in his new home country, he decided to start working on the thing that he liked the most: creating games. At an age of seven, Allaith fell in love with video games when he played on his uncle’s PC for the first time. Since then he knew that this is what he'll be doing for the rest of his life. A few years went by and here he is, doing what the young version of him wanted to do but didn't know how. The game is his first publisher-supported commercial release and is highly inspired by the works of one of ZAX’s idol game creators Edmund McMillen

“From the minute I met Allaith for the first time, I was blown away by the high level of passion and love he is putting in his games.”, says Dieter Schoeller, founder of Headup. “TinyShot breathes the spirit of a greatly talented young creator’s mind, who hasn’t been spoiled by mainstream standards yet. TinyShot is a wild, chaotic over-the-top ride. If this game was music, I’d called it pure punk.”
 

Features

• The art style is a mix of realistic nature elements with flash/cartoony looking creatures
• The game-feel is one of the most important elements that is designed to satisfy the player
• Challenging boss battles and enemies
• Random Items to be picked in the battlefield

TinyShot is going to release on PC in late 2020 and for consoles in 2021. Don't forget to watch and share the new trailer!

A Headup Start Into gamescom

​​​​​​​World Premieres, Next-Gen Titles and Acres of Virtual Booth Space by Headup

18 August 2020

The annual gamescom havoc is almost upon us!
 
These days, where a lot of people are stuck at home for the very right reason protecting each other and caring for the next human being, we at Headup are thrilled to be unleashing tons of news during the week of gamescom to keep everyone well entertained in their four walls.
 
Join in from a safe distance and enjoy the ride with us when we proudly reveal

• Two exclusive world premieres
  Bringing four brand-new games to the next generation of consoles
• A packed bag of ten great independent games to be shown throughout the event
• A First Look at and Hands-on with Headup’s very first own internal game production, the upcoming multiplayer sandbox RPG “Tinkertown”
• Thousands of square feet of virtual booth space at the Indie Arena with playable demos, brand new trailers, merchandise corner and much more…

With our offices pretty much right around the corner from the beautiful Cologne venue and with our hearts always beating for gamescom for many great reasons, we feel that the digital iteration of the event holds great chances for the players and the industry to take the experience of a purely digital event to the next level. This year, it’s not about who brings the biggest booth. It’s all about content, baby!

Mobile Release Date Lifted for the Award-winning Mystery Adventure Trüberbrook: September 3rd!

Enjoy this Lynch-esque trip on your mobile very soon

12 August 2020 August 12th, 2020 – German games publisher Headup and developer btfannounce the release date of Trüberbrook for mobile devices, which will be September the 3rd. Take a journey to a mysterious 1960s sci-fi world in which nothing is as it seems.

With its superbly unique visual style, German charm, and a thrilling story of the likes of Twin Peaks and The X-Files, Trüberbrook comes as a modern adventure game appealing to fans of the genre and everyone who likes to delve into a Lynch-esque story and a unique artistic experience. Check out the new teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/qrUR0xG3CEI

During the estimated gameplay length of 5 to 8 hours, the player takes the role of young American physicist Hans Tannhauser who, while actually on a holiday, dives into the everyday life of the eponymous village of Trüberbrook, an ageing but beautiful health resort somewhere in the densely forested countryside of West Germany. He quickly finds out he didn’t get there by accident... but to save the world!

Among other awards, Trüberbrook is a two-time winner of 2019’s prestigious German Computer Games Awards. After being nominated in four categories, it received the ‘Best Staging’ award, and was also crowned with ‘Best German Game 2019’.

Trüberbrook's uncommon visual style is its most distinctive feature, especially on mobile devices. Produced by German-based production studio btf (bildundtonfabrik), mostly known for their current Netflix series “How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)” and the German late night show “Neo Magazin Royale” with Jan Böhmermann, the sceneries are purely handmade, which means: Manufactured using real hands! And fingers. And masses of glue.

Just have a look at what the developers created in the screenshots attached - piece by piece, by the sweat of their eyebrows. In these models every little detail is custom-made!

To give the game its realistic look, they illuminated each scene in a cinematic way with real film-equipment lighting in different moods. These scenes were then subsequently digitized through photogrammetry and refined. Afterwards, the digitized world got further enriched by digital reflections, real-time shadowing, particle effects, and depth of view. Dubbed by professional speakers like Justin Beard and famous German actors Jan Böhmermann, Nora Tschirner, and Dirk von Lowtzow, both the German as well as English version features high-quality and fun voice acting.

Soon, this surreal experience will be available on your mobile device too. Pre-order now on the App Store or pre-register on Google Play. Trüberbrook will also be available on the Huawei AppGallery, the Amazon App Store and in Google Play Pass starting September 3rd.

Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four Out Now on Steam!

Turn-Based Card Combat meets RPG meets Roguelike

29 July 2020 Craving for a new and unique collectable card game? We are pleased to announce the release of our single player card combat RPG Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four - hitting Steam’s Early Access on July 29.

We are excited to unlock the gates to the Dark Realms of Magic tomorrow and will expand the game further on with the help of our community on Discord, Steam, and Twitter. Regardless if you are a card game pro or a newcomer to that genre, we're looking forward to your constructive support and feedback on these channels, so feel free to join!

You will be able to find tons of artworks and the newest and closest information directly at the source of the game. You can also chat directly with us, the developers, and the community for the perfect deck strategies on our Discord server.

Now let us kick off your magical journey with Cardaclysm's official launch trailer! (Also see below.)

Explore the Mysterious World of Planet Eden, Available Now on PS4

23 July 2020 Together with developer Elder Games we are pleased to announce that the sci-fi action RPG Everreach: Project Eden is now available on the PlayStation®Store for €24.99, $24.99 and £19.99.

Get ready to delve the depths of the galactic unknown as you explore the mysterious planet Eden and try to uncover its deadly secrets. Gear up for deadly encounters by equipping futuristic weapons and upgrades as you prepare the planet for the rest of humanity’s arrival. Everreach: Project Eden will have you engaged in its gripping story and vicious combat from start to finish.

In celebration of the launch of Everreach: Project Eden, Headup has released a new trailer, available below and at this link: https://youtu.be/Ldj6CCd4qWI

A fast-paced, story-driven action RPG, Everreach: Project Eden is set on the visually stunning planet Eden. As Nora Hardwood, a member of the Everreach Corporation’s Security Division, your mission is to clear the planet for colonization and investigate recent unusual happenings on the planet’s surface.
 
Discover the ancient secrets of a long-forgotten civilization as you explore a vast alien world and descend into its enigmatic depths. Packed with engaging ground combat, high-speed vehicular warfare, and a compelling level and skill system, Everreach immerses you in its intriguing story and diversified gameplay.

Everreach: Project Eden is available now on the PlayStation®Store for €24.99, $24.99 and £19.99.

Features of Everreach include:

• Over 80 upgrades available to let you customize your skills and gear 
• Engage in fierce battles, deploy forcefields or use the environment against your foes
• Hop onto your hoverbike to engage in high-speed vehicular warfare
• Immerse yourself in eight hours of story — crafted by Michelle Clough a writer and former narrative QA for the Mass Effect trilogy
• Explore Eden's beautiful vistas designed by Mai-Anh Tran, a film artist who worked on movies such as WarCraft and Star Trek: Beyond

Dead Age 2 Available Now on Steam and GOG for PC, Mac & Linux

Tactical Zombie Survival Action Returns - Welcome Back to the Apocalypse!

16 July 2020
Features include:

• A Brave New (Open) World: A new feature for the franchise, players can now freely explore the open-world map, limited only by walking distance as well as the number of resources that will keep them alive until they reach one of the 80 destinations. New indoor locations, including desolate hospitals, dangerous bunkers, eerie diners, and resource-rich army supply stores, as well as a return to the barren wilderness, bring a new depth to the struggle for survival.
   
• Home, Sweet Home (Base): Dead Age 2 introduces the Advanced Base Management System. Players can increase their chances of survival by assigning tasks to survivors on their team, such as crafting essential items, building and upgrading stations used to improve defense and the quality of life at their base. Growing your base will unlock advanced crafting recipes that will improve craftable items and resource yield.
   
• We're All In This Together: As the undead apocalypse progresses, new factions of survivors spring up: the merciless Military, the devious Smugglers, and branches of independent civilians who have banded together to survive. Players must visit these factions’ outposts, take on missions and make quick decisions during events to gain their favor (or gain new enemies) through an all-new Faction Reputation System. Gaining the support of the factions will improve trade relations in order to purchase upgraded faction gear and unlock new endings.
   
• Upgraded Combat: A new and improved combat system allows players to strategically place their combatants with new front and back row positioning. With the ability to use up to 24 skills and execute powerful knock-back attacks in battle, players are more powerful than ever as they engage deadly flesh-eating zombies and other survivors hell-bent on taking their resources for themselves. Random events now appear in 3D, adding a terrifying layer to the spine-chilling battles.

​​​​​​​‘The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters’ Arrived for PS4 and Nintendo Switch Today

19 June 2020

June 19, 2020 – Headup and Devespresso Games are pleased to announce that award-winning Korean survival-horror adventure, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, is now available on the Nintendo eShop Europe and North America for $14.99 / €14.99 / £11.99 (10% launch discount until June 26) and on the PlayStation Store.

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters won the Grand Prix and the Best Narrative Awards at the Taipei Game Show Indie Game Award 2020. The title’s atmospheric, story-driven gameplay features hand-illustrated manhwa (Korean manga) that pits players against an unstoppable killer.  

The Coma 2 continues the dark story introduced in The Coma: Recut with a new protagonist, Mina Park, a side-character from the first game. Players unfamiliar with the first game’s story will have no trouble diving in to explore the sinister shadow realm while eluding the clutches of a relentless, psychotic slasher. Distinctly Korean with lore going back for decades, the players must balance exploration and dangerous encounters to survive the night that concludes in multiple endings and possible perma-damage. 

The earlier Steam release of The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters has garnered an “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam status with 97% of players posting positive reviews for its vibrant visuals, nightmare-fuelled narrative, and killer AI. 

The game is released with 8 Skins as DLCs for $1.99 / €1.99 / £1.69 each and the following bundles for $24.99 / €24.99 / £19.99:

• PS4: Base Game + 8 Skins + 7 Avatars + Soundtrack + Theme
• Nintendo Switch: Base Game + 8 skins

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters supports 11 languages: English, Korean, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Spanish, Thai, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese.

A release for Xbox One will take place later this year.