Dustbowl - A post-apocalyptic adventure - Now available on Steam!

Atavismus · Wed 27/05/2015 21:26:08

Survivors!

Dustbowl is a post-apocalyptic adventure mixing point'n'click with hints of survival and rpg.
A kind of old-school 2D mutated STALKER with retro C64 gfx.

It's available on Steam for 8€99. (Non Steam version coming soon)
You can join the HUB and share with the community here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/367110.

Here is the link to the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2PXkH16ik

Features:
Loot, combats, craft, shops, quests, exploration, random encounters, permadeath (optional).
To survive, you'll have to deal with hunger, thirst, tiredness, diseases.
Improve your gear, find ammunitions, repair your armours, buy/sell items.
Dustbowl has a huge main quest line that takes the player across the blistering wastelands, but also secondary quests and soon a sandbox mode.

The bunker wants you!
Join the militia!

Special thx to you all, the AGS community, for your early support and feedback during those 9 intense months of creation.

Many NPC. Each has a unique character portrait bringing the world to life.

A simple crafting system, turn your junk into life saving tools

Fast paced turn-based combat system

A big map to explore and loot

Various environments...

... and gears (armours, melee and fire weapons, ammo, etc.)

Some links:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/367110/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/367110
http://www.indiedb.com/games/dustbowl-a-wasteland-adventure
http://alexandrescire.bandcamp.com/album/dustbowl (Wonderful OST by Alexandre Sciré!)

Current version: 1.3

kconan · Wed 27/05/2015 21:32:35

Looks great; I'll be downloading and playing this one soon!

CaptainD · Wed 27/05/2015 21:44:21

Congrats man - looks awesome!

selmiak · Wed 27/05/2015 22:29:45

this is great news indeed! Congrats on getting it finished and on steam!

Monsieur OUXX · Fri 29/05/2015 13:21:12

This game needs more popularity

Atavismus · Fri 29/05/2015 13:45:01

Many thx guyz!

Quote from: Monsieur OUXX on Fri 29/05/2015 13:21:12
This game needs more popularity

Indeed

We are working on it, but the best propagandists are players.
Thx to all of you who already spread the word, about others, you know what you have to do

Feedback are very positive, a small community is growing, we have to keep working and pushing.

Btw, I compiled some opinions about Dustbowl here:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/dustbowl-a-wasteland-adventure/forum/thread/they-talk-about-dustbowl

Some extracts:

"Dustbowl came literally out of nowhere, and it's possibly been the most pleasant surprise this year to date. It's had no press, and no hype, and that's one of the greatest injustices I could possibly think of, because this is a terrible disservice to what is possibly one of the best RPG's outside of the AAA releases.
Verdict : Essential." Hobbes (from Steam Original Curators Group)

"Very addictive. It's like a dose of Mad Max mixed with Fallout. Can't wait for more games like this.
Takes me back to my old RPG days of old 5/5" STVOY{} (Steam user rating)

"Man, I planned to play @DustbowlAGS for a few minutes and then get onto Witcher 3, but @DustbowlAGS pulled me in for *hours*...!
Hot gem...!" Will O'Neill (on Twitter)

"Dustbowl is the most fun I have ever had since the original fallout." Hold Out Software (on Twitter)

MiteWiseacreLives! · Mon 01/06/2015 08:42:13

Grabbed this on a couple of days ago. Then I showed it to my son, ex-Minecraft-Fanatic, he's totally hooked.. keeps saying how much he likes this game! (and things to the effect of "why don't you make something fun like this?")
Great job, an engaging world and fun gameplay keep you coming back for more

Atavismus · Mon 01/06/2015 09:14:08

Thx MiteWiseacreLives!! And thx to your son!
Those words worth any review

IndieRetroNews · Sat 06/06/2015 00:37:58

Featured http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/06/dustbowl-post-apocalyptic-adventure-on.html

MiteWiseacreLives! · Mon 08/06/2015 02:00:23

Hey is there a hints and tip thread.. haven't found any armour yet, just not far enough into game? or not doing it right?
Thanks

Atavismus · Mon 08/06/2015 09:02:22

Hey MiteWiseacreLives!
You can find help on our steam HUB.
Still, if you want to open a thread here, be sure I'll be pleased to answer your questions.

Atavismus · Sat 13/06/2015 00:43:30

To all survivors!

We have two good news:
1) The version 1.3 is out with more content and a far bigger map*
2) It's steam summer sales so the game is 20% cheaper (7â,¬19)

It means 2 good reasons to buy it!

So gogogo! Let's play !

http://store.steampowered.com/app/367110

*About the map, previous one was a single room of (roughly) 3000x4000.
It caused some slow-down and even crash.
The new map consists in 6 rooms, each is 1500x1500.

Ilyich · Tue 23/06/2015 18:52:29

Finished it the other day, had a blast! Very nice and meaty game that channels the spirit of Fallout and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. pretty much perfectly, with extra dashes of Lone Survivor, NEO Scavanger, Organ Trail, Wasteland... It's an interesting mix of all things post-apocalyptic, is what I'm saying. An easy recommendation to anyone who loves that sort of thing. Really looking forward to your next projects, keep up the good work!

Atavismus · Wed 24/06/2015 23:09:49

Thx a lot for the good words Ilyich, it's very nice to read.

At early dev stage, I didn't read the end of the story (written by Mark) to keep some surprise.
First time I played the end, I had a blast too, very strong and emotional moment for me.

Also, let's reveal it here, it's not really a spoil (I don't reveal the content of the end) :

Spoiler

There are 3 ends...

[close]

Ilyich and you all (I guess you are millions ^^), if you like the game, please consider writting a (small) review on Steam, it's important.

Thx, cya and take care all!

AprilSkies · Thu 25/06/2015 15:01:43

The gfx are absolutely amazing! *__*

Atavismus · Thu 25/06/2015 21:45:31

Quote from: AprilSkies on Thu 25/06/2015 15:01:43
The gfx are absolutely amazing! *__*

Thx AprilSkies!

Don't tell him, but Mark is an amazing artist.

I must admit I felt in love with the C64 palette myself!

Priabudiman · Tue 30/06/2015 13:12:57

still waiting for the steam gift from the dev for review writing...

(JK)

So far, the most intuitive game that I've ever played since i got back AGSing again.. codes and system used in the dev were brilliantly put to create an awesome game play in such minimalist visual.

Awesome job on the release, and wishing you the best of luck on sales!

Atavismus · Tue 30/06/2015 20:08:55

Quote from: Priabudiman on Tue 30/06/2015 13:12:57
still waiting for the steam gift from the dev for review writing... (JK)

We were agreed to not talk about the "small" bribe!

(JK)
#gamergate alert!
Mind, as I'm french, I'm not sure to exactly understand what ppl are meaning with #gamergate, but now I'm afraid to be caught in the storm!

Oh wait! Maybe it could be a way to advertise the game!
#dustbowlgate: Scandal! We heard about some leaks revealing some reviewers got a lot of fun playing Dustbowl!
or
#dustbowlgate: Scandal! We heard about some leaks revealing some players got a lot of fun playing Dustbowl and even don't write review about it!
Let's spread the truth and the hashtag! ^^

More seriously, Priabudiman, did you wrote a review on steam or somewhere?

Anyways, thx for the good words!
It means a lot to us and gives sense to our work.

Priabudiman · Wed 01/07/2015 18:01:20

I want to video review it, seriously.. but my English so broken I wouldn't dare..

anyhow, I'm going to review it on my blog in some time (got to finish the demo somehow!) still playing and see what aspect could be fun for players to explore. later it could be article or game play video from the demo I've download.

Yitcomics · Wed 01/07/2015 18:14:19

Duuude,I really want to play this game but I don't shop at steam,when is the non steam version coming?