Zniw Adventure

[CrashPL]

After all these years (and 15 pages of GiP thread), me and Twarda are more than happy to announce our dinosaur game has finally landed on Steam!

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Her mother's hatchday is just around the corner and Zniw is trying to find the ultimate gift. This young yellow
female dinosaur is armed with a sharp tongue and knowledge from books, but lacking in navigational skills.
As unfortunate events unfold, Zniw ends up far from her hometown of Wajapulka. While desperately trying
to find her way back home, she stumbles in on a major problem in the neighboring village...

Will you help Zniw on her journey?




* 4:3, 640x480 oldschool, hand-drawn and animated visuals with a comicbook vibe
* over 5 minutes of Saturday morning cartoon-like cutscene segments
* an acoustic soundtrack, done by our guitar virtuoso, Problem!
* over 20 different dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures to meet and learn more about
* several locations to explore, including forests, caves, riverbanks, villages...
* optional bonus content, including unlockable encyclopedia, concept artworks, minigames and more!

Many thanks to all the good folks of the AGS community, that replied in the GiP topic over the years, helped me on tech channel at Discord when my AGS IDE decided to throw a tantrum, and otherwise supported us in any way or form. You all rule!

[Click'd]

Just to make sure: Steam only, no itch.io or GoG or...?

[Cassiebsg]

Congrats at reaching the first end of the project! 
Hope it sells good (it should!).

[Stupot]

So glad to see this released. It’s such a cute game. Congratulations and best of luck 🤞

[Frodo]

Just to make sure: Steam only, no itch.io or GoG or...?

+1 for a DRM-free release on itch.io, Direct Download, or GOG.   

[MiteWiseacreLives!]

Congrats Bud!

[ukz530]

Congrats on the release! 

[milkanannan]

Totally picking up a copy of this. Congrats on the release!

[Blondbraid]

Congratulations on the release! It's great to see a game I've seen in production for so long finally be released!

[Cassiebsg]

Oh, and don't forget to add it to the DB, you can't sweep all the AGS awards if you don't put your game there.   

[Kastchey]

Looks fantastic, congrats on the release!

[Danvzare]

Congratulations on the release! 

[CaptainD]

HUUUUUUGE congratulations on the release!! 

[CrashPL]

Thank you so much, everyone! Yeah, it's definitely been a crazy ride, but I'm so glad we managed to survive 'till the very end...

Just to make sure: Steam only, no itch.io or GoG or...?

Steam at the moment, but I'm working on it! Currently waiting for GoG to (hopefully!) reply...

Oh, and don't forget to add it to the DB, you can't sweep all the AGS awards if you don't put your game there.   

Right! The new page is up.

[Khris]

Have been waiting for this, congratulations on the release!

Edit:
The production value of this game is simply amazing. Go buy this!

[Hobo]

Congrats! I remember playing the demo about 5 years ago and was very impressed already back then, it's awesome to see the full game finally released.
I wish you all a myriad of satisfied players and lots of positive feedback.

[Pogwizd]

Congrats on the release! I’ve never commented on your game before, but truly admire your persistence and hard work. Especially given how much time and effort the game must have cost you to develop it!

[Sslaxx]

Where do you

Spoiler

find the dry leaves?

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[CrashPL]

I think that's a question for the hints and tips thread.

Spoiler

They're in the fresh air cavern, to the far right. Unless you already picked them up and dropped them somewhere else.

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And thanks so much, everyone! Yeah, the last couple of days have been extra crazy and busy for me (who said everything's over the moment your game is released, huh?), but man, we're absolutely floored by the amount of positive feedback we've received so far!

[Sinitrena]

Just to make sure: Steam only, no itch.io or GoG or...?

Steam at the moment, but I'm working on it! Currently waiting for GoG to (hopefully!) reply...

Congratulations on the release.
I'm eagerly waiting for a gog version, then. I hope you get an answer soon.

[CaptainD]

I just have to pop into the thread again to say what a lovely game this is!!  Thoroughly enjoying playing it with my kids.  The animation, puzzles and music are all wonderful - huge congratulations to Karolina, Lukasz and Denis!

As for my kids... I am not allowed to play the game without them, but APPARENTLY (I found out by chance) they are allowed to play it without me!! 

[Cassiebsg]

It's nice to know where you are in the household hierarchic... 

[Click'd]

I gave up playing it. If you ever make another game please don't listen to elitists who want their games to be hard and think that giving hints is for losers.

Also, the inventory limit sucks. Oh, the solution to this puzzle might be item X you dropped all the way across town because you thought something else was more important to carry around? Too bad, slowly walk back there to grab it.

[CrashPL]

I don't quite understand? There's plenty of hints scattered through the game, and the 'story so far' widget explicitly tells you what to do next. Many players have actually considered ZA to be very easy compared to other adventure titles.
Sorry you didn't like the limited inventory thing too - it was a design choice from the very beginning. Starting from 1.0.4 we actually patched it a little bit, with some items being removed or shuffled around, so it wouldn't be that much of a hassle anymore.

And speaking of updates, totally forgot to post it here - 1.1.0 features a nice little surprise for everyone, as we added a colourful, 41-pages long manual, featuring some unique artworks!



And finally I gotta say - the last two post-release months were pretty crazy for the both of us (sorry I wasn't very active here!), but man, we absolutely didn't expect to receive so much love and support. Thanks so much for everyone who gave our game a chance! 



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[Monsieur OUXX]

The inventory limit is a questionable choice indeed. It works in this game (to a certain extent) but I'd suggest maybe thinking twice in the next game.

[splat44]

I completed game even with inventory limit but we just have to remember where dropped some items, perhaps making dropped ones slightly bigger?

The inventory limit is a questionable choice indeed. It works in this game (to a certain extent) but I'd suggest maybe thinking twice in the next game.

[heltenjon]

I am currently playing this and loving every minute. Excellent game so far. I'm looking forward to introducing my kids to this great world.

[CrashPL]

Hey, thanks so much for the kind words!

In other news, you can vote on Zniw Adventure, or many other excellent adventure games, in Adventure Gamer's 2020 Aggies Awards Reader Choice! If you enjoyed our dinosaur journey, consider dropping a vote! And be sure to nominate the AGS games too!

Additionally, if you like free stuff, head over to Steam to grab the full OST of the game as a free DLC to witness... er, hear the amazing job Problem and Pator did yourself! (warning, the track names might contain a little bit of spoilers, so proceed with caution )

[CrashPL]

Oh man, I'm absolutely stoked to see our game receive three AGS awards! Thanks so much for everyone who voted for our dino gal, as well as all other nominees and winners! What a great ceremony it was!

As for the upcoming 1.3.0 update... Well, if you followed my tech ramblings on the AGS Discord server, you pretty much know what's coming next.

[Kastchey]

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[arj0n]

Gratz, CrashPL. Well deserved.

[CrashPL]

Disk 1 of 570 

Anyway! It took a bit longer than I expected, but the 1.3.0 update hit the Steam this Saturday, along with the promised MacOS version!

[CrashPL]

A new update just dropped? Hah, about time!

If you played Zniw Adventure for more than 30 minutes on Steam, you might want to check your inventory, as the Steam Trading Cards/Items update went live this weekend! Fancy some dinosaurs on your Steam profile background?

[Cassiebsg]

Good job! they look great as usual.

And a good thing they have names... that pink backpack took me a while to figure out what kind of animal it was... a pink panda? a Pikachu?  Focus on the backpack, take the tan color and imagine it's the head, then the pockets are closed eyes... and the top, the hair?    Oh, and Zniw's arm is the hear. 

[Eon_Star]

Looks great. I can play the demo first. 

[CaptainD]

If you played Zniw Adventure for more than 30 minutes on Steam, you might want to check your inventory, as the Steam Trading Cards/Items update went live this weekend! Fancy some dinosaurs on your Steam profile background?

Ah, I did wonder how those had appeared!! 

[Blondbraid]

Aw, they're so cute! 

[CrashPL]

Wow, I can't believe it's been (almost) a year since I pressed that magical green "Release now!" button on Steam.

And since I like to start celebrating early, why not with a sale? That's right - if you still haven't played our pointy clicky dino adventure, now's the best time to do so! Zniw Adventure is available for 20% off on Steam, starting today through the November 8th!

Grab it here!

[ToeKnee]

Well done!!! You must feel really proud. Animations look fantastic. Can't wait to play. Hope you reap rewards for your time too!!!

[CrashPL]

There's nothing stopping these dinosaurs! ...Well, maybe an asteroid or two, but that's beyond the point.

Anyway, I'm super excited to announce Zniw Adventure is now available at GOG as well! And a complete package too - including optional Galaxy achievements, soundtrack (both FLAC and MP3), all manuals and some hi-res official artworks!

[Frodo]

Just bought it DRM-free on GOG   

Congrats on the release. 

[Rik_Vargard]

Wow! Congratulations on the release !!