Horn of Balance - an indie 2D zelda-like
I’m developing ‘Horn of Balance’, a 2D zelda-like featuring 12 non-linear dungeons, 2 interconnected worlds and a TON of secrets.
Right now, the project is live on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance) and we’ve almost hit the funding goal with just 24 hours left!
There’s also a free demo on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738140/Horn_of_Balance/) and Itch.
I’m happy to answer any questions you might have!
Iirc you can technically release as DRM free on Steam. There are some out there you can literally drag and drop to a different PC and it’ll work just fine. Just in case you wanted to go that route since you hate DRM.
@KairuByte I´ll have to look into that. Thanks.
GOG a year after release?
I cannot promise a GOG release just yet, but I will be applying for the required publishing deal. If that goes through then yes. It would be a simultaneous release. The game is already on Itch (= DRM free version) and that too will be available on day 1 if I can help it.
(I hate DRM just as much as the next guy 😉)
Dang, should have been a general DRM free question.
Sounds awesome!
This looks really interesting, will definitely be an instant buy from me, drm-free release is the extra cherry on top too.
Always love coming across cool stuff like this.
On the kickstarter, on the tiers that say you get a copy of the game, does that come via steam or do we get to choose the store that it comes from? Never used kickstarter before
@Nia_The_Cat Yes, you get to choose between the storefronts available. So that’ll be Steam, Itch.io and hopefully a few more like GOG. GOG requires a deal with the site. I’ll be applying but can’t 100% guarantee it as an option just yet.
If you have any questions about Kickstarter just let me know. I’m hoping to raise enough funds in the next 20 hours, so I can finish this game. It’s an all or nothing concept, so if we don’t meet the goal then nobody actually has to pay anything.
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@Nia_The_Cat Oh, thanks. I was already on lemmy as well, but not on that group yet.
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@Nia_The_Cat Oops. Too late now 😨
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@Yearly1845 haven’t tested it myself, but some people have already played it on the device apparently
Only $541 needed with 14 hours left on the kickstarter, it was at like ~$1000 earlier today when I checked the post. Really hope this kicks off because this looks so close to A Link to the Past which was my favorite
Edit: Only $14 more now with 10 hours left, looks like I’ll get to play it
@Nia_The_Cat And we made it. Thank you again for your support Nia!
Congratulations!
@Telorand Thank you
Really like the art, any plans for ports to mobile? I think it could do really well there. I’ll kick some cash to the Kickstarter for sure, any plans to continue if you don’t reach the goal?
Looks neat! I hope this does really well, and you can make a DLC called “Kazoo of Soup,” because that would never happen via Nintendo.
@Telorand You learn something new everyday. Hadn’t heard about that one yet 😄
It has a Skull called Murrey?! Sign me up! 😃
@Faydaikin You’ll have to be quick. Just 4 hours left till the end of the Kickstarter 😉
