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!

@gaming

9 points

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.

permalink
report
reply
5 points

@KairuByte I´ll have to look into that. Thanks.

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

GOG a year after release?

permalink
report
reply
14 points

@Coasting0942

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 😉)

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points
*

Dang, should have been a general DRM free question.

Sounds awesome!

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point
*
Deleted by creator
permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

@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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points
Deleted by creator
permalink
report
reply

@Yearly1845 haven’t tested it myself, but some people have already played it on the device apparently

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points
*
Deleted by creator
permalink
report
reply
4 points

@Nia_The_Cat And we made it. Thank you again for your support Nia!

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

Congratulations!

permalink
report
parent
reply

@Telorand Thank you

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points
*

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?

permalink
report
reply

@Daxtron2 Not yet. But who knows what’s possible if the game does well enough.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Kicked ya some cash :) close to the goal! Hope it gets there!

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points

@Daxtron2 We made it! Thank you for your support!

permalink
report
parent
reply

Gaming

!gaming@beehaw.org

Create post

From video gaming to card games and stuff in between, if it’s gaming you can probably discuss it here!

Please Note: Gaming memes are permitted to be posted on Meme Mondays, but will otherwise be removed in an effort to allow other discussions to take place.

See also Gaming’s sister community Tabletop Gaming.


This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Community stats

  • 2.4K

    Monthly active users

  • 2.9K

    Posts

  • 54K

    Comments