The Wreck News

In the very beginning, we were young and clueless and thought The Wreck would be released around spring 2022. Alas, we were too optimistic, of couse, and finishing the game as well as we wanted took more time, forcing us to push the release to Fall 2022.
Now, we're ready to go! But in the meantime... one small (and VERY COOL) extra thing has been added to our todo list. What is it? We can't tell just yet. Soon!
The consequence is that we have to move The Wreck's release date - once again. But this time, we can guarantee the game will be out by early 2023. Thanks a lot for your patience, we can't wait for you to play it!

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With The Wreck's release around the corner, we figured you might want to know more about the game. So here are 10 random facts!

#1: In 2017 Florent (our game designer) & his daughter had a car accident. The car was totaled but luckily everyone got out OK. This traumatic event was the initial source of inspiration for The Wreck.



#2: During (pre)production, our art director iterated a lot on how our main character, Junon, should look like. Here are 4 versions of her evolution over time. Which one's your fave?



#3: The Wreck's EULA on Steam is very important. We want everyone to read it. And don't even consider playing the game without agreeing with it first!

#4: We used Inkle Studios' Ink to write the script for The Wreck, and we spiced things up with emojis. They allow us to ▶️ pilot Unity's timeline, ⌚ set delays, change 🎥 cameras or 🤸 character pauses... and more!



#5: Wondering how much work it took for us to craft The Wreck? The answer is: A LOT OF WORK. Here's a clip of all the commits we did on the project's git. 1 line = 1 task. And that's not counting pre-production!

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#6: We want The Wreck to look as nifty as possible, so we asked Tara Beaufils to animate The Pixel Hunt's logo (which was designed by Perceval Barrier, who also made the logo for the game !)

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#7: The car Junon drives in the game is inspired by the glorious Volkswagen Golf Mk2. Initially, this detail was important story wise, but the reason why got lost along the way. Still, it looks pretty cool!

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#8: The Wreck is not "just" a game. It's also - potentially - going to be a novel. If you're as excited by this idea as we are, you can express your interest here.



#9: To produce The Wreck, we first came up with a very rough version of the sequences we were going to use - pretty much akin to an animated storyboard. But things moved a lot between that and the actual game!

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#10: We're a tiny team with limited resources, but we really tried our best to include as many accessibility features as we could in The Wreck. Check out the Family Gaming Database for more info!

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Every year around the end of the summer, the largest event dedicated to video games in all of Europe is held at Gamescom. This year it's August 24-28, and if you come, you'll be able to play The Wreck on the Nintendo Switch for the first time!
We've been selected to be part of the prestigious Indie Arena lineup. So if you're in Cologne or the surrounding area this week, come by and say bonjour! Plus, it'll be a chance to try out the best games the global indie scene has to offer.
So see you there!

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The Wreck will be available on Steam later this fall. Just a little more patience!