AToM - 1974 - Coming Soon

[p]Hi - my name is Clive Lawrence aka tmwfa[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Some exciting news straight from the seventies...[/p][p][/p][p]I'm pleased to announce that the Steam store page for AToM - 1974 - is now live:[/p][p][/p][p]AToM - 1974 on Steam[/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate the countdown-to-release, I put together a short preview trailer:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.indiedb.com/games/atom/videos/atom-1974-pre-release-preview[/p][p][/p][p]If you're keen to support, head over to the store page to wish-list and/or drop me some comments.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]All going well, the game will go live on Steam (PC) on Friday 30th January 2026.[/p][p][/p][p]AToM - 1974 - is a morse code training toy. The device aims to teach you 36 x morse code characters from the international set via level, score and time-driven arcade-styled gameplay.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In terms of launch features, the game will launch with:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]3.6E15 possible prompt combinations - 3,656,158,440,062,976 to be precise[/p]
• [p]36 characters to learn - 26 letters and 10 numbers from the international set[/p]
• [p]3 modes to master - encode, decode and transcode[/p]
• [p]Procedural gameplay - challenges are generated as-you-progress[/p]
• [p]Reactive manual - manual characters are masked/unmasked based on correct/incorrect answers[/p]
• [p]Auto-clues - provided on incorrect answers: to supplement character-learning[/p]
• [p]High-score saving - a better score means you are getting faster and/or progressing further[/p]
• [p]Level-tracking - 30 in total - also tied to 30 Steam achievements[/p]
• [p]Time-limited gameplay - time pressure increases as you progress[/p]

[p][/p][p]The launch build will target PC-only and keyboard-only input.[/p][p][/p][p]If this game seems like your jam and you're keen to help out with some playtesting, I'll be doing a call-out for pre-release testing and feedback very soon.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Regardless, I'm keen to hear any thoughts and feedback you have about the game so far - comments, questions and suggestions are all encouraged![/p][p][/p][p]You can read more about the inception and development of AToM - 1974 here: [/p][p][/p][p]AToM - 1974 Windows game - IndieDB [/p][p][/p][p]You can also check out some unedited gameplay footage from the latest build here:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.indiedb.com/games/atom/videos/atom-1974-unpacking-assembly-and-gameplay [/p][p][/p][p]I'll be doing some updated making-of posts on there post-launch.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for reading and stay tuned for further updates.[/p][p][/p][p]Clive Lawrence @ tmwfa[/p]