Hi hi it's been a while! 2020 is a hot mess and we're not sure how anyone gets anything done but we're doing it - we're making the video game. Here are some project news:
Backbone is coming to Xbox & PC Gamepass!
That means you will be able to get it through this incredible subscription service on the day of release. Can't express how exciting this is for us - it's a HUGE opportunity to get our first game in front of so many eyeballs. We're super thankful to ID@xbox and Raw Fury for organizing this deal of a lifetime for us!
For this special occasion, we revisited the Prologue trailer with improved footage, UI, and a brand-new song written by Nikita Danshin and performed by our vocalist and composer Arooj Aftab. Check it out!
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Milestone smashed: CONTENT COMPLETE.
Backbone is almost done. All music (40+ tracks) is composed and is currently going through mixing. All environments, except for a couple most pivotal and complicated ones, are concepted and have pixel art outline, what's left is to polish pixel art and do a tech-art magic pass on them. The script is done and 100+ dialogues are now going through polish. The game is playable through start to finish, and it's a good game.
Porting and localization will start really soon. We plan to have a release candidate Q1 next year, but it might be delayed because of a pandemic. To be completely honest, we are not the most productive team right now, and that's ok, because the world is on fire. Our top priority right now is to keep everyone healthy, sane, and happy. The game will wait if it needs to, and it will be eventually released regardless, but we made a decision to not make any compromises when it comes to our team's health. We've been working on Backbone for 4 years, and it's been a very long, exhausting and exciting journey. Thank you so much for giving us space, time and support to explore this magical experience and make it the best we can. We can only hope that the waiting will be worth it.
Some art we could show without spoiling too much (it's getting increasingly difficult!):
Some small things:
We made a twitter thread about our experience looking for and signing with a publisher - https://twitter.com/backbonegame/status/1293203072391548933
Our co-founders Alex and Nikita then visited Virtual Economy Podcast and talked in length about publishing your game and the current power imbalance in the video game industry - http://virtualeconomy.libsyn.com/episode-43-how-to-pitch-with-eggnuts-nikita-danshin-and-aleksandra-korabelnikova?tdest_id=1936202
Also on twitter, we told about every member of our team - https://twitter.com/backbonegame/status/1279171921859481607
Thank you so much for your support. We'll see you in the next update by the end of the year, when game will almost be ready for release. As always, let us know if you have any questions meanwhile. Have a wonderful time and stay cool, detectives.
