Thing Trunk Explained
Thing Trunk is an independent game developer located in Warsaw. The company was established in August 2012 by Maciej Biedrzycki, Konstanty Kalicki and Filip Starzyński, former co-funders of Twin Bottles and Codeminion (known for casual games such as Phantasmat, Ancient Quest of Saqquarah, StoneLoops! of Jurassica).[1] [2]
History
Return 2 Games series
The company initially focused on defining principles of Return 2 Games - a series of 7 titles aiming to re-capture the feeling and experience of classic games from the '90s.[3] [4] The series were announced three years after creation of the studio (2015).[5] All games in the series will utilize card mechanics and take place in the same setting (called Paperverse) in which characters and objects are made of cut and folded paper.[6] [7] Games from the series are aimed at mid-core gamers.[8] [9] Games are made in CUG (Thing Trunk's in-house engine).
Games
Awards and nominations
- Indie of the Year Awards 2017 - 10th place, IndieDB[12]
- Momocon 2017 - "Indie Award Finalist", Atlanta[13]
- Casual Connect 2016 - 1st place in Best Game Art, Tel Aviv[14]
- Digital Dragons 2016 - 3rd place in Indie Showcase - Best Indie Game, Kraków[15]
- Freegalaktus 2016 - "Best Game" in Jury's Choice category[16]
- Pixel Heaven 2016 - "Pixel.Award Finalist", Warsaw[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Book of Demons: The Search of the Art Style. 80.lv. 80.lv. 10 November 2016 . 2018-02-01.
- Web site: Thing Trunk described in polish KRS (National Court Registry). KRS. January 31, 2018.
- Web site: Thing Trunk - Presskit. media.thingtrunk.com. 2018-01-31.
- Web site: Hack & Paper Cut: Book Of Demons Is A Diablo Tribute. Melody. 2016-03-15. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. en-US.
- Return 2 Games Announced » Thing Trunk: Indie GameDev Studio. Thing Trunk. 2015-10-29. 2018-01-31. en-US.
- Web site: Tęsknicie za pierwszym Diablo? To koniecznie sprawdźcie polskie Book of Demons Polygamia. Polygamia.pl. 10 March 2016 . pl-PL. 2018-01-31.
- Web site: Book of Demons – Action-RPG from Thing Trunk Studio. 80.lv. 13 April 2016 .
- Web site: Defining mid-core games and why they matter. Gamasutra.com. en. 2018-01-31.
- Return 2 Games - Book of Demons - Retrological. The Escapist. 2018-01-31.
- Web site: Stań do walki z demonami w papierowych lochach Book of Demons - gry polskiego studia Thing Trunk - gram.pl. gram.pl. 10 March 2016 . www.gram.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
- Web site: Book of Demons on Steam. en. 2018-01-30. store.steampowered.com.
- Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature. Indie DB. 2018-01-31.
- Judging MomoCon's Indie Games Competition. Mike Fahey. Kotaku. 30 May 2017 . 2018-01-31.
- Web site: Best Indie Games Announced at the 16th Indie Prize Awards During Casual Connect in Tel Aviv - Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers. gamesauce.biz. 2018-01-31.
- Digital Dragons 2016 - podsumowanie. GRY-Online.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
- Web site: Znamy najlepszą grę indie w Europie! Poznaj wyniki konkursu FreeGalaktus 2016 – Galaktus. galaktus.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
- Web site: Znamy finalistów Pixel.Awards 2016. Graczpospolita.pl. 2016-05-24. 2018-01-31. pl.