Factsheet
Developer:
Quack Quack Games
Based in Seattle, Washington
Release date:
24 October, 2019
Website:
https://www.cdrungame.com
Regular Price:
| USD | $9.99 |
Description
CD-RUN is a eight player race royale where the goal is simple: stay on the screen longer than your opponents!
History
CD-RUN was thought of years ago while looking at a xscreensaver (https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/) on my Linux box. The screensaver type "m6502" has a demo of Spacer that runs in it. In the demo it shows a steady stream of hills and valleys being produced while moving across the screen. I had thought to myself: "That would be hard to keep up with and stay on the screen." I learned C# and the Unity Game Engine over a lot of nights and weekends while working full time, and after coughing up a prototype, turns out it was fun! Hooray! I fleshed it out over the months and submitted it under it's development name "Steeplechase" to the Seattle Indies Expo (SIX) in 2018. Steeplechase was accepted and I received a great table location at SIX, right at the front door. It was one of the first games people saw when they came in, so I had a lot of folks play it. Lots of feedback and suggestions were given and it was great to hear and chat with players about. The game mechanics featured a lot of things in common with a CD player and a CD, so after tossing around some names CD-RUN came up and I loved it. I finished up the theme, features, options and settings and CD-RUN was born!
Features
- Eight player simultaneous play on a big shared screen!
- Four different modes of play: Round, Score, Collect and Distance.
- Totally addicting and fun soundtrack.
- Character customization between eyes, mouth and color. 1,800 different combinations!
- Colorblind mode to help those who have a hard time differentiating color.
- Procedural level design. No two levels are ever the same!
Videos
CD-RUN Xbox One Trailer YouTube
CD-RUN Gameplay - Round Mode YouTube
CD-RUN Gameplay - Collect Mode YouTube
CD-RUN at Seattle Indies Expo 2018 (Under development name: Steeplechase) YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Official Selection, 2018" Seattle Indies Expo (SIX)
- "Official Selection, 2019" Indie Game Festival (iFest)
Selected Articles
- "Blocking other players off just right so that they could not move by sitting on their heads was just pure schadenfreude distilled."
- Juror, Seattle Indies Expo - "It's rare these days to find a party game that supports this many players, so yeah, I think it's a hidden gem among multiplayer titles."
- BOING, BOING Multiplayer Gaming - "This is a good game to play for penalties. Or money. Or shots."
- Jovette 'StingrayEndl' Estrellado, Let Us Win One, YouTube - "A simple but fun game that made me laugh out in pure evil delight."
- Juror, Seattle Indies Expo - "This game had my party laughing hysterically on multiple occasions, which is always a good sign."
- Juror, Seattle Indies Expo
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Additional Links
Development Blog
I did a lot of development blogging here on Tumblr for CD-RUN. https:.
About Quack Quack Games
Boilerplate
Solo indie developer game company located right in Seattle, Washington! Making games that are fun and challenging. Hope you enjoy what we create!
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