Thing Trunk
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| Company type | Limited partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 27 September 2012 |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
| Products | Return 2 Games (series) Book of Demons |
| Members | 7 [1] |
| Website | https://thingtrunk.com |
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
[edit]Return 2 Games series
[edit]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).[1]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Indie of the Year Awards 2017 - 10th place, IndieDB[10]
- Momocon 2017 - "Indie Award Finalist", Atlanta[11]
- Casual Connect 2016 - 1st place in Best Game Art, Tel Aviv[12]
- Digital Dragons 2016 - 3rd place in Indie Showcase - Best Indie Game, Kraków[13]
- Freegalaktus 2016 - "Best Game" in Jury's Choice category[14]
- Pixel Heaven 2016 - "Pixel.Award Finalist", Warsaw[15]
Games
[edit]- Book of Demons - the game is the first installment of Return 2 Games series. The game was designed as a tribute to the classic isometric hack'n'slashes.[16][4] Since 2016 the game is available on Steam.[17]
- Hellcard - originally planned to be a new game mode inside the Book of Demons universe, however it was later spun off as a standalone game. It is a cooperative, roguelike deck-builder with singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Fully released for Windows in 2024.
- Book of Aliens - second 'book' (game) in the Return 2 Games series. It is a turn-based strategy game that is also a tribute to UFO: Enemy Unknown.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Starzyński, Filip; Tokarev, Kirill (10 November 2016). "Book of Demons: The Search of the Art Style". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Thing Trunk described in polish KRS (National Court Registry)". KRS. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Thing Trunk - Presskit". media.thingtrunk.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ a b Melody (2016-03-15). "Hack & Paper Cut: Book Of Demons Is A Diablo Tribute". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ "Return 2 Games Announced » Thing Trunk: Indie GameDev Studio". Thing Trunk. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Tęsknicie za pierwszym Diablo? To koniecznie sprawdźcie polskie Book of Demons | Polygamia". Polygamia.pl (in Polish). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ Sergeev, Arti (13 April 2016). "Book of Demons – Action-RPG from Thing Trunk Studio". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Defining mid-core games and why they matter". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Return 2 Games - Book of Demons - Retrological". The Escapist. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature". Indie DB. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ Mike Fahey (30 May 2017). "Judging MomoCon's Indie Games Competition". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Best Indie Games Announced at the 16th Indie Prize Awards During Casual Connect in Tel Aviv - Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers". gamesauce.biz. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Digital Dragons 2016 - podsumowanie". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Znamy najlepszą grę indie w Europie! Poznaj wyniki konkursu FreeGalaktus 2016 – Galaktus". galaktus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Znamy finalistów Pixel.Awards 2016". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ gram.pl (10 March 2016). "Stań do walki z demonami w papierowych lochach Book of Demons - gry polskiego studia Thing Trunk - gram.pl" (in Polish). www.gram.pl. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Book of Demons on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.