15 LIGHT-MINUTES AWAY PRESS KIT
INFO ABOUT THE GAME
15 Light-Minutes Away, release on 19-June-2022, is a free game to play on your browser. It also has a PC version available at https://homegamecoder.itch.io/15-light-minutes-away
The game was developed by HomeGameCoder for the Lost Relic Games Game Jam 2022
DEVELOPER CONTACT AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
To contact the developer you can use this email address: home.game.coder@gmail.com
SOCIAL NETWORK FROM HomeGameCoder
GAME DESCRIPTION
15 Light-Minutes Away is a hand-drawn puzzle game developed for the Lost Relic Games Game Jam. The game features a small interplanetary rover that players must program to perform various maneuvers. However, similar to real life, it takes time to send messages to Mars, so real-time control is not possible.
Players must think ahead, plan the rover's path, take into account wind direction, and collect special dirt while navigating to the target destination. As the levels progress, the difficulty increases, challenging players to overcome obstacles and manage the rover's battery charge.
VIDEOS
The first video is a screen recording played on the desktop.
The second video is a speedrun played on a touchscreen device.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Lost Relic Games - "I had a blast with this! One of the few games that had me playing for extended periods. As the levels went on, I has wish the arrow and add buttons were closer together, but apart from that an amazing experience, a 5/5 from me."
"KiranMusic - "The tutorial was very aesthetic! The artstyle is really cool, most satisfying buttons I've clicked this week..."
GalloPintoGames - "Super polish! The visuals and the UI are really good, sound design is crisp, this doesn't seems like a game from a gamejam. Great work!"
Marushia Dark - "Absolutely brilliant game. One of my favorites in the jam thus far. Love the hand-crafted art, especially the old-school buttons..."
THE DEVELOPER
HomeGameCoder is an alias for a solo game developer from Portugal. The developer, whose real name is Rui Caldas, is a teacher of Digital Arts and Multimedia at ESAD. Game development is one of the topics taught in his second-year class, and he aims to pass on his knowledge and passion for the field to his students.
In addition to teaching, Rui occasionally collaborates with other artists on projects, but is primarily a solo game developer. He is currently working to establish his brand and gain recognition as an artist, musician, sound designer, and programmer in the game development industry.
GAME CREDITS
Developed to be part of the Lost Relic Games - GAME JAM 2022, hosted by Lost Relic Games (John Stejskal) and TheGreekDev (George).
Game Design, VisualArts, Music and Coding > HomeGameCoder
Sounds (Freesound.org) > CraterZounds > jim-ph > Nox_Sound > sidequesting
Beta testers (My students) > Ana Campos > Ana Silva > André Soares > Adriana Silva > Alberto Remelhe > Bernardo Pinho > Catarina Reis > Carlos Gomes > Eduarda Nóbrega > Helena Sá > Henrique Maia > Ivo Pires > Jiafeng Liu > Luís Cerdeira > Margarida Magalhães > Nuno Santos > Tatiana Pereira > Simona Simeonova
Developed using Unity, Microsoft Visual Studio, GIMP and Ableton Live
Visual art draw and watercolor painted by hand.