Company:VoxelStorm

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Short description: British independent video game development studio
VoxelStorm Ltd
VoxelStorm
TypeLimited company
Industry
FoundedJanuary 2, 2012 (2012-01-02) in Manchester, United Kingdom
FounderEugene Hopkinson
Headquarters
Manchester
,
United Kingdom
Products
Websitevoxelstorm.com

VoxelStorm Ltd is a British independent game development studio, video game publisher and music publisher. The company was founded by Eugene Hopkinson, and is based in England and Scotland.[1] VoxelStorm has developed and released several games, most notably AdvertCity and sphereFACE.[2]

VoxelStorm writes their game engines in-house,[1][3] allowing them to have full control over what they are producing.

Themes

VoxelStorm's games tend to focus on Retrofuturism[3] and cyberpunk themes,[4] with dark cynical humour.[5] The settings of their games are frequently procedurally generated.[6][7] The graphics in VoxelStorm games tend to be heavily stylized rather than realistic.[8]

Distribution

VoxelStorm makes their games available on Windows, Linux and OS X.

Game jams

VoxelStorm has taken part in multiple Game jams. AdvertCity, a published VoxelStorm game, was originally started in a CyberPunk Game Jam.[9] GolfXTRM was made in the Fuck This Jam Game Jam.[7]

Music

VoxelStorm has been described as placing a great deal of emphasis on creating rich original soundtracks for their games.[10] The AdvertCity Soundtrack has received critical praise for its unusual genre choices for video game music, variously described as "cyber-jazz"[11] and "postrock, jazz & glitch".[12] It has been called "A profound and stunning accomplishment, even as a standalone soundtrack."[10]

Games

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "VoxelStorm is a small indie game studio based in England and Scotland, composed of a group of enthusiastic, experienced game developers, focusing on self-built 3D engines and innovative game designs.". http://voxelstorm.com. 
  2. ↑ "Rock Paper Shotgun - VoxelStorm". Rock Paper Shotgun. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/voxelstorm/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stretch, Kelly (July 23, 2015). "sphereFACE – A retro-3D vector shooter". G3AR. http://g3ar.co.za/2015/07/23/sphereface-a-retro-3d-vector-shooter/. 
  4. ↑ Brown, Fraser. "Drown a cyberpunk city in adverts with AdvertCity". PCGamesN. http://www.pcgamesn.com/indie/drown-cyberpunk-city-adverts-advertcity. 
  5. ↑ Lambert, Liam. "Kickstarter of the Week: AdvertCity". Gizorama. http://www.gizorama.com/2014/preview/kickstarter-of-the-week-advertcity. 
  6. ↑ Priestman, Chris. "Affect The Economy Of A Cyberpunk City With Advertisements In AdvertCity". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/10/affect-the-economy-of-a-cyberpunk-city-with-advertisements-in-advertcity/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Louwrens, Rogan. "Clubbing under the influence: GolfXTRM". Hidden Exit. http://www.hiddenexit.com/blog/2012/11/22/clubbing-under-the-influence-golfxtrm/. 
  8. ↑ Glass, Garrett (27 March 2014). "Virtual City Life - AdvertCity". The Koalition. http://thekoalition.com/2014/kickstarter-weekly-advertcity-still-alive. 
  9. ↑ "CyberPunk Advertisement Tycoon Game Discovered - News - Altered Confusion™ The Place to Alter your Gaming Confusion". alteredconfusion.com. http://www.alteredconfusion.com/home/2014/3/25/cyberpunk-advertisement-tycoon-game-discovered.html. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nelson, Buddy (15 April 2016). "AdvertCity OST: VoxelStorm feat. DorianSRed & Waveland – noirish ambience and dark, dense production". JamSphere. http://jamsphere.com/reviews/advertcity-ost-voxelstorm-feat-doriansred-waveland-noirish-ambience-and-dark-dense-production. 
  11. ↑ Lambert, Liam. "Swings and Roundabouts™ – AdvertCity Review". Gizorama. http://www.gizorama.com/2015/review/swings-and-roundabouts-advertcity-review. 
  12. ↑ Chris, Priestman. "Affect The Economy Of A Cyberpunk City With Advertisements In AdvertCity". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/10/affect-the-economy-of-a-cyberpunk-city-with-advertisements-in-advertcity/. 
  13. ↑ "GolfXTRM - First person golf game with no HUDs, no aiming aids, no course map, no teleport between shots, and nothing to help you find the ball.". http://voxelstorm.itch.io/golfxtrm. 
  14. ↑ "Fractyr - A vaguely Descent-inspired abstract 6-degree-of-freedom indoor flight sim / tunnel shooter.". http://voxelstorm.itch.io/fractyr. 

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