What was it like working on the game during COVID-19?
The first pandemic measures in our country (Slovakia) were taken in March and they effectively scrambled our working routines. We had to work from home (which was incomparably harder for those of us with kids) so we had to come up with a new system for daily meetings, discussions, reporting etc. Eventually we settled on a system of regular daily calls suitable for each member of our team and we’ve been using it since.
One of the hardest things while working from home was keeping a disciplined regime and learning to separate work, family time and free time. With deadlines pressing in, one has a tendency to work late into the night which is even more dangerous when you’re working from home.
Pandemic measures were milder in the summer, so we returned back to our office, which was a nice and welcome change. However with the rise of COVID numbers in October we’re back on home-office.
What was it like getting to have your demo featured in various online festivals?
It was a great experience! We haven’t attended an online festival before so we learned a lot of new things. The highlight for us was probably the Steam Summer Games Festival. We showed and played the game on a live stream and we were expecting some 50 - 80 people to join in. That estimate was quickly thrown out of the window as more than 900 people watched us play the game! We were very excited.
What are your favourite types of games to play?
I guess platformers are somehow popular in our team. Almost all of us played Celeste and Steamworld Dig 2, most also played Hollow Knight. Platformers aside, our taste in games differs wildly - some prefer online multiplayer games, others are into turn-based strategies, RPGs or couch co-op multiplayers. Speaking of couch co-op, we played Overcooked on our small Christmas party last year and we had a ton of fun!
Regarding my personal game preference, I really liked to play point and click adventures on my 8bit computer when I was young. Nowadays I have very little time to play games, but when I do I choose something that I can play in the company of my two little daughters. They love to watch and comment on the game.