Tag Archives: Arcen Games

Arcen Games is celebrating the fourth anniversay of its cult classic AI War: Fleet Command with an all-new DLC expansion and a special bundle edition with all the content release to date.

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Indie Royale and Arcen Games have released the Arclight Bundle, which starting at $5.43 nets you PC and Mac keys on Steam and Desura for: A Valley Without Wind, A Valley Without Wind 2, Shattered Haven, Tidalis, and AI War: Fleet Command. The later contains all four expansions released, and promises the fifth – the upcoming Vengeance of the Machine available in beta and playable for bundle owners. If you pay $8 or more you will also get nine original soundtracks by Arcen composer Pablo Vega along with the Deorbit album from Disasterpeace. Hit up the link to purchase the bundle and find out more information. As always, a video for the compilation is below.

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The destiny of humanity is in your hands – except some fool gave them free will and the little bastards won’t stop slaughtering each other. This is Skyward Collapse, the hardest game of chess you’ve ever played against yourself.

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Skyward Collapse, the turn-based 4X god-sim from Arcen Games, is out today on Mac and PC, and the developer sent over some screenshots and a new trailer for it. The game can be picked up through the official website, Steam, and other distributors. Brenna has been playing the preview build, and as soon as she returns from her much needed vacation, she’ll have some detailed impressions. Earlier today she told me it’s “sort of like playing chess against yourself, only you’re always a total bastard”. Awesome.

Check out the assets below, and the system requirements and features through the official website.

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Skyward Collapse, in which you play a hassled deity trying to keep your people from fighting to the death over petty religious squabbles, arrives next week.

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Indie developer Arcen Games has put its highly varied catalogue on sale on Steam. Save 75% this week on Shattered Haven; A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 Pack; Tidalis; AI War; all four AI War expansions; the AI War Alien Bundle; and all bundles. There’s probably something for everyone but shooter fans in there; get in before April 22 to capitalise. In addition, AI War is part of the GamersGate’s IndieFort Spring Bundle. Arcen Games told us that the sale and bundle are important because the team has already moved on to two new projects – Skyward Collapse and Exodus of the Machine.

Arcen Games have announced its new turn-based 4X god sim called Skyward Collapse is n development.

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Shattered Haven is a top-down action adventure with rogue-like tendencies, but instead of the usual sandbox survival affair, it comes equipped with a narrative. Learn what motivates our heroes to keep surviving in the face of zombie apocalypse in the launch trailer through the break.

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Arcen Games’ latest, Shattered Haven, has gone into beta, meaning everyone who pre-orders will now have access to the latest build. The $10 top-down survival adventure title is 25% off during its beta period, which will run until March 18, when version 1.0 is due to launch. Read more about the post-apocalyptic indie on the Arcen blog, and check out a recent trailer through the break.

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If you bought the first version of indie side-scroller A Valley Without Wind, you’ll be pleased to learn you’re now in possession of the vastly-improved follow-up.

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A Valley Without Wind is a rather lovely indie title from Arcen Games. It’s a Metroid-vania platform title with retro visuals and tons of weapons. It’s getting a sequel, and if you already own the original, you get the new game for free.

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Shattered Haven is described as a “Top-Down, 2D, Action-Adventure, Mildly-Rougelikeish Game” by developer Arcen Games. It’s dark, pixelated and brooding. It could be your retrofied answer to the Fallout series. Check out the PC trailer below.

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A Valley Without Wind is cheap as chips at the moment, and if you nab it now, you’ll be ready for the huge graphical re-tool indie developer Arcen Games is planning on.

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You’re making money and the critics love you. Where can you possibly go from there? Chris Park tells Jamie Dazell how lauded indie developer Arcen Games keeps its feet on the ground.

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How do a couple of bright sparks with a liking for gaming grow into a team of full-time indie developers? Jamie Dalzell talks to Chris Park of AI War and A Valley Without Wind developer Arcen Games.

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The developer behind the much-feted A Valley Without Wind credits Steam with helping to keep indies afloat.

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A Valley Without Wind is now available to get from Arcen Games’s website on PC and Mac. Downloads of the side-scroller will remain in demo mode until a licence key has been purchased. Get the launch trailer for it below.

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Arcen Games has announced the third and final beta testing phasefor A Valley Without Wind has begun, the side-scrolling, open-world action game is nearing a full release for Windows and OS X.

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Randomly generated worlds, replaceable player characters and a blend of adventure and strategy; what’s not to like? Brenna Hillier checks out A Valley Without Wind, and talks to Arcen Games CEO and lead programmer Chris Park.

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The strange and intriguing indie survival game A Valley Without Wind has just gone into beta – check out the trailer, the beta client, and the hefty pre-order bonus, in that order.

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