We’ll be engaged on a assessment for Tents and Timber, so I contacted impartial Frozax Video games to speak a bit in regards to the sport and its improvement. Come test it out!

PS4Blog: Whats up! Thanks for becoming a member of us. Are you able to assist us begin off by telling our readers a bit of bit about your self and your work?

HELLO! After all, I am François Guibert, the French indie developer who runs Frozax Video games. I’ve been working full time at Frozax Video games since 2019 however I’ve been growing video games since 2002. I additionally spent over 11 years as a sport programmer at AAA studios. My principal focus recently has been cellular puzzle video games however I make different varieties of video games, on PC and now Nintendo Swap. Though I’m the one particular person within the studio, I’m largely a technologist, so I work with many freelancers for artwork, sound/music or translations for instance.

PS4B: Tents and Timber is coming to Nintendo Swap. What are you able to inform us about this sport?

On Android/iOS, Tents and Timber has been a business success permitting me to work independently full time. Picross is a peaceable puzzle sport impressed by minesweeper and sudoku. I’ve spent years including options, listening to suggestions, and enhancing. I believe the Nintendo Swap is the right console for this sport. However don’t fret as a result of this model is just not a core port of cellular gaming: The design for Swap has been up to date with correct help for particular options like numerous inputs, HD artwork and native multiplayer!

PS4B: How lengthy did it take to work on the Nintendo Swap port? Had been there any obstacles or difficulties you needed to overcome alongside the way in which?

After greater than a yr of looking for a writer, Frozax Video games lastly obtained approval for improvement and self-release on Nintendo Swap in early September 2022. I used to be so excited and acquired a devkit to begin working instantly. Since I do not use a typical sport engine, I first needed to work on porting the engine to the Nintendo Swap. However the bulk of the port was adapting the sport design and gameplay to the console. I employed an artist and we labored collectively till late January tweaking the sport and including new options. The sport is now obtainable and shall be launched on the Nintendo eShop on March 14. Total, it was lots of work, nevertheless it went fairly easily and was very fascinating and rewarding to create.

PS4B: Are you contemplating bringing any of your different video games to Nintendo’s console?

There are various prospects sooner or later that can rely on the receipt of this model. We will transfer Tents and Timber to different platforms (Steam, PS5). We will port different puzzle video games to Nintendo Swap (Grids of Thermometers or Starlight X-2). We will work on new concepts for Nintendo Swap. Nothing has been determined but!

PS4B: That is all now we have for right now. Is there anything you need to add earlier than we go?

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