Excalibur Games Digital products, Jan – April 2016

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Jan – April 2016

When you work in a field as evolving and unique as computer games, you need to have passion and a flair for spotting the next big hit.As the publishing arms of distributor Contact Sales, Excalibur and First Class Simulations have seen the cyclical path of the games industry many times over in the last 15 years, with some memorable titles such as Farming Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator – franchises that are still as strong today as they ever were. First Class Simulations was a leading publisher of enhancement software for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator and Train Simulator until the sudden withdrawal from this market by Microsoft. Moth-balled for a few years the re-emergence of these simulators from Dovetail has breathed new life into add-on products via a new digital delivery platform and once again we see these products back in demand.

The role of Excalibur in the games arena has advanced and developed over the last few years from re-publisher of licensed titles to developer to sponsor of Indie games developers, helping new and emerging young developers achieve their objectives on the world stage. With digital delivery going from strength to strength with a world-wide reach at the touch of a keyboard, selling product in this highly competitive market place presents new challenges on an almost daily basis.

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…helping new and emerging developers…

We welcome contact from new Indie developers to see how we can help shape their games and ideas; our in-house project team are themselves passionate gamers who seem to have a bottomless pit of ideas to challenge the developer and garner interest from the consumer.

We are looking forward to an Indie year in 2016 with a number of fantastically original games, some retro ideas and an expansion to the simulation range.

One such title that has proven to be a massive hit in the digital area is Shoppe Keep, a medieval shop management game requiring a savvy business brain to sell the most desired swords, spells and potions. It’s incredible fun and addictive to play.

Searching out new talent has also led us to achieve a Sony development contract to bring some of these exciting new projects to console and hand-held platforms. It’s a first for Excalibur, raising the bar yet again with our innovative approach. We will be launching our first Sony products during the first quarter of 2016 and we believe that we will be offering some fresh ideas coupled with the gameplay today’s consumer demands.

We’ve put together this digital catalogue that gives a taste of some of the Indie products I have talked about and also some new projects we have in development ourselves. I hope you will share some of my excitement for the games we have in store.

Best wishes

Robert Stallibrass Managing [email protected]

We welcome Indie developers to contact us…

We will be launching our first Sony products…

tel: 01869 338833 email: [email protected]

World Ship Simulator is now on Early Access courtesy of a brand new development team charged with taking the best elements of Excalibur’s first foray into the ship simulation genre and expanding and refining the gameplay with a view to quickly establishing the game as the go-to ship simulation title on PC and Mac. Using Unity 5, the new development team has brought together a number of features designed to stimulate the die-hard enthusiast. These include a brand new career mode with complete missions that are challenging to complete and truly develop the player’s experience. The open-world environment allows for sailing between the three ports that are available with this Early Access version. Further development will expand the ability to sail from port to port in a totally free-roam world. Content includes three new vessels – tugboat, fishing boat and a hovercraft together with three remodelled ships from European Ship Simulator. In Free Play mode you can set sail immediately around your environment and practice the handling of all vessels in random weather conditions. As well as battling against the elements such as rain or fog, the water physics will set a more dynamic challenge. An essential feature of all good simulations is the career mode as it develops the players experience and sense of ownership. Here there are a variety of missions which increase in difficulty as you develop your skill set and unlock further missions to build your career. We listened to the reviews for European Ship Sim to find out exactly what players wanted and based on this feedback have introduced AI crews who are all interactive. You can also inspect the damage you may have caused your vessel and see what impact this has on your career.

Developer Odin Games for Excalibur

Available NOW ON STEAM (EARLY ACCESS)

Price £10.99

World Ship Simulator


‘Shmup fans unite, this is great fun!’

Circuit Breakers takes you on a trip back to 1990’s arcade style glory days in this top down action shooter featuring a massive array of interesting weapons and a horde of killer robots. Available on Steam for only a few days as we go to press with this catalogue, the game has received overwhelming 100% review coverage. You can connect up to four controllers for co-operative multi-play and there’s also on-line multi-play in development.

There are four cute characters – or maybe not so cute when you see the weapons they’re carrying! A whole host of different game levels all with switchable core mechanics and tactical gameplay adds to the fun.

Developer Triverske

Available NOW ON STEAM

Price £6.99

Circuit Breakers


Be at the centre of a medieval fantasy world where savvy adventurers stock up on swords, spells and potions. Shoppe Keep is a fascinating store that needs to be stocked well to keep your unruly customers happy – discover the challenges in retail as you find out the customer is always right! Keep attracting new business by making sure the store is clean and tidy with stock well displayed and make necessary repairs so that the standard is well maintained. Whilst doing all this you will need to keep a wary eye for thieves and barbarians intent on stealing or destroying your merchandise and you must not be averse to clearing away the odd corpse! The Helper Bot will assist you but there’s still lots to do.

There is a free to roam sandbox environment although there are quests to guide you through you are mainly free to do as you wish.

Available in Early Access on Steam since August 2015, Shoppe Keep has been hugely popular with a constant 86% positive review score. It is well supported with regular updates and the gameplay features 30+ scenarios. There is also a planned Sony “PS4” version for 2016.

Developer Arvydas Zemaitis


Price £4.99

Shoppe Keep


Space Overlords is a 3D isometric seek and destroy arcade game, built and designed to be a fast-paced action shoot-fest with gripping gameplay. Excalibur is a proud sponsor of Indie game developers and with a Sony licensing agreement now in place, Space Overlords will be our first release of a PC and Sony console formats. Set in a huge gameplay world with seven galaxies, each with eight planets, single player and multi-player mode it’s easy to see that being an Overlord is enough to satisfy the appetite of the most critical fans of the shoot ‘em up genre.

• The built-in level editor offers the player a sense of ownership of the game – create your own planets and share them with friends

• Have fun attacking other players’ planets for action packed gameplay

• Three single player modes and four multi-player modes

• Pick-up-and-play free rampage – destroy every building and inhabitant of a planet before time runs out

• Enjoy playing as a different race with a choice of up to six Overlords

• PVP Multiplayer mode (up to four players).

• Character upgrade with items and power ups adds to pace of the game Developer 12 Hit Combo

Available PC & STEAM (Feb 2016), Sony formats (April 2016)

Price From £10.99

Space Overlords


CTU, a spiritual successor to the classic SWAT games, demands patience and tactical judgement to succeed against overwhelming odds. Designed as a first person shooter but encouraging tense and tactical gameplay, command your team to secure the safety of hostages. A dozen terrorist activities take place across several locations and the player can choose from some of the finest weapons and tools including the third eye tactical camera. On-line multi-player and single player modes need the right judgement call in the field to determine the difference between life and death!

• Respond to a dozen terrorist activities across several locations

• At your disposal are the finest weapons and tools including the third eye tactical camera

• In Single Player mode level up characters similar to XCOM: Enemy Unknown

• Make true judgement calls while on the field in order to make the best use of your units

• Complete a variety of missions with online Multiplayer


Available STEAM (February 2016)

Price £10.99

CTU : COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT


Perfect Universe, a monochrome hand drawn 2D platform game due February 2016 from indie developer Will Sykes. At its heart Perfect Universe is a mind-bending platformer that plays with gravity. Featuring three core single player games and a further six multi-player events.

Glide among the stars in classic 2D platforming style in Perfect Moon. Manoeuvre a rocket ship across a selection of levels with a new take on the ‘thrust’ style genre in Starlight. Take on the challenge of guiding Mr Legs (an alien being with an intricate and bizarre control scheme) around space in Moon Life.

Compete against friends (or AI) in Sports Day, a special multi-player focused selection of games that continue to use gravity in interesting ways, such as using a planet’s gravitational pull to get a hole in one in Moon Golf or frantically controlling Mr Legs in a four-versus-four bubble popping conquest for points.

• Local multi-player games (1-4 players)• Moon Golf – a side on game of interplanetary golf • Gravity Dodge – a frantic death match in gravity warping arenas • Rocket Ball – air hockey played with rocket ships • Balloon Pop – flail about to pop more balloons than your friends • Moon Volley – volley ball played around a moon • Rocket Race – race round a track in a rocket ship • 9 games in total; mind bending gravity; local multiplayer; unique art style

Developer Will Sykes Games

Available PC & STEAM (Feb 2016), Sony formats (April 2016)

Price PC – £6.99 Sony Console – TBC

Perfect Universe


From one of the developers for the incredible Formula 1 franchise (2012 to 2014), Greg Pryjmachuk introduces a unique driving simulator experience.

Jalopy is set shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall and plunges you into the austere and gritty reality of East Germany. Players will need to maintain a classic ‘lemon’ of a car, the Jalopy, as they drive through 1990’s Europe taking their uncle back to his home town.

The rise of capitalism means that currency is no longer accepted and the player must begin to use their wits to make money. This includes scavenging for parts and smuggling contraband into several regions to sell at a high profit. Depending on the players actions, they may be at risk from border patrol guards searching for banned exports.

The old Jalopy that your uncle has entrusted you with requires constant attention to keep it roadworthy. There are millions of component configurations, ranging from engines and carburettors to tyres. It’s a game full of surprises, intrigue and an entrancing, surreal atmosphere.

Developer Greg Pryjmachuk Minskworks

Available STEAM (April 2016 – Early Access)

Price £10.99

Jalopy (working title)



Price £10.99

Developer Triverske

Available NOW ON STEAM

Price £6.99

Developer Arvydas Zemaitis


Price £4.99

At a glanceIf you want to find out more about these games, or any other games we are publishing in 2016, please contact us:

01869 338833

[email protected]

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Available STEAM (Feb 2016)

Price £10.99

Developer 12 Hit Combo

Available PC & STEAM (Feb 2016) Sony formats (April 2016)

Price From £10.99

Developer Will Sykes Games

Available PC & STEAM (Feb 2016) Sony formats (April 2016)

Price PC £6.99 - Sony Console TBC

Developer Greg Pryjmachuk Minskworks

Available STEAM (EARLY ACCESS) (April 2016)

Price £10.99


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