- Nominate The Abandoned Planet for the Steam Awards! - 27 November 2024
🌟 Nominate The Abandoned Planet! Join us on a journey through mystery and exploration. Click the button above to nominate The Abandoned Planet for the Steam Awards. Your support means the world to us! Thank you, The Abandoned Planet Team 🚀
- Autumn Sale - Save 25% on The Abandoned Planet! - 22 November 2024
🍂 Autumn Sale – Save 25%! 🍂 From November 27th to December 4th, journey into the unknown with The Abandoned Planet at an exclusive 25% discount during the Steam Autumn Sale! Experience a captivating blend of mystery, exploration, and challenging puzzles at an unbeatable price. This is the perfect time to begin your adventure and uncover the secrets that await. See you on the planet, The Abandoned Planet Team 🚀
- Resizable Windows and wide monitor support! - 30 August 2024
In this patch, I fixed a minor bug in Act 4 and I added support for resizable game window. While the game will auto-launch in full screen mode, you can toggle out of that (according to your OS) and then resize the window how you'd like. All the menus will anchor to the 16:9 aspect ratio of the gameplay window.
- The Abandoned Planet is a Myst-like classic pixel-art adventure out now - 30 August 2024
Love your mysterious point and click adventures like the classics? Inspired by Myst and Riven, the pixel-art game The Abandoned Planet is out now. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-abandoned-planet-is-a-myst-like-classic-pixel-art-adventure-out-now
- OUT NOW! - 29 August 2024
OUT NOW! It's out! The Abandoned Planet is out now! It's normally 14.99 USD but you can grab it for 10% off for a limited time. If you didn't catch the news, here is everything in the full game: All 5 puzzle-filled acts with short story-beat cutscenes Epic final cutscene Fully animated credits scene which recaps the entire adventure New Game Plus (Escape Mode : complete the game in 2 hours... not easy!) Artwork Gallery Game Script (like a movie script of the game's story that you can read) Flappy Ship mini-game PC, Mac, and Linux support Text localized in 11 languages Explore, navigate, and point and click your way through The Abandoned Planet! Thanks for following the game. Now, go have fun and enjoy the adventure! Jeremy
- COMING AUGUST 29th! - 26 August 2024
Hello everyone, I am happy to let you all know that The Abandoned Planet is launching for PC, Mac, and Linux on Thursday August 29th. That's in just 3 days! First of all, I appreciate your patience in waiting for the game. I've polished it as much as I can think to do (at least, until more people get their hands on it haha). Good Reviews! My publisher, Snapbreak, organized an open beta and over 25,000 people got their hands on The Abandoned Planet. Here are some things people are saying: There is a very well known saying that First Impressions Last & Oh WOW, what a first impression I received, I personally love Adventure/Puzzle Point and Click games, & this has absolutely all of them perfectly designed & developed into a wonderful rare example that I think most players yurn for. To top it all off it's been wrapped up in brilliant story for those looking to flex their imagination. It's n…
- Development Update - 7 - 22 May 2024
Hello everyone, Thank you all for patiently waiting for "The Abandoned Planet". While the game is technically "finished", there are a few things left to do, like localization, which has been delayed. So, in talks with my publisher, Snapbreak, we have decided to postpone the launch of the game until August 29th. It will 100% come out on this date. Even so, I am so sorry you can't pick it up on May 23rd. My sincerest apologies. I do hope you all can understand. There are numerous factors to consider when picking a release date. We discussed it at length and we believe that August 29th will be a more ideal date than the one we had previously chosen... especially considering there are still some important things left to do. But there is good news... there's a new demo! NEW DEMO I wanted to wait until the localization was complete to release a new demo, but I've decided to just go ahead and…
- Development Update - 6 - 24 April 2024
Hey everyone! I hope everyone has been doing well over the last few months. I've been busy, and... elephant in the room... I did not meet the Q1 release date. So sorry about that. It's my fault really. With my last game I underestimated how long the final stages of making a commercial game take, and this time I repeated the same mistake. Even when you "finish" a game, there is somehow so many administrative things to take care of; screenshots, trailers, bug fixing, platform optimization, localization, Steam Achievements, etc. Each one of these can take a week or more to complete.. I am just one person after all. IT'S DONE That said though -- The Abandoned Planet is complete! Yep, you read that right; it's done. And there's a brand new voice actress, Erika Merchant, who voiced the astronaut. She's great, and I think everyone will be pleased with the change. NEW DEMO SOON Once localizatio…
- Development Update - 5 - 3 January 2024
HELLO! I hope all is well as we kick off 2024. First of all, I want to assure everyone that the game is coming along nicely and is almost finished. I'm working on the final cutscenes and wrapping up some puzzles in Act 5 (the final act). Thank you so much for your patience! Before we get into the nitty gritty, you can check out a bunch of gameplay and an overview of The Abandoned Planet in this video that it was showcased in. It's a video about upcoming adventure games in 2024. Here is the time stamp of when my game is showcased: https://youtu.be/zAtzAfV9waQ?t=4040 Setbacks & Game Length So, elephant in the room... I did not meet the 2023 release date. I'm so sorry about that! It was not my intention, but game development is very difficult to predict. Launching a game that meets developer and player expectations is no easy task. I want to make sure that players get their money's worth;…
- Development Update - 4 - 15 August 2023
Hello everyone, What a couple of months it's been! I honestly should have posted an update sooner, but alas, I have been head-down working on my next milestone; completing the background artwork for all 5 acts. Yes! That's correct, I have completed a total of 303 individual scenes for "The Abandoned Planet" (TAP).... with more to come as puzzle development commences. Maybe you're thinking, "that doesn't sound like a lot". Well, it is! While games like Myst and Riven, with their pre-rendered backgrounds, contained 100s (maybe 1000s) of backgrounds, those games weren't hand drawn. They were pre-rendered using 3D assets and then just moving the camera and taking snapshots. A huge task, for sure, but nothing compared to hand-drawing the backgrounds. On the other hand, games like Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle offer around 100 backgrounds each. This is because hand drawn artwork is ext…
- Puzzle Fest - Live Stream - 24 April 2023
Welcome to Puzzle Fest! By now you've likely realized that you've found the most technologically progressive... nay... the most high fidelity... nay nay!... the most puzzlely adventure game OF ALL TIME!!! I don't know if any of that is true, per-say, but it's not not true-ish. Regardless, "The Abandoned Planet" will undoubtedly scratch that retro-classic, point and click adventure itch. Expanded Demo? While the public demo contains Act 1, there is a closed expanded version of the demo that contains Act 1 and 2. This expanded demo is open only to those in the media (influencer/streamer/blogger). So, if you qualify, please reach out to [email protected] and I'll be happy to set you up with access to that Expanded Demo (promo branch). Either way, have fun and enjoy the demo!
- Development Update - 3 - 18 March 2023
Hello everyone, I apologize for not publishing a development update sooner, but if you follow me on Twitter, you likely saw that I've been quite active. There is lots to talk about and it's all good news! So, let's get into it. New UI The game now has a new UI! I got great feedback here and on social media about pixel-art UI vs. an HD UI. Obviously, each one has it's advantages and disadvantages. But I think I can summarize it by only listing advantages: Pixel-art UI advantages: Aesthetic perfectly matches the in-game graphics HD UI advantages: More detailed UI (which means it can be smaller and leave more in-game graphics visible), more contrast between the UI and in-game graphics, better for legible text, easier implementation for localization and different characters/alphabets, more accessible all-around. So, thinking about just advantages, HD UI wins out! Don't get me wrong, I love.…
- Development Update - 2 - 5 January 2023
Hello everyone! Welcome back for another development update for TAP. I'm happy to report that things are coming along nicely. First of all; where am I at with the game? Game Progress Well, I'm working hard completing more backgrounds, animations, and puzzles for Act 3. I'm almost done with the artwork for that Act. My plan is to complete the background artwork/animations for all 5 Acts, then go back through the game and add some additional puzzles and artwork where needed. It's always easier said than done, but my game design philosophy is this; no artwork is sacred. What does that mean? You may have noticed that many modern adventure games leave you sitting on one or two backgrounds (or maybe a handful) for 30-40 minutes of gameplay. Just going back and forth between those few areas, and jamming them with head-scratching puzzles. I personally don't like this. This ends up feeling like…
- Development Update - 1 - 25 November 2022
Hello to everyone who has wishlisted the game so far! No doubt you are wondering how development is going. So, let’s get into it and here's a little teaser video to check out: Broad Overview The full game of “The Abandoned Planet” (TAP) contains a total of 5 Acts. Likely, you noticed that Act 1 (the demo) is on the shorter side. From comments I’ve seen, first time playthroughs range from about 15 minutes to 45 minutes, depending on the player. This is good! Personally, I like to design my games with a quick descent into story and gameplay mechanics. While Acts 2 through 5 vary in length, they will be considerably longer in gameplay than Act 1. This is especially true of Acts 2, 3, and 4. No spoilers, but… as the Astronaut continues through the Acts, she’ll travel further and further away from the crash site, uncovering the mysteries of the planet. What have I been working on? When I dev…
- Live-Stream with Creator/Director Commentary (Part 2) - 8 October 2022
During NextFest, the sole-developer on "The Abandoned Planet", Jeremy Fryc, will be providing commentary on the first part of Act 1. Get behind the scenes insight into how the game is made and learn more about the planet that the Astronaut is marooned on. Don't forget to download and play the demo before you watch the commentary/live-stream!
- Live-Stream with Creator/Director Commentary - 3 October 2022
During NextFest, the sole-developer on "The Abandoned Planet", Jeremy Fryc, will be providing commentary on the first part of Act 1. Get behind the scenes insight into how the game is made and learn more about the planet that the Astronaut is marooned on. Don't forget to download and play the demo before you watch the commentary/live-stream!
- Free Demo Released! - 13 July 2022
Play an Astronaut, sent through a worm hole, and stranded on an abandoned planet. Where is she? Where did everyone go? Is she truly alone? Enjoy this 15-30 minute demo which includes Act 1, "The Crash", which is likely to be the shortest of the final game's 5 Acts. Download and enjoy!
