Robit Games · Chucklefish
To celebrate 10 years since TAG was released it is now available on Steam for the first time. Still free, as always. Get TAG on Steam now! Treasure Adventure World will also be 50% off for the next two weeks (until 4/2/21).
To celebrate 10 years since TAG was released it is now available on Steam for the first time. Still free, as always.
Treasure Adventure World will also be 50% off for the next two weeks (until 4/2/21).
Hey TAW fans! It’s been quite a while since the last update. I am excited to announce that we have two localized editions of the game coming out this week for German and Russian players! On Thursday, Nov 8th the localized editions will go live on Steam. The fine folks at Tolma4Te
Hey TAW fans!
It’s been quite a while since the last update. I am excited to announce that we have two localized editions of the game coming out this week for German and Russian players! On Thursday, Nov 8th the localized editions will go live on Steam.
The fine folks at Tolma4Team did a FANTASTIC job with the localization and made the process as painless for me as possible. I was constantly impressed with their professionalism, quality and speed. The complexity of localizing was always something that worried me but Tolma4Team’s crew truly put my anxieties at ease.
Additional languages will be coming eventually but there is nothing to announce yet. If you are a translator interested in helping us bring TAW to more languages feel free to contact us!
Until next update… Cheers!
Read this in it's original form on our website. I want the takeaway of this post to be about the future of Treasure Adventure World, and what fans of the game can look forward to in the future. However, before I get to that I need to talk about our launch, the reception, and sale
Read this in it's original form on our website.
I want the takeaway of this post to be about the future of Treasure Adventure World, and what fans of the game can look forward to in the future. However, before I get to that I need to talk about our launch, the reception, and sales.
Critical Response
First off, the critical reception from both fans and the press exceeded my expectations. TAW currently has a 93% positive rating on Steam and a 4 ½ star rating on GOG. The goal of TAW was to recreate what people loved about TAG, fix its flaws, add some new content, and give it a pretty HD makeover. Reading the glowing user reviews from both stores tells me that the game has lived up to the expectations of the fans. Getting to interact with the fans and beta-testers through our Discord channel has also been a highlight of developing TAW.
Sales
Now let’s look at the sales numbers. Unfortunately, this is where the bad news comes in. No matter how I look at it, financially the game is a failure. Even my most conservative estimates were laughable. For the sake of transparency here are the numbers:
Units sold (as of 4/21/18 - rounded slightly):
That brings the total number of sales in our first two months to just over 2000. Even though I accrued no debt making TAW, it likely will not make a profit. I’m still not sure why our sales are so low. We had a lot going for us: a game that we knew people loved, a built-in fan base, a publisher with a good track record and low development cost. Visibility was definitely a factor - we didn’t get attention from any major press or influencers. It’s easy to blame the saturated PC market (even more saturated by platformers), but there must be more to it than that, as many quality platformers still break through.
My Response
To say this was a disappointment is an understatement. Shortly after launch, when it was apparent that our sales were going to be poor, I became anxious and depressed beyond anything I’ve experienced in a while. While the fans were getting to play and enjoy the game, I was having a hard time waking up every morning to continue fixing bugs and putting out patches. This anxiety is also why I’ve been pretty quiet on social media, and Discord lately.
A number of folks were working on TAW for a profit share. They worked hard to make TAW great and had a true passion for this project - giving them the bad news was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.
I decided my only option was to look for work, so I dusted off my resume and spent some time doing just that. I’m happy to report that I found a fantastic job (though one I never would have imagined doing) in the games industry. Being financially stable has greatly improved my mental health and I’ve finally gained the courage to write this blog post. However, having a 9-5 again has severely limited the amount of time I have to continue working on the game.
The Future
That said, we do still have plans for the future of TAW so let’s get to the stuff you came here for. Since I’ll have a lot less time to focus on development, I’m going to be doing less, but more significant updates from now on. The next update will include some (or all) of the following:
I still don’t think I’ve completely processed these last few months. After working on something for so long (nearly 6 years) only to have it abruptly end in a fizzle is surprisingly hard to deal with. It oddly feels like a year has passed in only two months. I’m beginning to feel more stable again and, with that, a desire to make TAW as great as I possibly can before moving onto my next game!
It’s been seven years since Robit Games released the original freeware Treasure Adventure Game . The charming exploration-focused platformer won over a lot of hearts, and claimed itself a few awards in the process, and so its teensy-tiny two man development team (one programmer,
It’s been seven years since Robit Games released the original freeware Treasure Adventure Game. The charming exploration-focused platformer won over a lot of hearts, and claimed itself a few awards in the process, and so its teensy-tiny two man development team (one programmer, one musician at the time) set their sights a little higher.
Despite recruiting a few new friends along the way, it must have felt like an eternity of struggle for the developers, but today their sequel/remake/followup Treasure Adventure World is available to buy under the banner of Starbound devs and Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish Games. If the trailer within is to be believed, it looks to be everything the original was and then some.
Treasure Adventure World is Now Available on Steam! Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover
Treasure Adventure World is Now Available on Steam!
Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.
A good five years after we first posted about it, Robit Games’ open-world puzzle-platformer Treasure Adventure World will sail out next month. Publishers Chucklefish Games, who also published Stardew Valley and Starbound , today announced that Treasure Adventure World will launch
A good five years after we first posted about it, Robit Games’ open-world puzzle-platformer Treasure Adventure World will sail out next month. Publishers Chucklefish Games, who also published Stardew Valley and Starbound, today announced that Treasure Adventure World will launch on February 8th. The important bit is: you get to sail around on a boat which can shrink down to fit in your pocket. Also it has exploring, fighting, puzzling, nightclubs, and other cute stuff in this trailer, but I’m mostly in it for the boat. Check out this new trailer: (more…)