Dreaming Door’s first project, Golden Treasure: The Great Green, has now been officially announced and the full release is coming to Steam in June! This, of course, raises quite a few questions. In the coming weeks, we will attempt to answer some of these. We'll start with a few commonly-received inquiries:
Do I actually play as a dragon in this game, or is it just about dragons?
Yes, you are completely and wholly draconic in this game. You will literally have the experience of hatching from your egg, and will be one of the blessed Kin (which is what they call themselves - other beings call them the Draak) until the moment you die (or stop playing).
To which genre will Golden Treasure belong?
This is a frequent question, and it's honestly a little hard to answer. The best one we can give is that it is “deep role-playing". You, as a dragon, are in charge of your own life, and can choose how to spend your time. Will you hunt? Explore? Engage an owl in a riddle contest? Battle a rival for a lost artifact? Gather treasure? Seek enlightenment? The dragon you are will evolve with each choice. There are thousands of choices in the game, and each one matters.
But this isn't just a choose-your-own-adventure thing - you have statistics, based on the elements, which are key in everything from being swift enough to run down a deer or being fierce enough to incinerate a bear to being eloquent enough to convince a heron to give up frogs, etc. The game features complex hunting and combat systems, and even first-person labyrinths. You must hunt regularly to stay alive, and you are exploring an open world to reveal new opportunities and ways to spend your time.
Though this is a true RPG and you have attributes, you have no levels. There is no such thing as Experience Points - you learn and grow by, well, learning and growing. Magic isn't just a button you click, it's a secret of the universe which you will have to learn and fully internalize.
We're striving to deliver the experience of truly being a dragon in mind and spirit as well as body, so we call it "deep roleplaying”. Others have called it a “dragon simulator”, which isn’t inaccurate either, though this description may bring to mind something quite different from the hand-painted, challenging and thoughtful experience that is Golden Treasure.
So the first game is "Golden Treasure - The Great Green". Does that mean you're planning on other Golden Treasure games?
Oh, yes! Most certainly. Plans exist for 5 Golden Treasure games in the long term, although of course which ones will find their way into full development will depend on how the first one is received. The life of a dragon is filled with too many possibilities to be addressed in just one game. The Great Green will be focused on life in the forest and the spirit of the land itself, but dragons don't always live in forests - each new game will have the player making a lair in a completely different environment and finding brand-new adventures which can only be found in such a place.
For now, the best answer to your questions is simply playing the free demo, already available on Steam. You have an amazing world and unforgettable experiences to gain, and nothing at all to lose!
If you're a content creator or a curator, you can request a key on Keymailer HERE, or by emailing suzie at teamcriticalhit dot com!
Golden Treasure: The Great Green launches on June 17th, so get in there, try our demo, and don't forget to add us to your Wishlist!