Hello friends,
we are Königsborgs, Don Duality devs. We would like to tell you about our game, its development and a bit about us!
The team was formed spontaneously, during a jam, and includes the main programmer, who isn't even a gamemaker at all, the artist, the animator (he is only 15 years old!), the composer and, finally, the game designer. The game designer links the team together and, besides game design, he also deals with code and a bit of special effects. We can say that all of us in the team are self-taught.
And now, about our brainchild - Don Duality! The idea for the game came right on the first day of the jam, as it usually happens. The concept of making a tycoon with mafia money laundering through a restaurant belonged to the main programmer of the project, and the game designer just added the card interaction mechanics. In two days we made a playable prototype and posted it on the jam site, but then completely forgot about it for a month.
One of the WIPs.
After a while we remembered Don Duality and the Indie Cup festival, where in the end we decided to upload the improved version and even made the game trailer out of whatever we could. After a while our team started to receive cooperation offers, and the game was signed by the publisher Ravenage.
The idea of the game is totally innovative. How can we describe Don Duality? Originality. Addictiveness. Simple controls. As they say, easy to learn - hard to master.
The main difficulty is managing the balance. We're working on it all the time, and it's still not perfect.
The way the game looks now.
The setting was born from the game's theme of "duality." So, the title occurred literally as soon as we thought about the mafia and the restaurant. The Italian trace is more of a popular trope associated with the image of the Mafia. There is no direct inspiration for the game, although it is the mechanics with events that we took from the board game Hunted. Some of the events will have references to the real ones or from the movies. I dare say that Don Duality is a new genre that combines a card game, management, and strategy.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2247570/Don_Duality
About the game
Don Duality is a thrilling tycoon game that challenges players to manage a dual life of crime and entrepreneurship. Build a criminal empire by sending your gangsters to collect debts, rob banks, and steal valuables. Use the money earned to launder it in your legitimate business establishment. As a restaurant owner, hire and train staff, and upgrade the facilities to attract more customers.
However, balancing both lives won't be easy, as criminal activities will attract unwanted attention from law enforcement. Make strategic decisions and weigh the risks carefully as you navigate the dangerous world of organized crime and business. Can you handle the duality of running a successful restaurant and leading a criminal syndicate? Wishlist Don Duality and find out!
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