Hi everyone, I'm super thrilled to announce that the Hydro demo is ready to play!!!
I've been working on this game for almost 6 months now and I know that doesn't sound like very long, but it's definitely been a journey for me so far (and it still is!), developing this game from scratch from just a seed-idea and having to also learn a brand new game engine at the same time!
It's inspired by Nucleares and to an extent, Infra, but I think you'll agree that it carries with it it's very own charm. I wanted to make a power station simulation game first and foremost, but I dislike modern gadgets and do-dads! I wanted an 'antique' / 'vintage' feel to everything. I wanted the player to experience bringing an old hydro-electric power station back to life and making it roar again.
Hopefully as you play the Demo, it will convey to you the feeling of re-discovering an vintage power station as you help make it 'sing' once again. All is not roses though...there is a lot of 'work' you will need to do as the player to up-keep the power station! It was previously run by many employees before it was abandoned...and now you're having to do everything yourself!
The journey doesn't end here though. This Demo is intended to convey just a minimalist 'cross-section' of the much larger set of content that will be included in the full release of Hydro which I plan to complete hopefully by end of 2025. So whatever you see in this Demo, imagine the full game to have 'more of everything' that you see.
In any case I will try not to spoil anything here! Please play the Demo and I hope you enjoy it as much as much as I loved creating it.
All the best,
Fred @ Harman Motor Works