Hello friends!
It's been one year since we launched and I believe the traditional first anniversary gift is a sale, isn't that right? Or is it loafers? Well, either way, we're celebrating with a big sale for Roundguard just about everywhere, so now's a good time to tell a friend to pick it up.
Yeah, so... One whole year, huh? It's hard to sum what the last year has meant for us. This was the first year Bob and I got to be full time indies -- a dream come true! Although with our daughter's preschool shut down due to COVID, it hasn't really been full time at all... It's been a stressful year, as I'm sure it's been for all of you. But it's also been so rewarding. Hearing stories about how Roundguard has been a fun activity for cooped up families, a way to introduce your partner to your love of roguelikes, or a kind distraction in a time of pain has consistently warmed our hearts. Thank you all so much for sharing with us.
And we've been completely blown away to see Roundguard nominated for a ton of lovely awards, including "Mobile Game of the Year" by the Golden Joystick Awards, "Best Mobile Game" by Destructoid and the New York Game Awards, "Best Apple Arcade Game" by the Pocket Gamer Awards, "Excellence in Game Design" by DevGAMM, and "Best Family Game of the Year" by the NAVGTR Awards.
But we haven't been resting on our round little laurels. In the last year, we've released the Treasure Hunter update, Halloween & Winter seasonal events, and the Gift Giver update, adding more game modes, monsters, unlocks, and tortured puns. And we're not finished yet! Spring is coming and there's new life sprouting up in Roundguard...
We've been working on a new hero! I'll give you a hint: her class type rhymes with "fluid"... which is fair, because we're still working out the details, but I'll be talking more about her soon enough. And in about a month or so, we'll be running a beta test to get the new hero tuned and polished and we'd greatly appreciate your feedback. If you're interested in helping, please come sign up for the beta in our Discord and we'll let you know as soon as we're ready.
Thanks again for hanging with us this last year. I'm feeling hopeful for the next one. Let's chat again soon!
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Andrea, Wonderbelly Games