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Witchball
A post-reality racing game.
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Release Date:
Jan 2, 2018
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Independent
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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔
Awards
Awards:
IGF 2018, Honorable Mention - Nuovo Award
Ludicious 2018, Innovation in Game Award - WINNER
IndieCade 2017, Official Selection
IGF 2017, Honorable Mention - Nuovo Award



Public showings:
No Quarter - NYC, Oct 2016
Waypoint (livestream/interview) - NYC, Nov 2016
Juegos Rancheros - Austin TX, Nov 2016
PRACTICE - NYC, Nov 2016
DBA Arcade - NYC, Nov 2016
Mild Rumpus @ GDC - San Francisco CA, March 2017
Bar SK - Melbourne Australia, March 2017
Night Out: Fundraiser for Urban Justice Center -
NYC, June 2017
Indiecade - Los Angeles CA, Oct 2017
We Throw Switches - Scotland, Oct 2017
Automat - Gothenberg Sweden, Oct 2017
UCLA Game Art Festival - Los Angeles CA, Nov 2017

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About This Game

Witchball is a post-reality racing game played by children in the year 2601. Massive environmental change has made much of the world inaccessible, and long-distance travel impossible. Communities are isolated, but communication has advanced to the point where short distances between people barely exist at all.

In Witchball, two players compete in a high speed foot-race while simultaneously playing a 2D pong-like ball game on the surface of the screen. Points are gained in both aspects and tallied per lap, so it’s important -- and tricky -- to manage the space better than the opponent.

** LOCAL MULTI-PLAYER ONLY **

FEATURES:
  • 1v1 Competitive Racing (Two XBOX controllers recommended, keyboard works though!)
  • Challenging volleyball-like gameplay -- play on both you and your opponent's cameras!
  • Four different courses with varying modes, for a total of 9 Tracks
  • 8 Different Special Abilities

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Originally used for fishing, glass buoys became associated with witches during witch-hunts in the late 1600s. Traditionally, a ‘witch ball’ is a glass orb hung in a home to ward away bad or evil spirits. The act of play, and games by extension, can function in a similar way -- kind of like a respite from the darkness. Games won’t solve any problems, and neither will a ward, but safeguards and rest are necessary parts of life and games can provide that. A game as a ward, not an escape.

Have fun!

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>> Made in GameMaker Studio 1.4
>> If you find yourself having framerate issues, switch to 1280x800 resolution -- very high resolutions (like retina screens) give my graphics a hard time!
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System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10
    • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: At least one Xbox 360 Controller
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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