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Crashlands
Developer(s)Butterscotch Shenanigans
Publisher(s)Butterscotch Shenanigans
Composer(s)Fat Bard
Engine GameMaker Studio
Platform(s) Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Apple Arcade, Xbox
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2016 [1]
Nintendo Switch
November 8, 2018
Xbox
January 29, 2021
Genre(s) Action-adventure, role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Crashlands is an action-adventure role-playing video game developed and published by Butterscotch Shenanigans. It was released on the App Store, Google Play and Steam in January 2016. [2] Shortly after release, software pirates uploaded the game to Amazon without permission. [3] The game is described as being a "story-driven crafting game" [4] and tasks players to collect resources in order to craft items such as weapons and armor. [1] Crashlands has been compared to Don't Starve. [4]

Gameplay

Plot

While fulfilling an intergalactic delivery for the Bureau of Shipping, Flux Dabes and her robotic partner JuiceBox are stopped by an alien named Hewgodooko. He explains that he is looking for a "Quantum Electrodongle", and upon learning that there is one installed on the ship, decides to destroy their ship. Flux and JuiceBox collect their packages before getting into the escape pod.

They crash land in The Savanna of the planet Woanope. JuiceBox suggests Flux builds an advanced Comm Device to contact the Bureau of Shipping for help.

Development

Development for Crashlands went underway after Sam Coster, one of the developers at Butterscotch Shenanigans, was diagnosed with Stage 4b Lymphoma. At the time, Butterscotch Shenanigans had largely been known for developing smaller titles, so Coster and his brother decided to use this as an opportunity to develop something much more ambitious.

Reception

The mobile and PC versions of the game hold aggregated scores of 93 out of 100 and 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, respectively. [5] [6] PC Gamer awarded it 73%, saying "Fun combat, great writing, and a great look, but with pacing and progression tuned for a mobile experience, not the PC." [9]

During the 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Crashlands for " Mobile Game of the Year". [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Watch some gameplay for crafting-and-combat adventure Crashlands". Polygon. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pirated version of Crashlands sold on Amazon". Gamereactor. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Crashlands developers say pirates ripped off their game, sold it on Amazon". Polygon. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Bizarre crafting-adventure Crashlands will come out next week". PC Gamer. Future plc. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Crashlands for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Crashlands for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Crashlands for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (January 20, 2016). "'Crashlands' Review – Holy Wompit, This Is Outstanding". TouchArcade. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Crashlands review". PC Gamer. Future plc. 23 January 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  10. ^ "2017 Awards Category Details Mobile Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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