Gamezebo was at GDC this year, catching up with our favourite mobile games developers. We were stoked to catch up with This War of Mine developer 11 Bit Studios who, despite just releasing the excellent Beat Cop on mobile this …
Gamezebo was at GDC this year, catching up with our favourite mobile games developers. We were stoked to catch up with This War of Mine developer 11 Bit Studios who, despite just releasing the excellent Beat Cop on mobile this year, has two huge releases launching very soon.
The first of these is the Stories DLC for This War of Mine, which is already available on Steam. It will launch as a standalone expansion on mobile this very week, on March 27.
Stories takes place over two different episodes, each with their own standalone narrative. The first episode, Father’s Promise, takes place in four new locations and tells the story of a family’s struggle to cling onto humanity. There are two new mechanics, one of which involves dialogue and the other is about searching for clues.
The second episode, The Last Broadcast, casts you as a radio-operator struggling with a moral dilemma. Again, this includes four new locations, new mechanics, and new characters. There will be a third episode that might launch alongside the mobile version.
11 Bit Studio is also working on bringing Moonlighter to mobile this summer. If you haven’t played the Steam version of this yet, it’s an action RPG roguelike that draws a lot of inspiration from The Legend of Zelda and The Binding of Isaac.
You play as a shopkeeper that must traverse dungeons to find things to sell. You can then place them on sale in your shop, setting their price, recruiting assistants, upgrading your shop.
Battles are very strategic, with you having to learn attack patterns and master your weapons to walk away unscathed. You’ll also have to keep an eye out for other obstacles and traps that can make short work of you.
There’s also an element of Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon to the experience, as you can get to know the nearby villagers. You can even invest in their businesses to help grow the village of Rynoka.
Villagers can also help you craft new gear and enchant your current gear. It pays to be a friendly guy in Moonlighter.
11 Bit Studios has put a lot of work into adapting Moonlighter for mobile. The most notable change is in the touch control scheme. You simply tap to move, swipe to dodge, and attack automatically.
You can tap on any enemy to target them, though your character will automatically target the nearest enemy. As a result of this new gameplay, you’ll face less enemies than in the PC version, but each enemy will be more powerful. So precision is more important here.
We didn’t actually see any of the shop gameplay, though 11 Bit assured us that the gameplay hasn’t changed. There’ll be a new UI though that’s more suited to mobile though.
Moonlighter will launch on mobile this summer. It might be a premium app or free to play with ads but 11 Bit Studios isn’t sure yet. We reckon, given its current trend, it will launch as a premium app.
