Defunct
| Defunct | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Freshly Squeezed |
| Publisher | SOEDESCO |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
January 29, 2016 |
| platform | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch |
| Game engine | Unity |
| genre | Adventure |
| Game mode | Single player |
| medium | digital distribution |
| language | German, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, English, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Turkish, Dutch |
Defunct is an Adventure - Computer game that from the Swedish indie development studio developed Freshly Squeezed and SOEDESCO on 29 January 2016 for Steam for Microsoft Windows , on 19 December 2017 the Microsoft Store , on 19 December 2019 PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and was released for Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2019 .
Game principle and plot
Defunct takes place on a posthuman earth. The player plays an old, broken racing robot whose name is unknown. It accidentally fell from a spaceship and has to reach it again before it takes off. He is barely able to move himself, so he has to take advantage of the environment by using the Gravitize ability to increase his attraction. If the robot activates this function during departures, it will be faster. Disabling this ability when driving uphill leads to a lower decrease in speed. There are checkpoints and speed increases in all levels , either in the form of small balls that give a short speed boost, or as bottles that fill a blue bar after being collected and can be used whenever the player wishes. The player also has the ability to “magnetize”, which allows them to adhere to magnetic surfaces. The player can also collect yellow rings and thus unlock new skins and take part in time trials online in previously completed levels, in which he has to complete a level as quickly as possible. He can collect green balls with a 1 on them to stop the clock for a second.
reception
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On the rating website Metacritic , the Nintendo Switch version of the game - based on 4 ratings - has a user rating of 6 out of a total of 10 points. The English-language computer game website PlayStation Country rated the game with 4 out of 10 points.
Awards
| year | Event | Award | result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gotland Game Conference | Best 2nd Year Game | Won | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best execution in Art | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best execution in audio | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best execution in design | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Best technical execution | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Swedish Game Awards | Game of the Year | Won | |
| 2014 | Unity Awards | Best Student Project | Nominated | finalist |
Web links
- Official profile on nintendo.com (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Defunct. In: Metacritic. Accessed February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Grizz: Defunct - PS4 Review. In: PlayStation Country. January 24, 2018, Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Gotland Game Conference 2014 . Retrieved April 9, 2015.