Tabletop simulator

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Tabletop simulator
Studio Berserk Games
Publisher Berserk Games
Senior Developer Jason Henry
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 5th June 2015
platform Microsoft Windows , MacOS , Linux
Game engine Unity engine
genre Simulation game
Subject Tabletop
Game mode Single player , multiplayer (LAN or online)
control Mouse , keyboard , gamepad
system advantages
preconditions		 Operating system : Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher / OSX 10.8 or higher / Steam-enabled Linux
medium Download
language English
copy protection Steam

Tabletop Simulator is an indie - computer game , which allows players tabletop games in a computer simulation to play and create. For this one is multiplayer - Physics - sandbox used that allows to the players game pieces , playing cards and other game components to interact.

Gameplay

General

Tabletop Simulator is a sandbox simulation that enables players to play various tabletop games, board games , card games and similar games. However, players have not specified a clearly programmed course of the game and are therefore asked to use the sandbox and compete against other players. After the player has chosen a game with the corresponding game board , he can interact with the associated game material, which is based on the laws of game physics . There are also many additional functions for the external appearance or the game. Up to 10 players can play online at the same time. The individual games and materials can also be combined and z. B. customize it with images, scripts or various 3D models and share it with other players.

Games

The standard games that are already integrated in the game include:

Game material

In addition to the ready-made games, there are also various game material that can be used to play other games. The game material that is already available in the game includes:

Extensions and Mods

More games can be downloaded from the Steam Workshop, which now has over fourteen thousand games and game material (including over 6000 board games and 5000 card games). This includes both well-known, real works as well as exclusive content for the simulator such as fangames . There are also several licensed games available for purchase as downloadable content for the simulator.

Development and publication

After a successful crowdfunding campaign in February 2014, the game was developed by Berserk Games , the developer studio of Jason Henry and Kimiko, as the first title and released in June of the following year. Henry already gained experience programming a mod for the game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare . Kimiko was a community manager for Chivalry and later a member of Torn Banner Studios . In an interview with Gamasutra , the two described that the game Desperate Gods was their source of inspiration and that they wanted to create a game that would make it possible to freely design and share all tabletop games.

In the crowdfunding campaign, the developers for the tabletop simulator earned $ 37,403 on Kickstarter with the support of 1,822 people. On March 15th, Berserk Games announced that they had successfully passed Steam Greenlight and are therefore entitled to offer the game for distribution on Steam . On June 5, 2015, the game was officially released on Steam.

In May 2016 it was announced that the game would be better optimized for virtual reality and in June a special version for the HTC Vive was released .

reception

Dailypad praises the many possibilities of the simulation, which cannot be compared with other computer game collections , since emphasis is placed on a real tabletoper experience through a corresponding physics engine and not the abundance of programmed games is in the foreground. Therefore, the experiences with other players and the large amount of community content are decisive for success. Compared to the analog variants, a lot of space, money and effort is saved by z. B. dismantling, assembly and meetings saved. Criticisms include the legality of the community content due to the lack of copyrights , as well as problems with performance and familiarization. The tabletop simulator gained fame through numerous Let's Play videos on YouTube .

Web links

See also

literature

  • Andreas Zintzsch, Aaron Kübler: Tabletop Simulator: How to play all board, card and role-playing games over the Internet with friends !, Bildner Verlag , 2020, ISBN 9783832854652

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alex Wawro: Mod Mentality: How Tabletop Simulator was made to be broken. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tabletop Simulator - Overview video. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
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  4. ↑ Best Tabletop Simulator Mods. In: Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b How Do Boardgame Creators Feel About Tabletop Simulator And Infringing Mods? In: Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
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  7. ↑ Alex Wawro: Mod Mentality: How Tabletop Simulator was made to be broken. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
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  10. ↑ Alex Wawro: Mod Mentality: How Tabletop Simulator was made to be broken. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Alex Wawro: Mod Mentality: How Tabletop Simulator was made to be broken. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Tabletop Simulator. Retrieved July 21, 2018 (American English).
  13. ↑ Steam Community :: Discussions. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Tabletop Simulator · AppID: 286160. Retrieved on July 21, 2018 (English).
  15. ↑ Tabletop Simulator will soon get VR support - VR ∙ Nerds. Retrieved on July 21, 2018 (German).
  16. ↑ Andreas Schnäpp: Tabletop Simulator: VR version for the HTC Vive in progress. In: ComputerBase. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Virtual Reality Game Collection - Tabletop Simulator for HTC Vive is here - VR ∙ Nerds. Retrieved on July 21, 2018 (German).
  18. ↑ Can projects like Tabletop Simulator ever replace physical board games? In: PCGamesN. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  19. ↑ tabletop simulator - YouTube. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .