Factsheet
Developer:
Mantis-Eye Labs, LLC
Based in United States
Release date:
January 15 2018
Website:
realmoftheghostking.com
Available From:
$2.99 - Steam
Description
Realm of the Ghost King is a quick-play roguelike where you must battle your way through eight randomly generated dungeons to defeat the Ghost King and become the new king of the realm.
History
Mantis-Eye Labs, LLC is an incredibly small and unsuccessful indie game studio. It's also just one person. That would be me, Mike Watson. Realm of the Ghost King is my first commercial game release! Mantis-Eye Labs, LLC was official formed in 2017 but it's always existed in my heart, if you really think about it.
Previously I've worked in or around the game industry doing web development but never working on the actual games.
Features
- Turn-based, traditional roguelike, but simplified
- Focused on short gameplay sessions. It should only take 20 minutes to beat the game.
- Eight different monsters you can play as, each with unique strengths and weaknesses.
- Manage your resources, make decisions that impact your playthrough.
- Blow up the level, enemies and even yourself with bombs! Levels are fully destructable!
- Pixel art graphics and beep-boop sounds for a cool retro feel.
- Technically passes the Berlin Interpretation, I think?
Videos
Launch Trailer YouTube
Announcement Trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Selected Articles
- "The rules are simple, and the small scale coupled with the puzzle-y aspect lend an interesting, vaguely chess-like air. It’s arguably more like Rogue or Nethack than most in that regard, but with all the fiddly parts trimmed off."
- Sin Vega, Rock, Paper, Shotgun - "All of this is incredibly accessible while also deeper and more tactical than it first appears."
- Thomas Faust, IndieGames.com
About Mantis-Eye Labs, LLC
Boilerplate
A developer and publisher of roguelike games including Realm of the Ghost King.
More information
More information on Mantis-Eye Labs, LLC, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Contact
Support
help@mantiseyelabs.com
Homepage
realmoftheghostking.com
Indie DB
indiedb.com/games/realm-of-the-ghost-king
Twitter
twitter.com/mantiseyelabs
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks