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Dawn of the Devs will let you take your favourite game developers on an adventure

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Dawn of the Devs

If you’ve ever wanted to play a game that has famous developers as the leads, look no further than Dawn of the Devs – a brand new game that’s popped up on Kickstarter. It features the likenesses of Tim Schafer, Hideo Kojima, Cliff Bleszinski, and (potentially) more (via Kotaku).

Dawn of the Devs is a 2D puzzle platformer where three game industry gurus (Tom Schiffer, Biff Klozinski and Hiro Komiya) embark on an epic quest after they are drawn into theWicked World of Gaming, an alternate world where every negative aspect of the game industry has come to life thanks to the dark arts of a sinister character.

Together they’ll have to combine their unique abilities while they journey through twisted lands, defeating enemies and solving puzzles to rid the World of Gaming from the menace that has risen and threatens to destroy the game industry forever.

  • Puzzle, action and stealth in a 2D old school platformer!
  • Team up and switch between characters, using their special abilities!
  • Journey through a wicked world of gaming!
  • Homage to all game developers and a nod to the game industry!
  • Detailed 2D art & animations!
  • PC Steam / GOG DRM Free

Though I’m not entirely sold on the title, I can’t deny that Dawn of the Devs actually has an interesting gameplay idea behind it. You see, each developer has abilities that more or less ties into something that they’re well known for.

Tim Schafer Tom Schiffer for example, has an adventure game cursor and inventory that’ll let him interact with the world and store stuff respectively. Cliff Bleszinksi Biff Klozinski on the other hand, carries a weapon that can both fire and saw through enemies, while Hideo Kojima Hiro Komiya has a cardboard box that allows him to sneak about.

The team behind the project, Underdog Studios, are looking for $65,000 to get the project off the ground. If they get more however, they’ll add other bonuses to their title, like additional characters. If enough money is raised, you can expect to see Milo Deveraux, Nick Gable, and Shiro Miyata. Just take a look at the header image above If you don’t know who they’re meant to be.

At time of writing, Dawn of the Devs has raised $7,866, and has 29 days to go. It’s still early days, so it’s hard to tell if it will be fully funded or not. I kinda hope it does – I’d love to see how exactly it turns out. That, and there is lots of room to add even more developer personas. Could we get Koji Igarashi Goji Rikarashi with a hat and whip please?

Last Updated: September 8, 2016

11 Comments

  1. What would Sean Murray’s powers be?

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    • Pariah ???

      September 8, 2016 at 12:39

      As soon as an enemy spawns, he jumps into a space ship and flies away.

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    • ??????? ????? ™

      September 8, 2016 at 12:39

      Deception level 9000

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      September 8, 2016 at 12:56

      He has no powers and only half the control scheme of the other devs.

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      • ??????? ????? ™

        September 8, 2016 at 13:00

        You can’t choose him in multiplayer or co-op

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        • VampyreSquirrel

          September 8, 2016 at 13:01

          You also can’t see any other devs while “playing” as him

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    • HairyEwok

      September 8, 2016 at 12:57

      He’s a bad guy though, so I don’t think you can play him.

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  2. Ottokie

    September 8, 2016 at 12:39

    Oh good. I have some “fun” plans for Sean Murray

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  3. Original Heretic

    September 8, 2016 at 12:48

    Similar in concept to the old Lost Vikings games.

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    • ??????? ????? ™

      September 8, 2016 at 12:50

      Man, that game was good, and tough as nails!

      OH YOU MESSED UP AT 99.99999% ????

      RESTART LEVEL BITCH!

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  4. Dutch Matrix

    September 8, 2016 at 15:22

    See? They gonna make their budget, then get sued for a gazillion dollars by Cliffy B…

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