Krito

Coder & musician

This is Krito. He programs the board computer and takes care that our project don't hit any rocks. He has studied mathematics and is a seasoned programmer. Thanks to his foresight we port around every obstacle.

And when he is not busy programming, he just goes into his sound studio and records music and sounds, so that our game worlds also sound fantastic.

https://christophfranke.info

Heizer

Graphics design & art historian

This is the stoker. He works hard to heat the chip with 2D and 3D graphics. With plenty of love for detail he creates new worlds. Without him our games would be boring tables. He knows the grafics engine pretty well and paints even in the old machines beautiful images.

As a studied art historian and historian* he has a special view for historic presentation and interrelation.

http://fabiankampa.de

Achtung Kurve

This remake of the old classic Zatacka is a small side project with the intent to create an online version of the game, that carries the minimalistic charme of the original.

Multple player try to surround and cross of each other.

http://achtungkurve.net

Americas

We started this as a hobby project in 2018 with the goal of developing a remake of the outstanding Colonization from 1994. However, we quickly realized that simply copying it would not be satisfying.

We are fascinated by the core scenario of America's colonization. The central themes of settling a supposedly "new" world, building societies through migration, as well as the conflicts between European settlers and the indigenous population, are highly compelling—and unfortunately still relevant today. Based on these thematic foundations (and some strategic elements from Colonization 1994), we are developing an independent grand strategy game with strong city-building elements, combining a traditional aesthetic with modern technology.

We are currently preparing our application for prototype funding from the Film and Media Foundation NRW, alongside a complementary crowdfunding campaign. This campaign aims to both strengthen the financial foundation for prototype development and establish an engaged community early on, with whom we can discuss progress and development decisions.

For our prototype, we plan to move away from the Javascript world entirely and fully embrace the Unreal Engine, allowing us to present a more vibrant and detailed world.

If you’d like to try out the current state of our hobby project, head over to:

https://play-americas.com/