Graveyard March Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
.code
Based in Russian Federation

Release date:
TBD

Website:
indiedb.com/games/graveyard-march

Description

Graveyard March is a retro-inspired mobile game that mixes side-scrolling action with strategic approach by indirect control. Take the role of a baron from the dynasty of necromancers who was recently awaken from the millennia of sleep. You must restore your power and bring this world to its knees. Summon legions of hideous monsters without leaving your cozy sarcophagus! Help them with spells and artifacts. They will capture the cities, corrupt the shrines, kill all servants of Good and bring you all the loot. Or they will be destroyed in a blink of an eye by flying obstacles, poisoned items, merciless enemies and your own miscasted spells. Prove to be worthy of your evil ancestors and start the Graveyard March!

History

It all began way back in 2011 when Semyon started experiments with XNA and Windows Phone platform. He wanted to create a game that brings the spirit of 80s/90s hardcore gaming to mobile platforms but fully utilizes features of modern mobile devices in terms of UX. During the discussions with friends about future game’s background it was mentioned that the game market is bloated with games about killing zombies and there are no games where you should protect zombies’ graveyard from angry mobs, self-righteous paladins, zealous clerics and other nasty people. That’s how Graveyard March was born. Being a pet project it was ported on Android and iOS at the end of 2011. The real work started at the fall of 2013 when Alexander joined the game as an artist. With his high-detailed pixel art the game gained an atmosphere of classic platformers like Ghosts’n Goblins and Castlevania in all their glory.

Now we’re in the process of preparing the game for an early access release carefully polishing it and searching for the right soundtrack.

Features

A unique blend of gameplay elements from different genres such as sidescroller, action adventure and indirect control RTS.
High detailed pixel art.
The spirit of 80s/90s gaming on your mobile device.
A scenario-based campaign. Your will see 10 different levels such as the city, dungeon, elven forest or dwarf graveyard. You will face 10 different challenges to become a supreme ruler of this world.
Intense, fast-paced gameplay. You can create or lose a great army in 10 seconds flat.
Support your troops with devastating magic spells and combinations of boosting artefacts.
Two game modes: the casual for those who just want finish the game and more challenging hardcode mode with additional features and content.
Lots of funny allusions to retro games, ancient programming languages and lost gaming platforms.