Words of Yendor – Press kit
Factsheet
Developer
SandorHQ
Based in Hungary
Release date:
1 Nov, 2023
Platforms:
Website:
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Regular Price:
Description
Words of Yendor is a procedurally generated word puzzle adventure game set in a steamgoth world of amalgamated steam-age technology and antediluvian sorcery.
Steamgoth is a far darker view of the steampunk world. Whereas steampunk can often be said to be science fiction set in an alternative Victorian-era world, Steamgoth would be horror set in that same world.
Unravel the mystery of the Word of Yendor by exploring cities and finding your way to the local Master Villain, who holds a usurped ingredient. Solve word puzzles to avoid danger and collect resources. Defeat your opponents in turn-based word duels using a unique tactical combat system.
In these procedurally generated adventures, each ending is tailor-made, for every occasion, for everyone. How, you ask? By leveraging the world’s most powerful content creation system!
History
The core idea for creating a game with word duels against an AI opponent has emerged in 2016. Countless prototypes have been created with diverse technologies, including LibGDX, Unity and Godot. The work on the final incarnation of the game started in 2020 November, using Godot 3.2. The dictionary alone took more than 6 months to compile and edit, and Project Gutenberg was extremely helpful in identifying words to fit the Victorian era context.
Features
- Turn-based, procedurally generated adventures
- Detailed, highly configurable hero/heroine portraits
- Various types of word puzzles and word duels, forged into a coherent game system
- Duel opponents that also compose words from the same pool of letters as you
- Words that can literally hurt or mend
- Mini-adventures in space-time and in the afterworld
- Collection and crafting of items and upgrades, as well as optional theft and trade of poignant curios
- Dynamic, often dramatic or humorous story, yet it’s always meaningful and personal
Some hard, technical facts for gamers
- A typical adventure can be completed in 30–200 minutes, depending on the complexity level of your choice. Words of Yendor is like chess, you don’t just play it once.
- You can save your progress at any time, and think about the challenges for as long as you like, as the passage of real time does not affect the game.
- Note that embracing the spirit of roguelikes, this is also a “permadeath” game, and if your hero falls, the game is over. However, by entering the same adventure seed number, you can replay any adventure as many times as you wish.
- It’s never just one of the “red, green, blue” endings. Each one is personal and unique!
The age of enlightenment;
The age of industrialization;
The age of steam.Scientific discoveries have opened up the secret seals of space-time
and daring explorers venture forth risking life for knowledge and riches.Yet, advocates of primeval powers resent change
and insist on practicing their foul sorcery.Oily, black smoke of burning sacrifices rises upwards
and mixes with white steam.The sky above the astroports becomes gray – like the color of televisiograph,
tuned to a channel of the dead…
Videos
Images
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Monetization Permission
SandorHQ allows for the contents of Words of Yendor to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Words of Yendor is legally & explicitly allowed by SandorHQ. This permission can be found in writing at https://sandorhq.com/games/words-of-yendor.
In Words of Yendor sometimes the PEN is truly mightier than the SWORD.
And sometimes WORDS can break your BONES,
while STICKS and STONES will never harm you.
About SandorHQ
SandorHQ is an ongoing experiment of Sándor Szigeti, a veteran game designer and IT professional hailing from Hungary, Europe. After designing and publishing the cyberpunk tabletop role-playing game “Armageddon 2092 – Mars” in 1995, it certainly took him a long time to start making computer games, but with so many interesting, quality project ideas it’s only a matter of time before they become reality for everyone to enjoy.
Credits
Sándor Szigeti – Game design, programming, additional graphics, trashman
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VikusVikus – Character portraits and encounter artwork.
Eric Matyas, Kevin MacLeod, Alexander Nakarada – Music.
Contact
Sándor: sandor@sandorhq.com