Kactus Games

Description

Kactus Games is an independent game studio based in Perth, Western Australia. We love RPGs and want to bring a RPG to the Android platform that melds elements from classic titles from both east and west, while also utilising current touch screen technology.

History

Pre-Kactus Games

Kamil and Sue met in high school through lunch time & D&D (2nd Edition) play sessions. Eventually Kamil graduated with a degree in Computer Science and worked on various non-game related corporate projects. Kamil has made several games before The Legacy of Barubash but completed very few and released none, thinking of game making as a hobby. Sue went off to fix teeth. However, unsatisfied with a job that did not allow for much creativity she quit dental practise after a few years and studied concept art.

Early History

Kactus Games was formed in mid-2010 when Kamil and Sue impulsively thought, “Hey, let’s make a small simple RPG! It can’t take more than a few months!” Soon the project took on a life of its own. The scope of the project was greatly broadened by an investor who promised funds for the game. However the money never materialised, and Kactus Games is still entirely self-funded. Both Kamil and Sue found themselves waving goodbye to a day job (although Kamil kept one job so as to take care of that pesky money for food problem). The Legacy of Barubash soon required additional team members. Sue approached Stephan Duquesnoy, a concept artist based in the Netherlands whom she had met through the concept art community. Stephan then formed Stroke Studios and went on to provide almost all of the visuals for The Legacy of Barubash. Simon Bennett joined the team early on as a linguist, sound designer and writer. Unfortunately Simon had to the leave the project in mid-2012 due to changed personal circumstances.

Current

Kactus Games has recently brought Gina Zdanowicz of Serial Lab studios onto the project as a sound designer. Gina has done sound work on a number of game titles, including Bioshock 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Jonathon Morald also joined the team as an all-round art assistant and web administrator. Working on The Legacy of Barubash now occupies most of Kamil and Sue’s waking hours. It is currently in alpha testing with plans to move to beta soon. Chapter 1 of The Legacy of Barubash will be released in 2013 for Android, including the OUYA.

Projects

• Legacy Of Barubash