Juicy Realm

Juicy Realm is a roguelike video game developed by Chinese indie game studio SpaceCan Games and published by X.D. Network. Its about explorers going into an empire inhabited by sentient fruit and fighting them to save humanity. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X on May 3, 2018, and will be ported to the PlayStation 4. Versions for iOS and Android will also be released at the end of 2018. A Nintendo Switch version was released on November 7, 2019.[1]

Juicy Realm
Developer(s)SpaceCan Games
Publisher(s)X.D. Network
Producer(s)Tyreal Han
Designer(s)Tyreal Han
Programmer(s)Tyreal Han
Artist(s)biboX
Composer(s)biboX
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
OS X
PlayStation 4
iOS
Android
Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
OS X
  • WW: May 3, 2018
PlayStation 4
iOS
Android
  • WW: TBA 2018
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: November 7, 2019
Genre(s)Roguelike, twin-stick shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

In Juicy Realm, several years in the future, plants started to sprout arms and legs, and began to develop self-awareness. Humanity did not some to grasp on how much of a threat these creatures posed as they take over the world and top them on the food chain.[2]

Gameplay

Juicy Realm is a roguelike twin-stick shooter where you play as one of the four characters, each with his/her own weapons and gear, to explore the fruits' empire through several maps with procedural-generated zones, monsters, and items. Players will face-off against all sorts of fruits and collect weapons and gear. You can also expand your camp base as you progress. At the end of an area you fight a boss monster. The game can be played alone or with another player.[3]

Development

The game has been in development for a year by a two-man team at SpaceCan Games, which consists of app developer Tyreal Han and comic artist biboX, who are long-time gamers. BiboX is responsible for the artwork and music. It's the studio's first game for PC and consoles.[4]

Reception

Prior to the game's release, it has gained several awards and nominations. It was nominated by indiePlay for the Best Game Grand Prize, but won for the Excellence in Visual Art from the same game trade show. Others awards are from the GDC's Indie Mega Booth and Bitsumit Vol. 6.[5]

References
  1. Romano, Sal (October 17, 2019). "Juicy Realm for Switch launches November 7". Gematsu. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Craddock, Ryan (April 17, 2018). [top-down_roguelike_shooter_juicy_realm_will_blast_onto_switch_this_summer "Top-Down Roguelike Shooter Juicy Realm Will Blast Onto Switch This Summer"] Check |url= value (help). Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. Jian Wei, Khor (April 20, 2018). "SPACECAN GAMES' JUICY REALM PREVIEW". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. "Juicy Realm - Indie MEGABOOTH". Indie MEGABOOTH. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "Juicy Realm on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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