For small independent games developers there are two routes you can take in order to get your game out to the masses. You can fire up the Kickstarter submission pages and hope that your game is good enough to attract cash from gamers, or you can team up with one of the most well-known games labels in the business. Lilith may have originally attempted the Kickstarter route, but now they’ve jumped on in with Team 17…that surely signifies big things for their survival horror title, Allison Road?
Due to release at some point on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, Allison Road has been likened to Silent Hill and will quite obviously appeal to those gamers out there in need of a scare. After seeing their prototype video hit over 1.9 million views on Youtube, the decision to scrap the Kickstarter in favour of joining Team 17 seems to be a good one. It’ll give the creators the time and energy to focus fully on the game, whilst also being able to exploit the resources and experience that the Team 17 squad brings.
Debbie Bestwick, Team17’s CEO said “Allison Road is exactly the kind of game we are looking for to expand our label’s portfolio, the game is absolutely stunning and I look forward to helping Chris and his team on their journey. Our label was created by games developers for games developers and has been built in such a way to allow games makers of all sizes to focus 100% on the most important aspect – ‘The Game’.”
Chris Kesler, owner of Lilith added, “We were incredibly excited when we received the call from Team17. Whilst signing with them was never in question, we were however faced with the decision to either carry on with our Kickstarter campaign or to withdraw from the program and get started straight away. After much deliberation, we chose the latter and are now looking forward to working with Team17 and accessing their vast resources to really take Allison Road to the next level”.
Further details regarding Allison Road will be available in early 2016 and we’ll be sure to bring them to you.
