The Story-Rich, Dark Fantasy, Action, Adventure, and Magic Combat PCVR game launches on Steam on September 23rd, 2023.
Titan1Studios, has announced that their debut video game, a Story-Rich, Dark Fantasy, Action, Adventure and Magic Combat PCVR title, the EVENTS AT UNITY FARM, will enter Early Access on Steam on September 23rd, 2023. The game’s demo which first launched during Steam Next Fest in February has received over 18,500 activations on the platform and is currently in development for PlaystationVR2®.
In the EVENTS AT UNITY FARM, players must prevent the Multipocalypse by solving the mystery of what happened to a ghost girl named Alliss. By using an ancestral journal that empowers physical magic casting, solving unique puzzles, and gathering materials to improve their skills, players will experience a fresh-take on Open-World VR that combines survival and RPG elements with shooter-style spell combat and pits you against a variety of souls-like creatures and persistent enemies in an ever-expanding story universe.
The game mixes the best of Lovecraftian Horror and Fantasy with a dash of Steampunk, inspired by classic 1990’s point and click adventure and RPG games from publishers such as Sierra Online, Origin Systems and LuscasArts.
Ruth Bowie, the game’s unlikely hero, is a shy BIPOC teen from a matrilineal line of occult scientists that she only comes to learn of after arriving at Unity Farm. It’s her grandmother who sends her back in time to prevent the Multipocalypse and her great-grandmother’s journal she must learn to wield to defeat the hordes of creatures from myth, legend, technology and human experimentation gone wrong.
The decision to enter Early Access was a strategic one, driven by the studios’ commitment to delivering an exceptional gaming experience while involving the passionate community in shaping the game's future. After years of development and after receiving both player and content creator feedback through various phases of production; Closed Beta to Demo, moving to Early Access will provide the additional opportunity for the development team to engage in more broad community-based development.
Virtual Reality Adventurers who are familiar with the demo will be treated to hours of new content in Early Access including: an updated combat system with spell shooting combinations, an XP system with skill upgrades, potion crafting, lore, unlocked locations, new puzzles, and a new boss battle, all with improved and optimized visuals. Early Access will also include a first look at the game’s thrilling Arena (Horde) Mode which will introduce the fictional Western town of Rockslide and test the limits of player’s spell casting ability.
What’s in Early Access vs Final Release?
EARLY ACCESS
Story Content - 3-4 hours
Boss Battles - 2
Mini-Boss Types - 2
Spells and Combos - 3 spells and 6 spell combinations
Locations - 6
Arena Mode - 1 Act with 5 waves and 1 Boss Battle
FINAL RELEASE
Story Content - 10-12 hours
Final Boss Battle - 1
Boss Battles – 4
Mini-Boss Types - 8
Spells and Combos - 4 spells and 10 spell combinations
Locations - 7 + 5 Shrines
Arena Mode - 3 Acts with 5 waves each and 3 Boss Battles
Steam users who purchase the game during Early Access will have access to all future content updates, improvements, and expansions without any additional cost.
To commemorate the launch of Early Access, Titan1Studios will also release a series of poster images featuring creatures from the game. Pictured earlier, the Ghost Witch, a creature based on the Skadegamutc from Indigenous folklore, will be accompanied by The Risen, the game’s iconic Portal Creature, The Risen Brute, and The Lady of Straw.
Released weekly on socials and at select Location-based entertainment centers around North America, the posters will promote Early Access and Steam Scream: Revenge participation from October 26th – November 1st, 2023.
The game marks the beginning of a new era for Titan1Studios, as it takes its IP from Comics to Gaming. The Multipocalypse, which originated in the hit ZOMBEN comic series, is a result of cataclysm on multiple Earths that results in three unique apocalyptic events from three separate Earths all occurring at once.
Staying close to its graphic novel roots, the studio has created a unique visual style for the game’s Cinematics moments by utilizing a set of tools to illustrate and animate them in virtual reality. The result marries the traditional comic book look with animatic style animation and a haunting yet hopeful musical score.
Titan1Studios prides itself on inclusive storytelling and that is evident with this game. At present, only a handful of virtual reality video games feature BIPOC characters, let alone leads. The EVENTS AT UNITY FARM leans into the opportunity to subvert the horror genre and deliver a rich narrative that is diverse, cultural, and 2SLGBTQIA+.
About TITAN1STUDIOS
Founded in 2016, TITAN1STUDIOS is an award-winning Cross-Media Content & Technology Studio specializing in Original IP. The studio embraces diversity and representation across all facets of the creative process, which is reflected in our executives, artists and technology talent.
While our stories span the far reaches of time and space, our themes often hit much closer to home with a key emphasis on family, identity, mental health, and building a better tomorrow.
Our initial wave of comics and graphic novels included the KNIGHT GUARDIANS OF RELATIVITY and the all-ages hit ZOMBEN, properties that served as a bedrock of two separate and distinct universes: the Relativity Universe and the Multipocalypse Universe.
In TV, the company has an eclectic slate that includes an all-ages animated adaptation of ZOMBEN, a live action take on the successful YA novel series THE COSEEMA SAGA, and an young adult drama inspired by the EVENTS AT UNITY FARM video game. Titan1Studios also recently launched a new animation studio, Missing Socks Entertainment, based out of Calgary, with a slate of adult animation titles including MODERN ROGUE based on the hit YouTube channel, a medieval workplace comedy entitled DRAGONS & WARTS, and WTF! WRESTLING THE FEDERATION from creators Kanja Chen (Fraggle Rock) and Atul Rao (Deepa & Anoop, Ghee Happy).
In Video Games, the studio has a variety of projects in production. EVENTS AT UNITY FARM, a fresh take on open-world virtual reality, with magic shooting combat, puzzle solving, exploration, and a rich narrative, is in the late stages of production with a scheduled release in October 2023 on PCVR platforms. Also, production is underway on LOVE IS A ROUGELITE, a turn-based action game set within a procedurally generated love story, slated for release on Valentine’s Day in 2025.