Frog-breeding sim ‘Mudborne’ launched today in the Future Games Show!
‘Mudborne’, the frog management sim from ellraiser (one half of the studio behind APICO) and published by Future Friends Games (SUMMERHOUSE, Exo One, Gourdlets) has launched today!
“MUD BORN, IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP”
Mudborne is a casual nature management sim about discovering & breeding frogs! You awaken from your hibernation to find your pond abandoned and empty. Through a combination of crafting minigames, menu management and puzzle solving, experiment with genetics to breed new frogs and recover what was lost.
Using the genetic keys of the new species you create you can unlock the paths between the waking and dreaming worlds, explore the land of those still hibernating, and embark on a journey to help restore the lost populations and find out what happened.
Features:
BE THE FROG
– Finally reach your life goals of becoming an actual frog!
– Catch (and eat) delicious bugs. Have another, treat yourself.
– TINY LITTLE FROGS YOU CAN CATCH AND CHASE
GENETIC ENGINEERING
– Genetically modify frogs to create weird and wonderful new species
– Grow and cultivate mushrooms with all sorts of strange effects
– Some of the frogs have tiny hats!!! GOTY contender????
SMALL FROG, BIG POND
– Utilise your frogs to uncover secrets and power your machines
– Hop between the waking + dreaming worlds to solve puzzles
– Restore the pond and its inhabitants, and find out what happened
The game is available on PC via Steam for $7.99/ £6.69/ 7.79€.
Link: 🐸 Steam Page
About Ellraiser:
ellraiser is half of TNgineers, a small UK-based indie studio made of Ell (ellraiser) and their older brother Jamie (metakitkat). TNgineers’ first game, APICO, was released in 2022 and did well enough to allow Ell to start making games full-time. Ell works on development as well as the art for the games, with Jamie focusing more on writing and design.
While Jamie has been busy designing their second game, Snacktorio, Ell has been focusing on what started as a pet project – Mudborne. They wanted to take all the lessons learned from APICO into a spiritual sequel of sorts, combining elements from games they loved growing up, like Link To The Past and Dr Brain, all mashed together into one slimy baby.
About Future Friends Games
Future Friends was founded in 2017 with a simple mission: help indie games get the love they deserve. Though initially focused on PR, the company has now branched out into publishing, with their debut titles Omno, Exo One launching in 2021. In the last year their launches include Laysara: Summit Kingdom, Europa, Gourdlets, SUMMERHOUSE and The Cabin Factory with more very exciting unannounced things on the way!
Charity:
A portion of the money made will be donated towards national and international amphibian, wetlands, and environmental charities to help keep our little green friends and their homes happy and healthy.
You can learn more about TNgineer’s charitable efforts here: https://tngineers.com/charity
