Steam Game Festival Event Lineup: June 16th - 22nd

OFF GRID is part of the Steam Games Festival:  Summer Edition, now running from June 16th to 22nd!  The date may have changed, but our plans have not!

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What can you expect during the Steam Game Festival starting Tuesday?!  Plenty!  We've got SIX ways to for you to join in the fun: 

1.  Download and play a free demo of OFF GRID!

Starting 10am PDT, June 16th - 22nd

Yep, you heard that right!  It's time limited, but it will be there for you to get a taste.  Head on over to the OFF GRID Steam page and get your fix!

2.  OFF GRID Developer Q&A

Tuesday, June 16th, 10am PST / 6pm BST

Questions at the ready, because you can ask us anything!  We'll be taking questions in the live Steam Broadcast chat AND via reddit. 

3.  Chinese OFF GRID Play Along

Wednesday, June 17th, 1pm BST / 8pm CT

Join us for a play along Q&A session for the Chinese audience with our fried Hao who is keen to help OFF GRID reach his home country of China.  He'll be leading a Q&A session for us and translating the interview into Chinese live as we play through the demo.

Hao runs his own small studio, Flying Hammer, and is a concept designer, game developer, animator and entrepreneur working in both the UK and China, making educational games and animations.  He is passionate about gaming culture exchange and helping get indie games like Sable, and now OFF GRID, seen in his homeland!

**Disclaimer** At the moment, OFF GRID isn't translated to Chinese, but we are keen to help support Chinese players with the limited resources we have as a four person indie studio.  We have translated our Steam page to make a start in this direction, and have modding support for the game that we hope can mean at the very least, that Chinese players will be able to add Chinese localisation mods of OFF GRID to the Steam Workshop.  We will do our best to aim for an official Chinese Translation of the game at some point post-release. 
 

4.  OFF GRID DevStream:  CCCamp Mod

Thursday, June 18th, 12 noon PDT / 8pm BST

Part of our reguarly stream series - we'll be back with the infamous mc.fly and Mitch Altman - a seriously cool hardware hacker and inventor of TV-B-Gone on the lineup!  We'll continue modding & making the hardware hacking area in our CCCamp mod, which Mitch runs IRL.  

5.  OFF GRID Livestream + Showcase:  Steam Game Festival Edition

Saturday, June 20th, 12 noon PDT / 8pm BST

This special edition livestream will be a chance to:

• explore OFF GRID's unique mechanics and how they were created
• speak with the hackers who have consulted on the game for realism and feature as characters
• showcase OFF GRID's moddability and how you can craft and contribute to the stories within the universe

6.  Hacker Hangout Livestream

Sunday, June 21st, 12 noon PDT / 8pm BST

A chance to just hang out with the hackers, hactivists and heros that inspire OFF GRID.  We'll do a livestream so that you can see more of the game, and we can chat about all things hacker culture as we do.  Ask your questions in Steam Broadcast chat, and we can have a good ol chinwag about all things that they can legally answer.  We'll be joined by Lauri Love, pathfinder, mc.fly, and more!

We stream direct from Steam Broadcast, as well as Twitch and YouTube - be sure to join in! 

We're looking forward to the start of the festival!  In the meantime, you're welcome to join our Discord if you haven't already.  We've got a good group of people - they're a sharp, fun bunch - be great to have you in there, too!

SEE YOU THERE!

The OFF GRID Team


If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

95% FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER!

Things are looking good, everyone!

We made a big jump yesterday and today OFF GRID is 95% funded!

THANK YOU!

There's just 5% - that's £1000 - left to go before we reach our target of £20,000!

Let’s raise that £1000 as soon as possible!

LET'S DO THIS.

Help us reach 100% funded:

• Tell others that you’ve backed OFF GRID and want to see it succeed!
  
• Tell your friends that you think they might like it, too
  
• Post the campaign wherever you hang out online.
  
• Do you stream? Stream the demo and talk about the campaign!
  
• Retweet, share, and like our posts

This is an incredible place to be and we are SO grateful to each and every one of you backers!

If you haven’t already, and you like what we do, back OFF GRID at any level you can! Every single little bit helps!

DEMO OPPORTUNITIES

There’s two fun events we’re taking part in!  If these are in your neck of the woods, go get check 'em out!  OFF GRID is in fantastic company with loads of other interesting indie games:

TONIGHT in London:  DevSpace Winter Mixer

TONIGHT - SUNDAY in Macedonia:  PLAY Arcadia 2018

Don't forget you can play the OFF GRID demo from the comfort of your own home, too!  There's a fresh, new demo build on itch.io - Pontus did an update with a few small fixes yesterday.  Enjoy it!

Happy Friday and THANK YOU, backers!

The Off Grid Team

If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

HALFWAY, 73% FUNDED & NEW DEMO BUILD

We’re at the halfway point!

Halfway through the Kickstarter campaign and 73% funded is a great place to be - thank you!

You backers have given us a seriously wild ride: OFF GRID was 35% funded in 5 hours, 40% funded in 7 hours, AND THEN we hit the 50% mark within 21 hours!

It has been super exciting to have the support of all of you behind us. To be 50% funded within 24 hours? Astounding!

We still need £5,330 to meet our goal - and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

If you have yet to back OFF GRID on Kickstarter - now would be the *perfect* time.   Help us reach 100% funded!  Every single £, every single $, is hugely appreciated - please, please, please share far and wide throughout your own networks.

Don’t forget about the playable demo on itch.io! 

There's a fresh new build of the demo up today, complete with:

• better keyboard & mouse controls
• inverted axis support
• rebindable controls
• and more!
  

We’d also like to hear from you: what would you like to hear more about in these updates? Character backgrounds? More on hacking gameplay?   You tell us!  Let us know in the comments below or in the discord - join it here, if you haven't already.

There are 15 days left in the campaign, and a lot can happen in 15 days.  We are excited!

THANK YOU!

The Off Grid Team

P.S. If you havent already, wishlist and follow OFF GRID on Steam!

Almost 70% funded in 7 days!

We’ve been Kickstarting for a week and we’re ALMOST 70% funded!  Nearly 70% in seven days is absolutely astounding. Thank you all SO much!

It’s been excellent to hear from backers and hugely exciting to get feedback from those of you that have played the demo.  We’ve gotten our first Let’s Plays, and overall, we are feeling pretty good about week one!

Now for week two! 

There’s a few fun things going on this week - Rich is Sweden for the Sweden Games Conference. The conference theme is ‘Games and Politics: Reflections on power, play & changing perspectives'... and we fit the bill!   Rich was invited to speak AND Off Grid was selected to be on the show floor as part of Indiecator - a showcase dedicated to indie games!

If you’re in London - Off Grid is also on show as part of Inside Intel - an exhibition of contemporary artworks, design objects and digital assets brought together to investigate the confusion sewn by an increasingly partisan media, sinister new technologies and the culture of official secrecy and widespread surveillance. The exhibition forms part of the 2018 Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Logan Symposium: Conspiracy.  If the theme of our game is what’s piqued your interest - go check it out as it looks seriously cool!  Plus it’s free!

We want to keep momentum for the campaign going - and we need you to help.  Please continue to share, share, share.  Remember, it’s an all-or-nothing campaign, so we must hit our target in order to recieve the funding and fulfil the rewards.  Keep on sharing, shouting, and spreading the word for us!    

Thanks again for an incredible first week, backers!  

The Off Grid Team

P.S.  Have you joined our Discord?  Check it out:  http://discordapp.com/invite/NDEVwBJ

If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

OFF GRID IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!

The moment we've all been waiting for:  Off Grid is now LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!

That means you now have the opportunity to:

-PLAY A FREE DEMO OF OFF GRID
-Secure your copy from as little as £8 (the SUPER EARLY BIRD deal is a steal!)
-Get your name or handle in the game
-Help shape the game via our FIRST ACCESS program (back at the PENTESTER level)
-Snag some official OFF GRID merch!

We are SO excited to bring you Off Grid!   To play the demo, visit the kickstarter campaign page and follow the link to the demo!

Help us make noise! 

Here's all the links you need: 

Website: http://offgridthegame.com/

DevBlog:  https://offgridthegame.blogspot.com/

Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/526720/Off_Grid/

Kickstarter:  http://offgridthegame.com/kickstarter

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Thank you!

The Off Grid Team

If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

OFF GRID DEMO AVAILABLE TODAY!

TODAY IS THE DAY!  The Off Grid Kickstarter campaign goes LIVE!

From 4pm BST onwards TODAY, you will have the opportunity to:

-PLAY A FREE DEMO of Off Grid
-Secure your copy from as little as £8 (SUPER EARLY BIRD - it's a steal!)
-Get your name or handle in the game
-Help shape the game via our FIRST ACCESS program!
-Snag some official OFF GRID merch

...and much more!

Back Off Grid

offgridthegame.com/kickstarter

Set your alarms!  That's:

4pm London / 5pm Berlin / 11am New York / 8am LA

Get in there quick to get the best deal on the game! Some reward tiers are limited... you don't want to miss out!

Help us spread the word! Share our posts, tell friends when you've backed, and let us know that you have by using #offgridthegame on social media!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Off Grid Team

If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

That's right, in just over 24 hours, Off Grid will be live on Kickstarter!

Launching on Tuesday, October 9th, you will have the opportunity to:

-PLAY A FREE DEMO of Off Grid
-Secure your copy from as little as £8 (SUPER EARLY BIRD!)
-Get your name or handle in the game
-Help shape the game via our FIRST ACCESS program!

...and much more!

The campaign goes live at 4pm BST. That's:

4pm London / 5pm Berlin / 11am New York / 8am LA

Get in there quick to get the best deal on the game! Some reward tiers are limited... you don't want to miss out!

Help us spread the word! Share our posts, tell friends when you've backed, and let us know that you have by using #offgridthegame on social media!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Off Grid Team

If you haven’t already - be sure to wishlist Off Grid on Steam - each wishlist makes a big difference to us, and we really appreciate your support!

Eurogamer Roundup:

Our first fully playable prototype for ‘Off Grid’ demoed at Eurogamer Expo in London last week, we met some amazing folks, had people write and tweet about us, and we managed to get the build into the hands of lots of kind and willing gamers!

It was great to hear what people thought, see them enjoying the gameplay, and take note of the things that will be our first port of call in the next development phase.

This last month has been particularly tough, with Pontus and I pushing ourselves to get the game from being a disparate set of systems and prototypes and into a single, functioning level, and so the last couple of days have been pretty damn good for rest and reflection.

Eurogamer was a great reminder of the big picture. I can safely say we couldn’t have asked for more at this stage in development. Highlights include Mike Bithell tweeting us; big name players visiting the stand to try out the game such as Henrique Oliviers from Bossa Studios, Ali from Puppy Games, and Leigh Alexander from Gamasutra, among many others; and finding out in the pub that a good few fellow developers and journalists we admire had already heard of us, including Simon Roth - developer of Maia, and Daniel Nye Griffiths, UK Editor of Wired. What more could you ask for?!

We’re going to be working hard over the next few weeks to implement changes inspired by all the great feedback we got. We’re also up at Gamecity Festival, Nottingham, at the end of the month. I’m going to be heading up a panel discussing ‘Thematic Risk’ in games (or the lack thereof) and we should hopefully have a couple of exciting guests to announce soon! If you’ll be there, drop us a line to let us know and come and get involved!

Thanks for a great Eurogamer to all those who visited us, and those who made it happen!