Factsheet
Developer:
Sovietborgs
Based in Calatayud, Spain / Tallin, Estonia
Founding date:
2015
Website:
sovietborgs.com
Press / Business contact:
info@retrosumus.com
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Address:
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa
Sakala tn 7-2, 10141
Description
Set in a post Cold War universe where the USSR won and turned the world into a nuclear wasteland, Sovietborgs is a new top-down run and gun in development for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Dreamcast and Neo Geo.
On November 9th, 1989, the KGB’s glorious electronic brain, Tovarishch-Prime, became self-aware, and immediately managed to take control of Arpanet, triggering the detonation of all capitalist thermo-nuclear devices inside their own silos.
The red flag rises all around the globe, but there are still territories, populated with capitalistic mutants, that insist on rejecting liberation.
Part man, part machine, all proletarian, the Sovietborgs are the new elite unit of the Red Army, determined to eliminate all remaining pockets of resistance and free-thinking that dare threatening our Workers' Paradise. Inmune to radiation, they can go where no one else can and liberate them of their pitiful existence. For the glory of a world without crime, that is!
Players take control of a squad of 3 Sovietborgs, with the goal being to explore this devastated world that's left and wipe out the monsters and rebel factions that patrol the land. The main action is displayed from a top-down perspective, similar to titles like The Chaos Engine or Gauntlet, from which Sovietborgs takes influence.
The game features pre-rendered graphics that were developed using similar techniques to classics like Donkey Kong Country and Vectorman, while its music takes inspiration by the Red Alert and the Jungle / Urban / Soviet strike series.
Sovietborgs also includes shmup-like bonus stages and hectic battles against huge, mutant bosses!
Resistence is futile. The Sovietborgs are here to free you from your freedom.
Only Tovarisch-Prime is eternal! Let’s pacify the West!
History
Creating new games for old consoles!Retro Sumus is a small development team located in Spain. We are professionals in different fields who got together to revisit genres and concepts we felt were underused, or not explored in depth back in their time. Because, really, why not?
So what now?Our previous game, Xenocider for Dreamcast, launched in january 2021. Conceived as a love letter for classics like Space Harrier and Sin & Punishment, it was an ambitious project that brought the first new 3D game to the console in over 15 years.
Our team members have also been involved in other indie projects like Pier Solar, Ghost Blade, and the Dreamcast releases of Flashback and Fade to Black.
Juanjo Martín (keyboardist and musical director for Morat) and Sebastián Abreu (Legend of the Four Winds, The Curse of Illmoore Bay, Eyra the Crown Maiden) also contribute their musical talent to the creation of Sovietborgs!
Videos
Official launch trailer YouTube
Reveal trailer YouTube
Title screen YouTube
Images
There are far more images available for Sovietborgs, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do contact us!
Logo & Icon
Selected Articles
- "It's one of those games where you just can't rush it and shoot, definitely requieres some strategy. I really like the spawn mechanic!"
- Retro Gamer Boy, Retro Gamer Boy Show - "The demo lets players control a squad of three borgs navigating post-apocalyptic environments armed with guns and grenades."
- Ken Horowitz, Sega-16 - "We've played the demo of Sovietborgs and found it to be a rather enjoyable explore-and-shoot-stuff style romp."
- Tom Charnock, The Dreamcast Junkyard
Additional Links
Indiegogo pre-launch page
Stay tuned! That's an order tovarishch!
More info about SovietBorgs at indiegogo.com.
Team & Repeating Collaborator
Daniel Lancha
Lead programmer
Abel del Dedo
3D design, animation
Juanjo Martín
Music (orchestral / Dreamcast / Neo Geo version)
Sebastián Abreu aka Tacha
Music (chiptune / Mega Drive / Neo Geo version)
Carlos Oliveros
Copywriting, web administration
Contact
Press inquiries
press@jesusfabre.com
General inquiries / previous projects / events
info@retrosumus.com
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