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Caffeine is a quirky first person psychological horror adventure game with environmental puzzles.
Set in the near future, the entire population of Earth is vigorously addicted to coffee. Massive space station built by the biggest corporations roam the stars mining minerals to create a synthetic caffeine.
You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realise that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.
Naturally you set out to explore the depths of the huge structure to figure out what exactly is going on.
Caffeine is currently already in development utilising the power of Unreal Engine 4, which allows for a very high visual fidelity.
UPDATE #1 - New Trailers & Development Logs!
How Will The Game Play?
At its core Caffeine is an exploratory puzzle game with a strong focus on psychological horror and lore.
Caffeine has three main gameplay elements:
Horror - You are alone in a mysteriously empty space station. Who knows what's out there!
Lore - Sticky notes, audio logs, whiteboards etc. This place feels lived in with each character having a rich back-story that can be deciphered from just walking into an office or quarters.
Puzzles - interesting environmental and memory based puzzles.
Download the early alpha demo below to get a feel for the atmosphere and visual style!
PS4 Support (May not release at same time as PC version)
Windows, Linux and Mac support
Oculus Rift support
4K resolution support
Controller support
When Will The Game Be Out?
My plan for Caffeine is to have the game out in the first half of 2015.
Who Am I?
Hi there, my name is Dylan Browne and I am a young determined game developer from Adelaide, Australia.
Starting off in the visual effects industry, at the beginning of the year I moved over to become an indie developer to create quirky, story driven experiences.
I love to push the boundaries of current hardware and aim to create visually stunning games.
Where Does It All Go?
For this second round of funding I am asking the community for USD $5000, this will go toward the following:
Enable me to continue working on the game on an almost full time basis. (despite what many people think.. I do need to eat!)
Have more time to optimize the game for use with Oculus Rift.
Online Storage and Web Hosting
Submit to Steam Greenlight
Various other development related costs, such as renewing software licenses.
And of course, some awesome perks for all of you amazing backers!
Perks!
Some perks come with a soundtrack, this will be available in lossless digital download.
Starting with the Alpha Edition, perks come with alpha access before the release of the game. This will be in the form of a digital download and will have an NDA to help test the game before release.
Please Note: Alpha Access may be limited to the Windows version.
Some perks come with a personalised sticky note message from me. This will be a high quality digital image and will be available before release as a download.
T-Shirts and Mugs
The later perks include Caffeine branded t-shirts and coffee mugs.
From the Producer perk upwards the shirts and mugs you receive will be limited edition designs and will differ from the standard ones.
The "Name In The Game" perk allows you to have your name included as a character's name which will be included in their notes, possibly audio logs and possessions.
The "Photo In The Game" perk allows you to have a photo of you (within good taste) included in the game as a photograph.
The "Voice In The Game" perk allows you to have your voice included in one of the many audio logs scattered throughout the station in the game.
Physical perks will be shipped at the end of this year, so expect them to arrive during January.
*All perks have worldwide postage included*
Can't Donate?
Don't feel bad if you can't donate, getting the word out about this campaign is very important and vital to its success! So please talk about the wonderful world of Caffeine to your friends, share it on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, or any other site you have access to!
As I'm a one man team please feel free to contact me to ask any questions you have. I can be contacted at dylan@incandescentimaging.net and of course Facebook, Twitter and Steam Greenlight.
Looking for more information?Check the project
FAQ
Have your name listed in the "Thanks To" section of the credits.
0 claimed
Special Thanks Credit
$10 USD
Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
0 claimed
Early Edition
$15 USD
Receive a cheaper digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks To" section of the credits. *Only 300 available!
38 out of 300 of claimed
Standard Edition
$25 USD
Receive a digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
8 claimed
Soundtrack Edition
$30 USD
Receive a digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
0 claimed
Alpha Edition
$35 USD
Receive access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
9 claimed
Personal Sticky Note
$45 USD
Receive a personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
1 claimed
Coffee Mug Edition
$70 USD
Receive a Caffeine branded coffee mug! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits. *Only 1000 available
2 out of 1000 of claimed
T-Shirt Edition
$70 USD
Receive a Caffeine branded t-shirt! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits.
0 claimed
T-Shirt and Mug Edition
$90 USD
Receive a Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released + Have your name listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits. *Only 1000 available
0 out of 1000 of claimed
Become A Producer
$100 USD
Receive a producer credit! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + A special edition Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released *Only 100 available
1 out of 100 of claimed
Name In The Game
$200 USD
Have your name used for a character in the game + Receive a producer credit! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + A special edition Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released *Only 30 available
0 out of 30 of claimed
Picture In The Game
$200 USD
Have a picture of you used for a photograph in the game + Receive a producer credit! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + A special edition Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released *Only 30 available
0 out of 30 of claimed
Voice In The Game
$500 USD
Have your voice used for an audio log in the game + Receive a producer credit! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + A special edition Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released *Only 20 available
0 out of 20 of claimed
Ultimate Producer
$1,000 USD
Get Invited to Caffeine's launch party! + Have a one on one Skype call with me + Receive a producer credit! + A personalised digital sticky note from me thanking you for your grand contribution! + A special edition Caffeine branded t-shirt and mug! + Access to alpha versions of the game for testing + Digital download of the game's fantastic soundtrack + Digital copy of the full game once it's released *Only 10 available
*Flights and Accommodation not included