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The game tells of a creature named Pip, who has an incarnation in a surreal world as a funny but brutal worm. Pip is naive and doesn’t know anything at all about this reality. Talking with a flower or a stone for him as natural as tasting another representative of local fauna. He examines this new world overcoming obstacles to a new rebirth and trying to figure out who he really is. At the same time he is learning the laws of karma and the relativity of good and evil.

Platforms: Windows / Mac / Linux

No text dialogue in the game. No text at all! All communication is via visual cues and images, in the form of clouds over the heads of the characters with cartoon icons only.

Crazy psychedelic world surrounds the character throughout the game. Over 20 unique locations, lots of mini-games and original, surreal and mind-bending puzzles.

Astral sight gives an opportunity to look into the world of spirits at any point in the game. It also allows you to see through different sets of eyes at the surrounding scenery. In the astral world you could find the hints for quests and many other exciting and amazing things. The most common object could look quite different in the astral world.

Variability of completing quests gives different ways to play through the game again and again. You have a choice whether you’d like to do good or evil things to complete quests. Each evil deed spoils Pip’s karma and changes his appearance. He grows spikes and horns. Good deeds purified karma. Key characters respond differently to Pip’s karma, opening additional storyline.

A lot of funny animations of the varied interactions of Pip.  The environment and other characters of the quests are drawn individually for each situation.

                               

Magic music  in ethnic-trance and psychedelic trance style accompanies your journey in each location and immerses you within the unique atmosphere of the unusual world of the game. All the music recorded live by band Zmeiraduga.

                           

                                    

                       

The game was devised  in 2012 when our source of inspiration and Art Director Alexander Kuvshinov created a cartoon about the laws of Karma.

At first it was intended as a small animated series which was just for fun. But when we saw how that turned out, we immediately decided to make a game of it, a real indie psychedelic adventure, that we all love to play! We got together and started developing the game in our spare time between major projects.

Since that time enormous work on pre-production has been done; we’ve drawn a huge amount of concept art, designed and painted a bunch of brain puzzles, locations, made game design documentation and created the working prototype.

Now we can safely say that the project will live! And we know how it will look. Our team has planned the distinct stages of its development. In order to fully concentrate on production and release truly amazing and unique game without censorship from publishers and non-core investors, we need your help.

                                     

We are a small indie team of true professionals in their areas: game production, producing, game design, design, animation. Each of us (except musicians) has a huge experience in the major game-development companies. Every specialist has several successful projects. We have established the team to release this project - a truly indie adventure which we have all dreamed of creating.

Alexander Kuvshinov

Idea, design, animation, scenario

Andrey Sharapov

CEO, producing, marketing

Roman Povolotskiy

Сo-producing, consulting

Yuriy Kuptsevich

Programming

John Kukaryamba

Zmeiraduga band, music

We believe in principles of karma and would like to make the world a better place! We are confident that if we all do good deeds, then the world will respond to us in return. And also we believe that the saving of one tree purifies karma no worse than meditation and walking around the Kailash mountain=)

We would like to give a piece of ownership of this belief to our players through our game. So our team decided that part of the revenue from sales of the game will be donated to the wildlife rescue fund WWF.

By supporting our project you make a direct contribution to saving our planet. Let's make the world a better place together!

                             

 Digital copy of the game (500)       

For IndieGoGo backers only. It’s a unique opportunity  to get original digital copy of the game for $7 only! 

 Personal thanks (1500)  

Digital copy of the game, set of 6 wallpapers for backers only, mention in credits.

 Personal thanks                 

Digital copy of the game, set of 6 wallpapers for backers only, digital high quality copy of soundtrack, mention in credits.

 Digital Collector

Digital copy of the game, set of 6 wallpapers for backers only + special collectible wallpapers for smartphone and iPad, digital high quality copy of soundtrack, digital copy of artbook, mention in credits.

   Special Edition

Digital collector + special digital edition of the game. We send 1 digital copy of the game to your friend with original e-card invitation and appreciation on behalf of the developers.

  Special Edition   

Digital collector + special digital edition of the game. We send 2 digital copies of the game to your friends with original e-card invitation and appreciation on behalf of the developers.

 Special Edition 

Digital collector + special digital edition of the game. We send 3 digital copies of the game to your friends with original e-card invitation and appreciation on behalf of the developers.

Full Digital Pack 

Digital collector + special digital edition of the game. We send 3 digital copies of the game to your friends with original e-card invitation and appreciation on behalf of the developers, wallpapers for desktop, digital copy of artbook and soundtrack, mention in credits of 3 friends whom you made this present + special thanks for you in credits, access to developer’s forum, early access to the game.

 Collector’s Edition (150)

Collector’s DVD with digital copy of the game, digital copy of artbook and soundtrack signed by the team. It also includes previous rewards.

 Extended Collector’s Edition (75)

T-shirt, Collector’s Poster signed by the team. It also includes Collector’s DVD with digital copy of the game, digital copy of artbook and soundtrack signed by the team and previous rewards.

 Full Collector’s Edition (50)

T-shirt, Collector’s Poster signed by the team. It also includes Collector’s DVD with digital copy of the game, digital copy of artbook and soundtrack signed by the team and previous rewards. Collector’s hard copy of art book signed by the team, special thanks in artbook and credits. There will be an image of unique creature from astral world near your name in credits which you could see in game with the help of astral sight.

 Designer’s Pack (10)

Together with our designers you could create a character in the game style. Special thanks in credits and artbook near the image of your character. Mention in credits as one of the designers of the game. It also includes previous rewards.

 Extended Designer’s Pack (10)

Together with our designers you could create a character in the game style and mini-game with it. Special thanks in credits and artbook near the image of your character. Mention in credits and artbook as one of the designers of the game. It also includes previous rewards.

 Full Designer’s Pack (2)

Together with our designers you could create a character in the game style and location with brain puzzle for him. Mention in credits as a designer of your character. It also includes previous rewards.

 Producer’s Pack (1)

Together with our designers you will create extra storyline with several quests in it, a race of creatures for your locations, key character in the game style and location with brain puzzle for him. A mention in credits as one of the producers and it also includes previous rewards.

                                 

How Add-Ons work: you could add an extra reward to already paid set. No need to change already paid reward. Just add to it desired amount. We will see an extra payment and add to your chosen reward addition. Prices include Shipping.

 Poster signed by the team.

                    

 T-shirt of your choice.

 Сollectable DVD disc, 

signed by the team, wich contains the game, digital artbook and high quality soundtrack

  Hard copy of artbook signed by the team.

Some of that add-ons are included in several collectible rewards starting from $100. Look descriptions of rewards.

                           

    Initial     

We continue developing of the game and will release it with minimum required set of features for intriguing gameplay. Versions for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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The main storyline and variations of ending could change depending on a way of completing key quests (good or evil way). 

      

Additional locations and brain puzzles. The game will be uncensored in full version.

       

Special music and electronic album as a present to all backers. Zmeiraduga band release original album special for Karma. 

        

Version for tablets on Android and iPad. 

       

Additional side storylines which you could open completing quests in alternative way. 

            

Version for PS4 & XBOX One.     

         

Immediately after the start of testing Incarnation 1 we begin to develop Incarnation 2. Actions committed in Incarnation 1 will influence on the plot of Incarnation 2.

                                         

Q: When Karma will be released?

Late 2014 - early 2015, we can’t give a more precise date, as it depends on what the amount of revenue generated and if we then do additional storylines - this would add to development time..

Q: What engine is the game being created in?

Unity3D. Our first prototype was actually built with Adobe Flash, but we rejected this idea because of the ease of porting in Unity3D.

Q: Do you have plans to port to other platforms?

Yes, as you can see in stretch goals - we have goals to get money to do port to Android, iOS, PS4 and Xbox One. If we don’t reach the goals - the ports will then depend on the sales of the game.

Q: How far into development is the game now?

We have working prototype, all of the game’s design, documentation and a lot of conceptual art. We already assembling locations in the prototype now, which you can see it in the video. Approximately 20% of development is complete.

Q: Will there be any form of DRM?

We’re not totally certain, it will be on publisher’s side (Steam for example), so the answer is yes.

Q: How will my pledge be distributed?

Approximately:

7% IndieGoGo & other fees

10% development of the rewards for backers

45% art & music development

20% programming

15% testing and debugging

3% software licenses, etc.

Q: What drugs are you smoking, guys?!

No one, only green tea =)

Q: You have very small team, and it’s your first label together, how you can be sure you will create a great game?

We will increase our team as necessary after we meet the goal. Of course it’s close to impossible to create awesome game without QA for example, or with only one animator.

Secondly, we are all experienced professionals in game development, and in management of the process from beginning to the end of the process. Before we get together we’ve worked in big game studios in key positions and, of course, some of us already work together before Karma.Here are some examples of titles that members of our team helped creat:

F2P Browser Based MMORTS “Rise Of Heroes” http://rohgame.com  

Social F2P MMORPG "The Heavens" http://www.nebogame.com

Social F2P MMORPG "GodSendGame" http://www.dargame.com

F2P Browser Based MMORPG "Technomagic" http://www.tmgame.ru

F2P Browser Based MMORPG "Territory" http://www.territory.ru

F2P Browser Based MMORPG "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" http://www.dwar.ru

Children's game "Doremi Frog"  http://doremifrog.ru/eng.html

...and many others in fact (mobile, social, browser based), so we know what we do and what we are talking about =)

Q: Your game is about karma and the relativity of good and evil; does that means that you believe you know what is good and what is bad and trying to impose your personal point of view to the player?

No, we’re just telling a story of one incarnation of one strange creature in surreal world. Any coincidences is absolutely random =) And to be serious, of course not. It’s too complicated for someone to pretend to know what is good and what is evil, actually. We just created the game to give some fun to our players, that’s all we do. Everyone will find their own meaning in our game’s storyline.

Q: Do you have clear scenario of the game?

Of course we do =) Additional scenes and quests are still in progress, but it’s about we know what will happen within the scenes, but we don’t know how exactly yet. It doesn’t mean that the game will be released without any edits of current scenarios we have planned - we continually invent (and reinvent) new puzzles, quests and characters all the time, but we have a fixed base storyline.