I'm terrible at first posts, but I was surprised to see that this doesn't have its own thread yet.
Failbetter Games, the guys behind the Fallen London browser game, are making a standalone 2d strategy/rpg/horror/adventure/simulation game called Sunless Sea. I've backed their Kickstarter and upvoted them on Steam Greenlight. Here, I'll let them say it in their own words:
Explore a vast underground ocean in your customised steamship! A PC & Mac game in glorious 2D from the creators of Fallen London.
Trade in silk and souls. Battle sea-beasts, pirates, sentient coral. Explore a map that changes every time you play. Discover islands. Establish staging posts. Win fame as a navigator. Learn the stories of your crew: assist them, seduce them or consume them as you see fit.
Sunless Sea is a game of exploration, survival and loneliness set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London. Take the helm of your customised steamship and set sail for the unknown! Light and darkness are your greatest allies, but a stout set of cannon and a gunnery officer with a grudge will come in useful too.
And Sunless Sea is a game of stories; the dark pasts of your crew, the hidden coves of the soul-smugglers, the tentacled nemesis that you chased from Hunter’s Keep to the shores of the Elder Continent.
Your choices will determine the events of every game. Will you return to Fallen London with a hold full of loot or succumb to madness and cannibalism on the black waters? Will you free the colonies of the Carnelian Coast, or keep them in the Empire’s grip? Will you betray your father’s legacy or reclaim it?
You are the captain. It’s your call.
Our influences! ... FTL; Don't Starve; Strange Adventures in Infinite Space; Sid Meier’s Pirates; Taipan; Elite; roguelikes; the Crimson Permanent Assurance; the Irish immrama myths.
We're on Kickstarter! Head over to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/failbetter/sunless-sea to find out more and help us build this dark and beautiful beast. Or find more about the world of Fallen London here: http://www.fallenlondon.com
They're 57% toward their Kickstarter goal after 3 days, so I'm not too worried about them making the minimum. I'm really looking forward to this one. I love Fallen London and it will be so great to play in that universe without waiting 10 minutes for each turn.
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