Roll Turtle - an exciting rolling journey platform game.

kirafu

Hi everyone,

This is Kira from Taiwan, I would like to introduce you to my upcoming game -- Roll Turtle.
It is an easy to play, but challenging, action driven puzzle platform.

Here is the preview video that will appear on the Appstore (30 seconds)

I was very fortunate and grateful to be part of many big events; Tokyo Game Show, Indie Game Area 2015 and the Casual Connect Asia's Indie Prize 2015. I also had the chance to grab some prizes along the way!
*If you were there, perhaps you have some impression of my game.

What makes Roll Turtle special, is that I tried as much as possible to give you a taste of the past, when it was all about a console, plugged to a TV in the living room, the controller and you!

It was very important for us to share the love for this era within our game and keep it as authentic as possible. This is why there is no IAPS, no Ads, no need for a network connection, and many unlockables and secretes to unlock.

Roll in the snow, in the forest, or even in the sky! Defeat the very mean bunny who stole your eggs at the end of each world! Be sure to put some headphones on to fully appreciate all the little details of the soundtrack!

Roll Turtle is available on the App Store nowRoll Turtle will be released on Thursday, May 19, 2016 on the iTunes AppStore, as a premium title at the price of $2.99.

Available on the App Store now: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id985077390

Here are game features:
• Casual gameplay combining platformer, puzzles, and challenging with innovative level design.
• 5 different worlds with 100+ truly unique levels and boss level.
• Intuitive and Easy to understand controls, Touch then roll!
• Super cute characters, but beware of the progressive difficulty that has a challenge for everyone!
• Memorable, fun and unique soundtrack, with a different theme for each world!
• No iap, No ads, with the progress of the game to unlock everything.
• Universal app optimized for iPhones, iPods and iPads.
• Achievements & Leaderboards.

Awards and Exhibitions

• WINNER of the 4C Digital Design Award
• WINNER of the Bahamut Indie Game Award
• Selected at Taipei Game Show Indie Game Award Top 10 Game
• Selected at Tokyo Game Show Indie game area
• Selected at Casual Connect Asia Indie Game Prize

Here are some animated gifs (iPod Touch 5) & screenshots (iPad)

What do you think?
You can get more info from Roll Turtle website.
web site: http://rollturtle.strikingly.com
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RollTurtle
twitter: https://twitter.com/kirafuRyu
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id985077390

Any comments are welcome

--
Kira Fu

MentalDonkeyGames

Congrats on finishing the game! It looks amazing, and i hope it sells well. You really deserve it!

-Timo-

Awesome!! congrats on finishing the game. One of the best games I have seen made in GameSalad. Best of luck!

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Good luck! I will buy a copy to support you!

Icebox

Congrats @kirafu cant wait to play it ! I will buy it for sure , best of luck !

unbeatenpixel

I will buy it too, good luck!

phamtastic

great looking game and a definite must buy

Toby

looks awesome, very professional.

Are you doing ads or paid purchase to generate income?

freneticz

He has a price on the game 2.99$ no ads no iap

Braydon_SFX

I'm ready to buy!!

GreenfroggGames

Will share this. Looks like a winner

Dues

As I have said before, this game looks absolutly amazing! I really hope it gets the attention it deserves. Great job and good luck!

Village Idiot

You do great work dude – I'll be getting it. I thought my game was ready until I saw yours. A very high benchmark you've set here!

Socks

Best of luck with the game, looks amazing !

neoman

Nice one! Good work completing it. Will check it out for sure ...

mars-seven

Congrats @kirafu , I'll buy it as soon as it's available!

jay2dx

awesome can't wait

gingagaming

Looking forward to supporting this too. Best of luck with downloads.

Benjamin_m5

Finally a release date!

I'm following this game since your wip-post about 1.5 years ago. Can't wait to play this one!

Good Luck, Benjamin

dgackey

Great work, Kira. I hope every GS user buys this and we can get Apple's attention -- it's really a fantastic achievement!

jamie_c

Looking forward to playing this!

swanyboy

Wow this game looks amazing! Seems like it's been a long time comin

kirafu

@MentalDonkeyGames @timolapre1998 @Lost_Oasis_Games @Icebox @onelasttime @phamtastic @Toby @freneticz @Braydon_SFX @GreenfroggGames @Dues @monkey boy simian @Socks @neoman @mars-seven @jay2dx @gingagaming @Benjamin_m5 @jamie_c @swanyboy @dgackey thank you guys

Countdown 11 days.

‎screenshotsaturday‬

‪RollTurtle‬ will be released on Thursday, May 19, 2016 on the iTunes AppStore.

kirafu

Countdown 4 days!
‪Roll Turtle‬ will be released on Thursday, May 19, 2016 on the iTunes AppStore.

Clock

is your game graphic in HD? if not they would have less desire to feature your app.

swanyboy

@Clock of course it is! Go look at kirafus older posts where he shows off the game. We're living in an HD world now!!

goliath

Congrats on the big release!! We can't wait for it my man. Great job! Please keep us updated on the sales and let us know what you plan on making next.

kirafu

@Clock @swanyboy thank you guys, yes Roll Turtle graphic is retina resolution and universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch

@goliath thanks, actually, I feel anxious and excited, thank you all comments, I can't wait to see people enjoy the fun of Roll Turtle, just countdown few hours!

wolala123

@kirafu 祝你成功!

gingagaming

@kirafu

You have not shared the download link here?

kirafu

@wolala123 謝謝你的支持
@gingagaming not yet, but if iTunes app store Link is available, I'll update it, thank you.

On the eve Roll Turtle launch, I want to talk about Roll Turtle dev story, It was a long journey, if you are interested in Roll Turtle, you can read it.

Dev log - 0108 Final Chapter - On the eve Roll Turtle launch

I have been a full time Indie Developer since 2014. I quit my regular job to create "Roll Turtle". At that time my son was born, he gave me the courage and inspiration to create something for him.

Since becoming self-employed, I have received no income and have been living off my life savings. I have a home mortgage, a baby and a family to take care of. It is a big risk and difficult journey. But when my baby grows up in 5 or 10 years, I hope that his favorite games are made by his father. Well at least one of his favorite games is made by me.

I would like share every game development experience, play the game with him and just chat all day

"This game is funny? This game was created by your father when you were 2 years old!"

I want to tell him this story,
I want to see him raised his head and eyes to his father,
I want to him proud of his father.

This is a difficult decision,
when you not a young man, when you have a baby,
when you have home mortgage loans.

I am grateful to my wife for her encouragement.
She told me "just do it!"

「Insanity： doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results。」
~by Einstein

I know that if I continue to stay with my regular job, this would never have happened. Things would be probably be just fine and secure, but you won't know unless you give it a shot. If you want something, you have to do something about it.

Special thanks to my wife for her support. I did all the development on Roll Turtle except for the sound design. I never wanted to say that I'm a one man Indie developer, because without my wife and baby, I could never of completed Roll Turtle. (Although my baby frequently climbs on my lap and wants to type on the keyboard... this drives me insane)

As a family,
we push Roll Turtle forward,
we adventure together, travel together, laugh together, cry together,
we setup the monitor together, carry laptop in the rain,
we pulled luggage, stroller and equipment in the sun,
we participated in Causal Connect Asia 2015, Tokyo Game Show 2015, Taipei Game Show 2016...etc,
we've been through all of this together,
Roll Turtle filled me, my wife and baby with love and memories of the past 2 years.

Thanks to God, these memories will be my life's most precious treasures.

Roll Turtle is another one of my babies.
If you love action puzzle game,
if you love stand-alone consoles game,
if you love adventure stories that have beginning and end,
if you love cute characters and fairy tales,
if you love to only pay once for a truly complete game,
you must try Roll Turtle

Roll Turtle will be release on iTunes App Store May 19, 2016!

~ Fin

*Roll Turtle development has come to a close. I hope that after the launch Roll Turtle can earn enough to help support the development the next game. This is the hope of most Indie developers : "Use funds from the previous game to support the next game". I understand that achieving this is out of my control even after doing all that I can do to make Roll Turtle great.

If you like Roll Turtle, please introduce it to your friends to play or share any information about Roll Turtle with others. This would help me tremendously.

A Big thanks to all my supporters!