Most people have probably had the game Fruit Ninja on one of their smartphones. The developer behind it now has his first real game on Steam and it has nothing to do with slicing fruit.
Who is the developer? The developer behind Fruit Ninja is called Luke Muscat. He developed Fruit Ninja for the developer studio Halfbrick Studios after the idea came up during a brainstorming session. The release in 2010 was extremely successful. Today, the game has over 500 million downloads in the Google Play Store.
Luke Muscat has now become self-employed as a developer on Steam with his first game. But this time it’s not about fruit.
You can watch the trailer for Feed the Deep here:
Developer of Fruit Ninja shows his new horror game “Feed the Deep” on Steam in the trailer
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The new game has nothing to do with fruit
What kind of game is this? Feed the Deep is a roguelike game that uses horror and scary elements like Lovecraft. To protect the floating cities, you have to dive into the depths of the sea. There, a monster is waiting for its food and it is your job to ensure that it is fed.
On your way into the depths, all kinds of dangers await you in a procedurally generated world. The caves you dive through are dangerous and dark. But dangerous creatures and mines aren’t the only things that can harm you.
You also have to be careful with the air you breathe and not get lost in the dark caves. However, you can find many treasures along the way that will make your stay worthwhile.
You can exchange your treasures for upgrades that make your diving easier, for example by giving you more breathing air or more light.
How did the work go without a big studio? For Luke Muscat, Feed the Deep is his first game as an independent developer. Accordingly, there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders, created by himself, as he reports in a YouTube video. Most recently, the developer worked on his project 6 days a week for 10 hours a day.
“It is probably the most exhausting and stressful game project I have ever worked on […]”, he said. For him, it was important that the game be released as soon as possible: “I had the feeling that the Steam store would go crazy in October.”
The hard work has paid off. After the first few days on Steam, his game has 94% positive reviews and is well received by players. His former project Fruit Ninja on the XBOX recently disappeared from the store along with other games. You can find out more about this here: July 29th will be a sad day for the Xbox – 59 games will soon disappear forever