Factsheet

Developer:
Studio Pi-Dev
Based in Burgas, Bulgaria

Release date:
19 April 2024

Platforms:
PC / Mac
Steam
PlayStation 5 (coming Soon)
Xbox Series X/S (coming Soon)

Website:
http://www.colorblendfx.com

Regular Price:

USD$19.99
EUR€19.50
CAD$25.99
GBP£16.75

Description

Descend into Splatland - the world of ColorBlend FX: Desaturation — a captivating mythical puzzle-platformer metroidvania that weaves a tale of glow, courage, and creativity. Join the Splatians as they unite to restore the stolen colors back to the world, challenging the nefarious schemes of the dark entity, Lord Ashen. Armed with determination, you'll dive into hours of non-linear narrative-driven single-player adventure with a variety of challenging puzzles, devices that react to colors, slimes that splatter you, deadly traps and visit unique places brimming with mystery and wonder.

History

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation is highly inspired by PeterSvP's all-time favorite games. Think like Super Mario meets Portal (without the portals) in a place that lacks color, then imbues some Limbo and Inside vibes, and puts in references to recent life events scaled to the apocalypse. Humanity is extinct and the planet is inhabited by potato gnomes that believe in a fictional religion! Then the envious evil creature, Lord Ashen, the project Desaturation, finds out Splatian's technology progress and causes a colorpocalypse!

Features

  • Stylized, colorless art style with important objects very vivid
  • 10+ hours in an non-linear game world
  • S.L.I.M.E.s to stomp and get splattered
  • Devices that react to your color
  • Different upgrades that grant you access to new areas
  • Areas: Overworld, caves, railways tunnels, mines, underground castle, sewers, physics research facility and even a old arcade cabinet.
  • Boss fights that you WILL remember - because they are challenging
  • Take control and sabotage Lord Ashen's cult
  • Languages: English, Bulgarian (so far, contributions are welcome)
  • Colorblind mode with color name labels that will help even non-colorblind people
  • (upcoming) A level editor and a local couch co-op mode

Videos

Trailer YouTube


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Awards & Recognition

  • "Showcase at Indieway March 2021." Turkiye, online, 2021


Selected Articles

  • "Great game. Keep up. Much nicer graphics and effects than most big studio 3D games!"
    - gotja, Itch.io (comment)
  • "It's so wonderful to see the demo get a big update from way back when I first gave this game a try!"
    - MikeyBlighe, Itch.io (comment)
  • "Super fun game and I like the puzzles which are not overly challenging. Great concept for a game which I have never seen."
    - RuneShow, YouTube
  • "Mostly Positive"
    - Variety of users, Steam Store (Reviews Area)

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Release announcement
This is the official steam release date announcement
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/670510/view/4196865993343051628


About Studio Pi-Dev

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We're studio Pi-Dev, creatures with passion about cool video games! A very small team plus a bunch of friends to help around! We don't just develop games, we build worlds. Though small, we punch above our weight with a network of talented friends who join the fun. Currently working on ColorBlend FX: Desaturation, a mythical puzzle-platformer metroidvania, where you face the consequences of a tyrannical government's disastrous project. This thing plunged the world into a bleak, colorless nightmare – a colorpocalypse! As the vibrant hues vanish, you embark on a quest to restore stolen colors and prevent a world from succumbing to a colorless oblivion.

More information
More information on Studio Pi-Dev, our logo & relevant media are available here.


ColorBlend FX: Desaturation Credits

Petar "PeterSvP" Petrov
Lead Developer, Designer, CEO

Iliyan "DarksSilencer" Kateliev
Music Composer

Christofer White
Voice Actor, Bizdev

TDB Play Bulgaria
Media partners


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