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A new spin on beloved dungeon crawlers using innovative design to spawn monsters, loot, and events with a slot machine

A new spin on beloved dungeon crawlers using innovative design to spawn monsters, loot, and events with a slot machine

WHAT IS SPINLANDERS

Slay monsters, level up, and earn mad loots. These are the key ingredients of a good dungeon crawler. Inspired by games like Diablo and Torchlight, Spinlanders takes the best features of these games and puts it in an accessible bite sized package. Essentially, you can earn said mad loots at your leisure, whether it is the bus stop, in-between meetings, or even while you poop.

In Spinlanders, every aspect of the world is determined by the spin of a slot machine. Whether it be the spawning of monsters or the treasures found, all are at the whim of Lady Luck. However, not everything has to be left to pure chance! Level up your heroes and learn new skills in order to give yourself the winning edge over enemies or even the reel itself.

 

WHO ARE SPINLANDERS

Follow three comical adventurers as they explore a land of danger and mystery. Help them conquer enemies and find riches by using a combination of skill, planning, and a bit of luck.

 

WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

As full time independent developers, we have spent the last 8 months developing Spinlanders. We spent countless of hours designing, prototyping, and testing the game mechanics to ensure a fun and addictive experience. The foundation is set, so we humbly ask for your pledges in order for us to provide the most meaningful, exciting, and full-fledged content to you. 

Your pledges will support the following:

  • Licensing and development fees which can really add up when releasing on multiple mobile platforms
  • Contracting an experienced music and sfx guru to make sure the auditory experience is complementary and equally as exciting as the rest of the game.
  • The more that is pledged, the more time we can invest in providing continuous free content updates as well as help spread the word about Spinlanders.

Reaching the funding goal will allow us to bring you a high quality and fully featured game to iOS and Android.  Exceeding our funding goals would allow us to bring the game to iPad and Android Tablets.

All the funding will be used purely on this project.  We need your backing to create the best quality game possible.

REWARDS

As a thank you for your generous contribution, we have prepared a big package of both digital and physical rewards available at different pledge levels. In addition, we included premier level of pledges which will allow you to have a direct impact on the game itself. Below are some samples of what you will be getting.

Digital Rewards:

  • Kickstarter exclusive code for a unique in-game character class, quest and trophy
  • Wallpaper package for your computer and mobile device
  • Soundtrack in high quality MP3 format
  • Full Comic in high quality PDF
  • Beta access to get an early look at Spinlanders 
  • Printable digital goodies

Physical Rewards:

  • Printed 11"x17" Poster
  • Printed Paper Puppets + Papercraft Slot Machine

Premium Rewards:

 
  • Character likeness as guest star in game
  • Work with us to design a quest for the game + Assistant Designer Credit
  • Work with us to design a character class and the quest associated with it for the game + Assistant Designer Credit

FEATURES:

Unlock Hero Classes

Complete special quests to unlock new classes that introduce new skills for your heroes and make them look epic with new armor and weapons.

Earn Trophies

Spoils of war can be earned to adorn your home base, but also provide bonuses for your heroes. Remember your greatest victories while benefiting from them in the process.

Change Your Luck

Use abilities and skills gained by leveling or questing to affect the outcomes of the reel by inserting or removing reel icons. This bends the reel in whichever direction you choose.

Epic Boss Battles

The most epic loot is always guarded by the most epic bosses. That’s just how things work. These guys won’t be easy to take to take down, but the rewards will be significant.

Near Endless Questing

The game is structured to easily allow new quests and loot to be updated to the game, allowing the player to experience a near endless amount of new exciting adventures.

STORY:

We created a tongue-in-cheek fantasy world filled with comedic and lovable characters. To set the scene and bring you into the world of Spinlanders, we made a short comic strip for you.

Part 1

 

Part 2 coming soon

FAQ

  • We are planning an initial release for iOS and Android mobile devices.

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 5:22pm EDT
  • Well, if we receive enough funding, we can justify spending extra development time to make it nice clean for the iPad and Android tablets, instead of just a low quality stretch job...so get to pledging, maybe?!?

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 5:29pm EDT
  • The game is intended to be played single player (unless you spend much time on the toilet with your friends). However, we are considering some sort of interactivity between users, but that would mean we would need a back-end coder (server nerd magician). Alas, more costs :(

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 5:27pm EDT
  • The game will structured as a one time purchase with all future updates released for free. Also known as the we aren't going to nickel and dime ya plan.

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 6:33pm EDT
  • Backup Entertainment consists of two people, Albert and Johnathan. Between the two of us we share tasks including art, coding, designing, web-mastering, marketing, video editing, hand shaking, twittering, e-mailing, hair pulling, legal, and many more. 

    Note that sleeping is not on that list.

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 6:40pm EDT
  • Yes, these are people we will be looking to adding to the team!

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 6:42pm EDT
  • Hell no!

    We believe IAPs have a place, but traditional RPGs should not have progression based on real money.

    Last updated: Wednesday Jun 20, 11:46pm EDT
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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on July 20, 2012.

Funding period
Jun 20, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012 (30 days)

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  • Pledge $5 or more

    55 backers

    [Digital Rewards Level 1] Copy of Game on your preferred platform + In Game Contributor Credit

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    8 backers

    [Digital Rewards Level 2] Digital Wallpapers + Digital Comic + Digital Printable Paper Puppets + Digital Copy of Soundtrack + Kickstarter Exclusive In-Game Content + Digital Poster + Digital Papercraft Slot Machine + All above

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    0 backers

    [Physical Rewards Level 1] Printed Paper Puppets + Printed Papercraft Slot Machine + Buttons + Stickers + All Above ($20 shipping for orders outside of USA and Canada)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $150 or more

    0 backers

    [Physical Rewards Level 2] Printed 11"x17" Poster + Shirt + Beta Access + All Above ($20 shipping for orders outside of USA and Canada)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $777 or more

    0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)

    [Premium Reward Level 1] Character likeness as guest star in game. Provide us with a picture and Skype with us about how your character will look. + Digital and Physical versions of the artwork + All Above

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)

    [Premium Reward Level 2] Work with us to design a quest for the game. We retain veto power for all of these ideas. + You'll get an Assistant Designer Credit + All the Physical and Digital Rewards. Does not include other Premium Rewards.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    [Premium Reward Level 3] Work with us to design a character class and the quest associated with it for the game. We retain veto power for all of these ideas. + You'll get a Senior Assistant Designer Credit in the game. + All the Physical and Digital Rewards. Does not include other Premium Rewards.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012