Thing Trunk Explained

Thing Trunk is an independent game developer located in Warsaw. The company was established in August 2012 by Maciej Biedrzycki, Konstanty Kalicki and Filip Starzyński, former co-funders of Twin Bottles and Codeminion (known for casual games such as Phantasmat, Ancient Quest of Saqquarah, StoneLoops! of Jurassica).^{[1] [2]}

History

Return 2 Games series

The company initially focused on defining principles of Return 2 Games - a series of 7 titles aiming to re-capture the feeling and experience of classic games from the '90s.^{[3] [4]} The series were announced three years after creation of the studio (2015).^[5] All games in the series will utilize card mechanics and take place in the same setting (called Paperverse) in which characters and objects are made of cut and folded paper.^{[6] [7]} Games from the series are aimed at mid-core gamers.^{[8] [9]} Games are made in CUG (Thing Trunk's in-house engine).

Awards and nominations

• Indie of the Year Awards 2017 - 10th place, IndieDB^[10]
• Momocon 2017 - "Indie Award Finalist", Atlanta^[11]
• Casual Connect 2016 - 1st place in Best Game Art, Tel Aviv^[12]
• Digital Dragons 2016 - 3rd place in Indie Showcase - Best Indie Game, Kraków^[13]
• Freegalaktus 2016 - "Best Game" in Jury's Choice category^[14]
• Pixel Heaven 2016 - "Pixel.Award Finalist", Warsaw^[15]

Games

• Book of Demons - the game is the first installment of Return 2 Games series. The game was designed as a tribute to the classic isometric hack'n'slashes.^[16] Since 2016 the game is available on Steam.^[17]
• Hellcard - originally planned to be a new game mode inside the Book of Demons universe, however it was later spun off as a standalone game. It is a cooperative, roguelike deck-builder with singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Fully released for Windows in 2024.
• Book of Aliens - second 'book' (game) in the Return 2 Games series. It is a turn-based strategy game that is also a tribute to .

External links

• Official website
• Database at MobyGames

Notes and References

1. Web site: Book of Demons: The Search of the Art Style. Starzyński . Filip . Tokarev . Kirill. 80.lv. 10 November 2016 . 2024-11-08.
2. Web site: Thing Trunk described in polish KRS (National Court Registry). KRS. January 31, 2018.
3. Web site: Thing Trunk - Presskit. media.thingtrunk.com. 2018-01-31.
4. Web site: Hack & Paper Cut: Book Of Demons Is A Diablo Tribute. Melody. 2016-03-15. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. en-US.
5. Return 2 Games Announced » Thing Trunk: Indie GameDev Studio. Thing Trunk. 2015-10-29. 2018-01-31. en-US.
6. Web site: Tęsknicie za pierwszym Diablo? To koniecznie sprawdźcie polskie Book of Demons Polygamia. Polygamia.pl. 10 March 2016 . pl-PL. 2018-01-31.
7. Web site: Book of Demons – Action-RPG from Thing Trunk Studio. Sergeev . Arti. 13 April 2016 . 80.lv. 2024-11-08.
8. Web site: Defining mid-core games and why they matter. Gamasutra.com. en. 2018-01-31.
9. Return 2 Games - Book of Demons - Retrological. The Escapist. 2018-01-31.
10. Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature. Indie DB. 2018-01-31.
11. Judging MomoCon's Indie Games Competition. Mike Fahey. Kotaku. 30 May 2017 . 2018-01-31.
12. Web site: Best Indie Games Announced at the 16th Indie Prize Awards During Casual Connect in Tel Aviv - Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers. gamesauce.biz. 2018-01-31.
13. Digital Dragons 2016 - podsumowanie. GRY-Online.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
14. Web site: Znamy najlepszą grę indie w Europie! Poznaj wyniki konkursu FreeGalaktus 2016 – Galaktus. galaktus.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
15. Web site: Znamy finalistów Pixel.Awards 2016. Graczpospolita.pl. 2016-05-24. 2018-01-31. pl.
16. Web site: Stań do walki z demonami w papierowych lochach Book of Demons - gry polskiego studia Thing Trunk - gram.pl. gram.pl. 10 March 2016 . www.gram.pl. 2018-01-31. pl.
17. Web site: Book of Demons on Steam. en. 2018-01-30. store.steampowered.com.