Anima Flux Co-op Metroidvania: GDC 2024 Summary

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San Francisco, April 1 - The Anima Flux team embarked on an incredible adventure in San Francisco, participating in the GDC 2024 events! Over five days at the exhibition, the team conducted a showcase, pitched their game, met with mass media, publishers, and other representatives of the gaming industry. Let's walk through our experience step by step.

The 2024 Game Developers Conference hosted nearly 30,000 registered attendees for five full days of inspiring sessions and networking opportunities with peers and leaders in the games industry. GDC 2024 featured over 1,000 speakers across 730 sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities. Additionally, over 300 top game industry companies exhibited their latest innovations.

GDC Pitch Finalist
Among the approximately 50 teams participating in the showcase, Anima Flux made it into the top 10 finalists of the GDC Pitch!

GDC Play - Co-Op Metroidvania Anima Flux

The showcase buzzed with energy, drawing significant interest from the audience at our booth.

Anima Flux Showcase @ GDC

In addition to the positive feedback, developers carefully listened to the comments and wishes of the players. This feedback was invaluable, especially considering that the team unveiled an updated demo version that will soon be available on Steam, offering players from around the world a chance to experience it firsthand.

Anima Flux - One of 10 Finalists of GDC Pitch

Co-Op Playing Anima Flux

GDC Pitch Finalist - Anima Flux

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Please, find the Press Kit files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Su2GGkOIxBt1yClmByKqqQ6UCs7UcBrt?usp=sharing 

Story

The only human city located on the space ark is subjected to an organized mutant invasion. For the sake of survival, a theocratic totalitarian regime sends its best troops to rescue the city and eliminate the threat.

Take control of two elite soldiers, combine their unique abilities and skills. Finesse your way around through the most ferocious foes. Act bravely and fearlessly. After all, you can trick death, by transferring your anima with the latest implant technology. Don’t get consumed by fear of death, because the truth is grimmer.

Key Features

Co-op Metroidvania

The unusual spin of the genre, turns the classic metroidvania into a fun, couch co-op adventure. Both characters develop differently as the game goes on. Explore the grim locations of the space ark, rescue an ambushed or seriously injured partner. Get challenged by dangerous mutants and build your own boss-fight strategies together with a friend. And the best part is that you can always switch to single player mode if your pal is not around.

A mind-blowing dystopia

The story is set in a highly detailed game world, told in stunning hand-drawn animated cutscenes, and elaborated in dialogs full of irony. Tragic and intriguing fates of the supporting characters will immerse you into the human world of the far future, where moral and ethical issues trouble the mind more than ever. Search for the truth and prepare for incredible twists and turns.

Unique visual style

Through the artistic lens of 80-90 retro sci-fi aesthetics, the game carefully renders a variety of futuristic 2D visuals mixed with the dark cosmic atmosphere.

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