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PACKED WITH REFERENCES TO THE EIGHTIES ON VR, ESCAPE FROM GALAXEN PRESENTS ITS FREE ALPHA

A sword in honor of He-Man or the NES pistol, are just some of the nods to the '80s

November 5, 2021

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Author: Ramen Profitable Games

It is the first title of the Spanish studio Ramen Profitable Games

Its free Alpha is now available on SideQuest  

November 5, 2021, Spain - It's 1985, you are 9 years old and you have been abducted into your favorite arcade game, Galaxen. Anyone's fantasy! Fight your way through waves of space invaders, use the toys in your backpack as an arsenal to stop the alien invasion and return home in time for dinner. What an adventure!

And you're in luck, 'cos this wonder of a game for virtual reality exists and it's called Escape From Galaxen. It is the first title from the Spanish studio Ramen Profitable Games, and its free Alpha is now available on SideQuest. The launch is scheduled for the end of the year.

To learn more about Escape From Galaxen, visit their website at SideQuest, to download assets such as logos and screenshots, access their digital press-kit, and to take a look at the game in motion and follow development progress, click here.

To request a review key for the full game of Escape From Galaxen click here or write us at [email protected] The free Alpha content
On the free Alpha, now available on SideQuest, you will play in the United States the first of the worlds with increasing difficulty that you will find in the final version of the game, and you will face the classic end-of-stage boss that every good arcade must have.

You will also use an arsenal of cool weapons that you will surely recognize with these descriptions - We cannot use the original names or we would have legal problems - I have the power! Or the famous Zappah we used to shoot the (pixelated) dog that laughed in our face, among others. Cool plan, isn't it?  

ESCAPE FROM GALAXEN KEY FEATURES

  • Available late 2021

  • Designed for the Oculus Quest 1 and Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality devices

  • A twist on arcade classics

  • Weapons inspired by classic eighties toys

  • Musical tribute to the electronic music of the '80s (Retrowave) by David Martínez

  • Story mode across 3 worlds with 5 phases each

  • Epic final-bosses fights

  • Supports 90Hz mode on Oculus Quest 2

  • For all ages

About the development
The team is very aware that this is going to be their first published title and that they still have a lot to learn. Therefore, their strategy is to find a simple premise that can lead to a very interesting and polished game, and that can end up becoming something that is really worth playing.
They prototype several ideas and finally decide to create an immersive take on the popular concept of "you versus the aliens" that reigned the arcades of the '80s, in which your favorite arcade abducts you in 1985. The development team adds some complementary profiles, and in a record time frame of 6-month, the alpha version of Escape from Galaxen is released.  

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About Ramen Profitable Games

José Antonio Gil and Ángel Rodríguez, two engineers from Seville (Spain) met at a technology startup. After being absorbed by a multinational, they decided to embark on their own adventure, and that's how Ramen Profitable Games was born in 2018, a studio with the vocation of creating exceptional video games for virtual reality.

They invested their first years together in specific virtual reality training, developing small projects and experiments. In 2021 they are finally ready to face their first indie development. They are in contact with Mauricio García, CEO of The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous, 2019), who offers to help out with the executive production of the title. Alejandro Arboleda (art) and David Martínez (audio) also join the project.

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