Crispon Games is a new independent studio formed by former Paradox Interactive
designer Chris King and programmer Pontus Åberg, who announce development of
Galactic Inheritors, a 4X space strategy game which will launch on
Steam
early access next week. There are some screenshots on the
Crispon Games website, and
here's a trailer.
"When I left Paradox Interactive, I set out to create the game I always dreamed
of making," said lead designer Chris King. "We would sit around, talking about
turning certain game ideas into actual games, but some never made it past the
idea stage. I very much enjoyed my time at Paradox and am proud of the great
games we made there. However, I deeply felt Galactic Inheritors is a game I
needed to make, and make outside the constraints of a bigger studio. I knew I
would deeply regret not taking the chance to make it happen." Here's
more:
Galactic Inheritors returns to the roots of classic 4X games, taking
the genre to a bold new frontier that offers a strong science fiction mythos
grounded in reality, with deep strategy gameplay aimed at hardcore gamers.
Players will explore a vast and diverse galaxy as leader of a budding galactic
empire, eager to expand their influence and exterminate those that would oppose
them.