Austrian indie studio Nestwork Games have announced their debut title: Crowded, a feathery citybuilder where players build a treetop city for a colony of adorable, hyper-advanced crows. Check below for more info, plus the snazzy new announcement trailer.
Crowded is a crow city builder where you strategically design a nest-city to support and shelter your flock. Engineer, scavenge and explore your way to a self-sustaining society in the sky. Now in development for PC via Steam!
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Crowded will be available to try at the Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2, Booth F010g - E019g) at Gamescom next week. If you have any questions, please let me know!
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About the game
Welcome to Crowded, a crow citybuilder where you’re tasked with building a society in the sky. As a cunning crow you’ll need every tool at your disposal and plenty of imagination to keep the flock safe, fed and happy. After all, there’s no ‘i’ in Murder!
Scavenge for delicious bugs and building materials, managing resources wisely so your feathered friends get what they need. Take flight and explore a landscape of lush forests and sprawling meadows, planting new trees to expand your territory. Strategically design your nest-city to support and shelter your adorable flock. Manipulate the wind itself to influence the environment and create a form of transportation. As you innovate, you’ll also discover new technologies to lead your flock to greatness.
The world beyond may be dangerous, but if you’re crafty enough you won’t just survive, but thrive.
Quote from the developer:
‘We wanted our game to feel truly avian. So, we came up with a design philosophy we call Featherpunk,’ said Alex Grenus, one of the devs at Nestwork Games. ‘It focuses on the anatomy of crows and their abilities. ‘And as city builder fans, we know how enjoyable it is to watch our tiny people, animals, cars, etc go about their lives. In German (to no one’s surprise) there is even a word for it ‘Wuselfaktor’. We also want this in our game, so our buildings feature a lot of open space to watch the crows, and if you look closely, you can find some cute details.’
Features:
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Engineer an intricate network of crow nests with ‘featherpunk’ technology!
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Fall in love with a city of extremely cute crows!
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Scavenge for resources out in the world!
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Manipulate the wind for travel and convenience!
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Explore a beautiful landscape from the sky!
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Learn as you go and develop technological and social advancements!
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Inspired by real life crows, this is a city builder like no other!
About the Developers
Nestwork Games is a small indie team based in Austria, united by the motto Think free like a bird! They’re currently working on their debut project, the crow city builder Crowded.