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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

First-Person Parkour Platformer, Hirilun, Coming To STEAM™ In Q1 2022
Run, jump, plane, and sprint and compete with your friends on the worldwide leaderboard.

Montréal, Canada, September 28, 2021: Indie game publisher Meridian4 is proud to announce the upcoming release of Hirilun, a first-person platformer created by indie developer Gone Mad Studios. Scheduled for official release in Q1 2022, Hirilun is a fast-paced game featuring a dark and mysterious city to explore and achieve fame on the leaderboards!

Game trailer: https://youtu.be/Y1l0nsfwcZs

Hirilun will instantly draw you into its stylized city as you run, dash, jump and plane your way up, down, and around to hit critical checkpoints. To be the best on the worldwide leaderboards, you will need to be very quick at non-stop running and jumping through all checkpoints as you explore the strange city of Hirilun.   

Don't miss the launch discount! Wishlist your copy of Hirilun today: 

Hirilun will also participate in the Steam Next Fest from October 1 to 7, 2021. Gone Mad Studios will be live-streaming the game and dropping free Steam keys in the chat. Drop by and ask the developer anything, and of course, there will be a demo that you can try out for yourself. The top-ranked player in the leaderboard for each day during the festival will win a free copy of the game!

Artist statement: In the early development steps, Hirilun told the story about a person who suffered social anxiety and agoraphobia. They perceived the city as a dangerous, hostile place, and while everything on the outside was black and white and with strange proportions, the safe zones (like their house, their favorite music store, etc.) all had beautiful colors and shapes. Music had a central point in the plot, as the main character used it to overcome their fears. We decided to pivot and change some aspects to make a fast-paced and fun speed-running game. Although Hirilun isn't about this character anymore, some of the ideas inspired by this story are still present in the game.

About Gone Mad Studios

Located in Valencia, Spain, At Gone Mad Studios, we are passionate about video games, making them our way of life. In addition to creating custom games and applications for clients, we develop our own projects. We build apps and virtual worlds for any project, from the gamification of training projects to interactive simulators.

About Meridian4

Located in Montréal, Canada, Meridian4 was founded in 2004 as an indie publisher that understands the needs and concerns of indie developers. Its founder, Jeff Giasson, has numerous social media channels that aid indie developers in their understanding of marketing, and business knowledge.
 

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