For nine years, Madorium Ltd. has worked quietly behind the scenes, co-developing and porting popular titles such as The Pathless, Hello Neighbor 2, Hohokum and more. This spring, the UK-based studio alongside publisher Amplified Games, has finally taken centre stage with Polterguys: Possession Party, their first original title.
For founder Richard Yandle and the rest of the team, Polterguys is a step they’ve been waiting to take for years, and this game is their chance to tell their own story.“We’re proud to have spent many years helping others bring their games to life, but we always wanted to create our own. After trying out oodles of prototypes, Polterguys was the one that made the team say: who needs a stable income!? We were born to make a game where we can dress as cursed toys and stick rockets on each other! And so we did… ” Says Rich Yandle.
The Polterguys you see today in-game, weren’t the initial plan as early on, the characters were originally hamsters in hamster balls (spheres are easy to code) and then gremlins buckets on their heads,"we couldn’t afford to model the faces" says Rich. Only then, after lots of late night conversations, experiments, and ideas, did the team settle on ‘polterguys’, which are ghosts who can possess everyday objects and cause a lot of mischief.
Rich Yandle is available for interviews to talk about how the studio made the jump from co-developing other people’s ideas to finally telling their own story. He’s ready to share the challenges they faced, what they learned along the way, and how it feels to see players discovering Polterguys for themselves.
Key Gameplay Features of Polterguys Possession Party:
For founder Richard Yandle and the rest of the team, Polterguys is a step they’ve been waiting to take for years, and this game is their chance to tell their own story.“We’re proud to have spent many years helping others bring their games to life, but we always wanted to create our own. After trying out oodles of prototypes, Polterguys was the one that made the team say: who needs a stable income!? We were born to make a game where we can dress as cursed toys and stick rockets on each other! And so we did… ” Says Rich Yandle.
Rich Yandle is available for interviews to talk about how the studio made the jump from co-developing other people’s ideas to finally telling their own story. He’s ready to share the challenges they faced, what they learned along the way, and how it feels to see players discovering Polterguys for themselves.
Key Gameplay Features of Polterguys Possession Party:
- Features online multiplayer support for up to 8 players, as well as split-screen couch play for up to 4 players
- 10 levels of chaos, packed with physics-based traps and different toys
- There are 20 different costume possessions to discover, and level up as players play through the game
- Daily and weekly challenges to complete
- Players have a personal space called the ‘haunt’ that can be customised to make it their own with in-game add-ons
Polterguys launched on the 17th of April on PC via Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4|5. From the 2nd of June until the 9th of June, the title will be 25% off on Steam, until the 7th of June the title will be 25% off on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, as well as 25% off until the 19th of June on PlayStation 4|5.
For more information about Polterguys: Possession Party, and to stay updated on future developments, visit the official Steam page or follow the game on TikTok, Twitter, and Discord.
About Amplified Games Ltd
Amplified Games, a new publishing label, founded by experienced industry professional Samantha Ebelthite, whose career includes leadership roles at Electronic Arts and Outright Games, Amplified Games is built on a foundation of fairness, collaboration, and a deep love for the gaming community.
About Madorium Ltd
Founded in 2016, Madorium Ltd. is an independent studio based in the UK. With a history of co-development and porting work on games like The Pathless, Hello Neighbor 2, and Hohokum, Polterguys: Possession Party marks their first original title.
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