Factsheet

Developer:
Klonk
Based in Munich, Germany

Release date:
Mid 2015

Platforms:
PC, Linux, SteamOS via Steam

Website:
klonk-games.de/games/shift-happens

Regular Price:

around 20$

Description

Shift Happens is a local coop game with great couch compatibility. The game was built with great coop experiences in mind, such as "ibb and obb", Portal 2 and Rayman. You control the fate of Bismo and Plom. The two were linked together in an accident and now have to deal with the consequences. Your goal is to find a way to get rid of your involuntary friendship. Connected by your ability to shift your mass, you have to face a variety of challenges and obstacles throughout various stages.

History

It is the first game Klonk ever published. We started working on it during our time at university. At the beginning the game was solely a prototype for a class, but we soon decided to make it into a full scale game. The experience from finishing it to the last bit and then releasing was important to us. We took Mercury Shift from there and gathered all the feedback we got at events, trade fairs and local testing groups. With this feedback gathered, we approached the successor Mercury Shift 3D.

Features

  • Build around two humans having fun
  • Local couch co op gameplay
  • Two different sets of levels for great co op AND singleplayer experience
  • Fun and demanding jump'n'run levels
  • Find secrets and cash in
  • Beat challenges and unlock special levels

Videos

Trailer YouTube


Images

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Selected Articles

  • ""Shift Happens" could very well be the next big plattformer."
    - Hardcoregamer,
  • "No shift Sherlock. This shift right here is couch game material, I shift you not. "
    - Random dude at a playtest,

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About Klonk

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Klonk is a game development studio Munich, Bavaria, Germany. With its award-winning debut title Shift Happens, it has grown from a small student team to a mid-sized developer. The team consists of ten MD.H alumni who founded the company in 2013 after their graduation in gamedesign. Klonk works on own IPs as well as contract opportunities and external production unit.

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Shift Happens Credits

Oliver Machek
Producing, Klonk

Robin Kocaurek
BizDev, Klonk

Elena Reinertz
Lead Artist, Klonk

Simon Kratz
Artist, Klonk

Niko Götz
Artist, Klonk

Nora Hannemann
Animator and Character Design, Klonk

Michael Schilbach
Code Lead, Klonk

Carina Bastian
Code, Klonk

Mathias Neukam
Gamedesign, Klonk

Stefan Fischer
Gamedesign, Klonk

Filippo Beck-Peccoz
Music and SFX, best composer EU


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