Review by Matt S. As a big fan of the old gamebooks that I obsessively consumed through my childhood, I was so impressed with what Tin Man Games did with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Taking the basic gamebook experience and turning it into a blend of board game and…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Neil Rennison has been a significant presence in the Australian game development scene for some years now. He, and his development brand, Tin Man Games, quickly built a reputation for producing excellent classical game books for mobile devices. More recently, the ambition of the studio has…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. What an inspired way to evolve the humble gamebook. With The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Tin Man Games has taken its penchant for tapping into the nostalgia that us older (well, relatively) people have for growing up in the 80s, and managed to layer it with…
Read MoreNews by Britta S, Trent P, and Matt S.Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain relies heavily on a sense of nostalgia, which is always a dangerous place to go. If the audience is too young/never experienced the source material in any way, they might not ‘get it’ or be as invested as someone who can…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Neil Rennison is a local Aussie developer that we’ve spoken to a few times in the past, and that’s because he’s also one of the most prolific of all. If you look up his company, Tin Man Games, on the Apple App Store, for example, you’ll…
Read MoreTin Man Games, the Melbourne-based dev that is arguably the best digital gamebook maker of this generation, has reached the goal of its current crowdfunding campaign less than 36 hours after the launch. As of writing, the Kickstarter campaign for The Warlock of Firetop Mountain has raised $26,859 AUD (the…
Read MoreThere really has been a resurgence in interest in Gamebook style games. The RPG/ pulp novel mix has found an obvious home on the iPad and iPhone – devices that do the whole long form reading gig well. A less obvious home is the PSP and PS3 and the minis…
Read MoreThere really has been a resurgence in interest in Gamebook style games. The RPG/ pulp novel mix has found an obvious home on the iPad and iPhone – devices that do the whole long form reading gig well. A less obvious home is the PSP and PS3 and the minis…
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