Throwback Thursday - Monumental Failure

Something I often hear from game developers is their troubles with marketing. How to get your game out there to as many players as possible? A usual follow up topic to that is, when the game gets released it has all sorts of hype/press surrounding it, but unless it really takes off, the hype dies down - how do you combat that?

Enter: Throwback Thursday - a weekly article on a game that came out from the local Toronto scene back in the day. Maybe you forgot about it, or maybe you never knew of its existence. That's what I want to do with these articles. Check out the first one below, and let me know on Twitter what you think!

First up! Monumental Failure from Scary Wizard Games. A game that just hit its 1 year anniversary recently, and is on a 35% sale on Steam.

Monumental Failure was released a year ago today. To celebrate, you can grab it for 35% off all week! https://t.co/NrAuZ1JdIi pic.twitter.com/iMpYf3SQrc

— Scary Wizard Games (@ScaryWizard) January 17, 2018

"Monumental Failure is a historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator. The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques."

Monumental Failure is available now on Steam, Itch and the Humble store! Monumental Failure is a comedic and historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator! The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques.

Although I haven't played it (I'll be fixing this soon) - the game has received mostly positive reviews on Steam:

"This game is extremely goofy and wonderful. I love being able to build no matter how shoddy the final result is. The coop is hilarious. A great party game. May or may not cure cancer."

"8/10 - Would drop my workers out of a plane, strapped to a 40-ton slab of stone with bungie cords, without a parachute, as a delivery system for Stonehenge again."

"I don't review games usually, but this game is just so much fun/frustration to play with someone couch co-op. I genuinely recommend this game. 
The game mechanics are different from level to level so you need to learn on the fly, it's really challenging but is really satisfying when you get it right!"

So head over to Steam, pick the game up in a sale, and follow the guys on Twitter. If you have a game that would make a good Throwback Thursday - let me know on Twitter!

Patreon Update - More Early Content For Patreons

Hey there! As you may (or may not know) I have a Patreon set up for TorontoGameDevs.com. Patreon is a great service to help fund passion projects you care about, similar to a Kickstarter.

In the past, Patreons would get early access to the podcast, interviews, and the occasional game. And that's all still true! But now, with me and Chris doing videos twice a week they'll now be getting that early as well in their usual spot.

This month also will see some Patreons getting a copy of Monumental Failure.

So anyways, if you want to have access to the Patroen only area, then make sure to become a Patreon!

Monumental Failure is available now on Steam, Itch and the Humble store! Monumental Failure is a comedic and historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator! The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques.

Monumental Failure Now Out On Steam

Last we heard about Monumental Failure, it was up on Steam Greenlight. Now, the physics-based construction simulator from Scary Wizard is out now on Steam for Windows and Mac.  The team let me know that Scary Wizard started out with Spencer and Jessica working out of their apartment, and 8 months later we get Monumental Failure.

Monumental Failure is a historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator. The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques. From the great ring at Stonehenge, to the genius of the ancient Roman aqueduct, will you have what it takes to re-create these feats of engineering?

Monumental Failure is available now on Steam, Itch and the Humble store! Monumental Failure is a comedic and historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator! The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques.

You can follow the team on Twitter, but make sure to check out the game on Steam.

Vote For Monumental Failure On Steam Greenlight

So today (Happy Canada Day) I found out about Scary Wizard, an independent studio here in Toronto who have put their game Monumental Failure on Steam Greenlight. It's their first game and is due out later this year.

"Monumental Failure is a historically inaccurate monument construction simulator. Stonehenge, The Pyramids, The Great Wall of China. Monumental Failure empowers you to recreate the world’s most impressive architectural feats using increasingly impressive construction techniques."

Vote for us on Steam Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=712055578 Download the Demo: https://scary-wizard.itch.io/monumental-failure Visit us: https://www.MonumentalFailure.com

You can follow the developers on Twitter, and check out their site for all the details. Let's vote for the game on Steam Greenlight and help get this game released.