A Long Road Home - AVAILABLE ON STEAM NOW!

[J_C]

It has been more than a year since I've started to work on A Long Road Home. Which started as a basic project to get to know the engine, turned out to be a full game, with a decent ammount of gameplay. Now, the game is finished, and it is available for purchase on itch.io and Steam. You can find it here:


Itch.io store page


Steam store page


"A Long Road Home puts players in the role of a young man (with any name of your choice) who becomes wounded and separated from his family when they are attacked along the way to their new home. Behind this plot is a secret cult "led by an alien being called Amuna, who is able to travel between the infinite numbers of planes (dimensions)." Having conquered numerous worlds already, she now has her sights set on this one, and aims to use our hero for her own devious ends. If the protagonist is to reunite with his mother and sister, he must venture through "catacombs, secret temples and frozen mountains" while escaping the clutches of the evil invaders." - AdventureGamers.com


The gameplay of A Long Road Home harkens back to the adventure games of old, thus featuring a mouse driven interface, item management and clever, interesting puzzles which the player has to overcome in the game. The game offers 5-6 hours of gameplay, an interesting story, and a captivating soundtrack which creates a fantastic atmosphere in A Long Road Home.












The game has been greenlit on Steam, so you can see it on the store after a few weeks, after everything is sorted out.


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=802297803


If you are unsure about the game, you can already check out the demo, downloadable from either of these links:


Demo download (itch.io)
Demo download (IndieD


I would also like to give credit to the following people, who provided resources to my game either through DLCs, Restaff or otherwise:


RPG Maker VX Ace RTP by Enterbrain/Degica (rpgmakerweb.com)


Graphics:

• Windowskins by Maker Systems - RPG Maker Source
  
• Windowskins by MonDez
  
• Lightning Effect by BustedEd
  
• Night Sky parallax by Luchino
  
• Transition Vortex by Matthew Ashworth
  
• Windowskins by Matthew Ashworth
  
• Iconset-small by Adventure Tile Starter Pack - [Copyright](C) Celianna
  
• Windowskin by RURAL FARM TILES - [Copyright](C) Celianna
  
• WWSwitches by - WILD WEST TILES PACK - [Copyright](C) Sherman3D
  
• High Fantasy I Resource Pack - [Copyright](C) PVGames
  
• PocketKnife by Andinator
  
• Tilesets by Candacis
  
• Tilesets by Liberty
  
• Windowskin from Luna Engine
  

Additional Artwork:

• Rubén Carral
  

Music:

• Fireside Tales by Darren Curtis
  
• Labyrinth Of Lost Dreams by Darren Curtis
  
• The Mystic Le Fay by Darren Curtis
  
• Illusory Realm by Darren Curtis
  
• Hollow's Eve Ritual by Darren Curtis
  
• Drifting Through Space by Darren Curtis
  
• The Witch's Lair  by Darren Curtis
  
• My Dark Passenger by Darren Curtis
  
• Unmatched Treachery by Darren Curtis
  
• Into Oblivion by Darren Curtis
  
• The House in the Middle of Nowhere by Darren Curtis
  
• The Horror Returns by JStewartMusic
  
• Whispering Angels by JStewarMusic
  
• The Magician's Sorrow by JStewarMusic
  
• Fantasy - Sad by Joel Steudler FANTASY STARTER MUSIC PACK - [Copyright](C) Joel Steudler
  
• Hatching Grounds by Joel Steudler FUTURISTIC ATMOSPHERES - [Copyright](C) Joel Steudler
  
• Either Side of Eternity (Instrumental)  - REBEL RAPTURE MUSIC PACK - [Copyright](C) Murray Atkinson
  
• Deserted Streets by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• Horror Game Menu by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• Too Quiet by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• The Darkness Below by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• Drinking Alone by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• RPG Theme v001 by Eric Matyas - www.soundimage.org
  
• The Cursed Rose by Allusion
  

Sound Effects:
Pablo Zumarraga, aesqe, dheming, Richard Frohlich, zandernoriega, Dreadshadow, Alastair Cameron, acekasbo, RICHERlandTV, Audionautics, qubodup, cameronmusic, thebigdawg22, newagesoup, LittleRobotSoundFactory, y89312


Scripts:

• Yanfly Engine Ace - Ace Core Engine by Yanfly
  
• Yanfly Engine Ace - Ace Message System by Yanfly
  
• Yanfly Engine Ace - Parallax Lock by Yanfly
  
• Yanfly Engine Ace - System Options by Yanfly
  
• Victor Engine - Basic Module by Victor Sant
  
• Victor Engine - Fog and Overlay by Victor Sant
  
• Victor Engine - Light Effects by Victor Sant
  
• Audio Fade In by Maker Systems – RPG Maker Source
  
• Super Simple Mouse Script by Shaz
  
• Mouse HUD by Evgenij
  
• Remember Event Position by Shaz
  
• Galv's Use Item on Event by Galv
  
• Non-combat Menu by mjshi
  
• External Text by Enelvon
  
• Word Wrapping by KilloZapit
  
• Simple Text Input by Tsukihime
  
• Graphical Object Global Reference by Mithran
  
• V's Custom Animated Title Scene by Vindaca
  
• D13x Core Module by Dekita
  
• D13x Keyboard Name Input by Dekita
  
• Text Sound Effect by Zerbu
  
• Autosave by DoctorTodd
  
• Crystal Engine - Variable Windowskin by CrystalNoel
  
• Full Screen Prompt by Bigace360
  

 

[Abdulla Al-Farsi]

Your game design is seriously good. I loved the story either. Looking forward to play it.You got my vote.


Good luck

 

[J_C]

Your game design is seriously good. I loved the story either. Looking forward to play it.You got my vote.


Good luck

Thank you very much.


And hey, I've just seen your game on Steam as well, released last week. Congratulations man! I'm loving the custom art on those screenshots. Have you gone through Greenlight as well? Any advices you can give me?  Or places to promote?

 

[Abdulla Al-Farsi]

Thank you very much.


And hey, I've just seen your game on Steam as well, released last week. Congratulations man! I'm loving the custom art on those screenshots. Have you gone through Greenlight as well? Any advices you can give me?  Or places to promote?

Yes, I have gone through Greenlight and it took me around a year till I get it.  Actually, if u see my greenlight page, u will notice many negative comments. I was disappointed, but I got it in they end. I was waiting for it. I added only a topic here in the forum. That's what I did... XD 


Good Luck dear...

 

[J_C]

Ok. So patience is the key.

 

[J_C]

Just a little heads up to everybody. We got 262 yes votes so far, and we are standing on 33% at the moment. We peaked at 41% a few days ago, but in the last two days votes are coming more slowly. Still, I think it is not bad after less than a week.


Thank you all who voted on the project. And if you haven't voted yet, we appreciate all the support we can get:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=802297803

 

[Crabs]

Got my upvote.


Your game looks really nice. It's something i'd consider buying after release.


Good luck on greenlight!

 

[J_C]

Little update on the Greenlight Campaign. 


Received 324 yes votes so far, which I'm fairly satisfied with. Doing some graphical update at the moment, making some of the maps a little prettier with Candacis' tilesets. I hope I can finish it by the first half of the next week. Then I make a few test runs, and the game will be basically ready for release. I doubt the Greenlight campaign will be successfull in such a short notice, so first the game will be available on itch.io, gamejolt and indiegamestand. 


I apprreciate all your support. Thank you everybody.


And if you haven't checked it out yet, please take a look at the project:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=802297803

 

[SimProse]

I voted Yes. Some nice graphical touches, indeed!

 

[J_C]

I have great news everybody. A Long Road Home is finally finished, and it is available on itch.io right now. It was a long and difficult journey, especially that this is my very first game. A Long Road Home is not a perfect game, but I hope it is an enjoyable adventure game. You can find it here:


https://onebitstudio.itch.io/a-long-road-home


As I've said, the game is available on itch.io, but I'm working on getting it on Game Jolt, Indie Gamestand, Humble Store, and of course there is the greenlight campaign for a Steam release. If you haven't voted for the game on greenlight, you can do it right here:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=802297803


There is a demo available for those, who want to check out the game.


I would like to thank the RPG Maker community all the help they gave me, I'm serious when I say that this game wouldn't exist without you. You helped me with the resources, with the scripts, with your comments. THANK YOU!


I updated the opening post with the latest information.

 

[J_C]

This month just keeps giving.


Today, A Long Road Home has been greenlit on Steam, so you can expect a Steam release in a few weeks. Thank you everyone for your support, it means a lot for me.

 

[J_C]

Hi, everyone!


The Steam release is crawling closer each day, it is only a week off now. A Long Road Home coming to Steam on the 31. January, with Steam achievements and trading cards for the price of $2.99. I would like to thank every help I got from you guys and girls, this is one of the best community in the world.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/576160/

 

[J_C]

Hello!


I'm happy to announce that A Long Road Home is available on Steam right now. Our first point and click adventure game launches with a -20% discount for the first week, so if you want to experience the story we created, and test your wit on our puzzles, you can get a copy for only $2,39 now.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/576160/


I would like to thank everyone all the help, it would have been much more difficult without you.

 

[Guiguimu]

I hope you and your game become very successful! It looks wonderful!

 

[Kes]

Congratulations.

 

[J_C]

Thank you everyone!