GiAnt is a fun-filled first-person platformer from the indie solo developer at ‘Wreck Tangle Games’. Solve puzzles, find candy, grab loot, initiate power ups and deter enemies, all while navigating around ginormous human sized worlds!
GiAnt puts you in control of our squeaky voiced protagonist, Adam the Ant (*yes, ants have names and voices, that is why AntVenture is the correct term, not simulator), as he tries to collect Candy for the nest. Born five minutes before, Adam is thrown out into an enormous human sized world with only his little legs to run (And my gosh you’ll be doing a lot of that) and a few power ups conveniently scattered around the levels. Power ups announced so far are ‘Decoy Ant’, a little air canister which can be activated to blow up a balloon version of yourself, before it pops enemies will follow this rather than you. Also announced are ‘matches’, which will allow you to get back at the insects trying to take you down by chasing them with fire!
The developer, Adam Reed, started creating GiAnt in August 2015, which was meant to be a simple “you are ant, collect things” game, but blossomed into a fast paced, dangerous, unpredictable delight! With enemies chasing you round every corner and new enemies popping up after every puzzle solved. More than the other ant simulators GiAnt really details the danger of being an ant. Yes you have the standard collecting feature that any ant game would have but with such a level danger you can’t help but be frightened. You may be able to see the glorious candy piece ahead of you, but there will four spiders and 6 Flies blocking your path to it.
In December Adam featured GiAnt on Steam GreenLight, where it was up online for gamers to vote on for only three weeks before being Green Lit. To celebrate, a demo was released and featured on Steam and Gamejolt.
The team has also decided to launch a KickStarter campaign to help with the finishing the game and getting the quality up to the game to make it truly gigANTic!
GiANT’s release date is set for May 20, 2016 priced at £ 7.99 ($8.79 USD) and will be available on Steam. If all goes well, later in the year it has hopes to be developed for Iphone and Android devices! For further information, please visit their official website.
SOURCE: Press Release