Factsheet
Developer:
Escape Velocity Studios
Based in Montreal, Canada
Founding date:
2013
Website:
escapevelocitystudios.com
Press / Business Contact:
press@deepspacesettlement.com
Social:
Twitter - Deep Space Settlement
Twitter - DSS Programming
Twitter - DSS Art
Forum
Indiedb
Youtube
Steam Greenlight
Description
Escape Velocity Studios was founded by Stéphanie Rancourt, after having worked for 6 years in AAA game development, seeking more independence, more creative freedom and ultimately the fullfilment of a dream.
History
It started with a bang, then atoms arranged themselves to form life as we know it. After countless years or Darwinian evolution, Escape Velocity Studios has arisin from the universe to create a new universe, powered by transistors and imagination.
Projects
Deep Space Settlement(in development)DSS is a real-time strategy game for PC, focused on empire building and grand-scale space battles(4X RTS)
- Build your interstellar empire
- Gather and convert resources to power your empire's economy
- Trade resources between players and NPCs across star-systems
- Random events, RPG style
- Customizable ships and stations
- Build giant capital ships supported by an armada of smaller, more maneuverable ships
- Create fleets
- Unlock new technologies
- Unlock new ship abilities through an XP system
- Defend against invaders and conquer new star systems
- Single- and Multiplayer
- Story and sandbox mode
- High modding capabilities, access game content through XML and game logic through the API
Videos
Design Trailer YouTube
Deep Space YouTube
Images
There are far more images available on deepspacesettlement.com, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do contact us!
Logo & Icon
Selected Articles
- "DSS is as much my thing as a video game can get."
- Luke Plunkett, Kotaku - "There still aren’t enough space strategy games...Deep Space Settlement may correct this."
- Graham Smith, Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Team & Repeating Collaborators
Stéphanie Rancourt
Creator, Designer, Programmer, Robot
Mathias Koehler
Artist, Freelancer
Jordan Gagné
Composer, Freelancer
Taylor Shechet
Sound Designer, Freelancer
James Hostetler
Sound Designer, Freelancer
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks