Category Archives: Portfolio

10 Nov

New Match 3 game: Suddenly Meow Christmas

Our new game, Suddenly Meow Christmas, is coming soon this December. The game features the unique blend of Match 3 and puzzle elements from the Suddenly Meow series, along with a humorous Christmas story. With plenty of minigames and a mission to save Grandma’s room from the cat-astrophe, fun is guaranteed this Christmas! Here’s a trailer showcasing key scenes from the game.

Suddenly Meow Christmas: Trailer

Wishlist Suddenly Meow Christmas on Steam right now!

Coming soon! Stay tuned for more news!

26 Oct

Spooky Dwellers 3 videos

Here are some recent videos of Spooky Dwellers 3.

First, this video highlights the main elements of the game, including the minigames and the 3D Otherworldly Playground:
Spooky Dwellers 3: Overview
Now you can watch how to solve the first level of Spooky Dwellers 3:
Spooky Dwellers 3: Level 1
And this video shows how to remove the spider webs using fire in Level 9 (the spider webs are blocking the light). The idea is to form matches next to the bonfire to ignite some cells. Then, you’ll form matches next to those burning cells to keep propagating the fire until it reaches the tiles with the spider webs.
Spooky Dwellers 3: Level 9
Finally, the 3D Otherworldly Playground has several missions to complete. Most of these missions involve placing specific objects on the terrain and performing actions, such as changing the view of the terrain. This video shows how to complete all the missions.
Spooky Dwellers 3: Completing all the missions
25 Jul

Updated Roadmap 2024

In June, we launched our first game of the year, Garden for Glory, fulfilling our long-held dream of creating a gardening-themed match 3 game. This project allowed us to implement innovative ideas, particularly in technical aspects that will be foundational for our future titles. Garden for Glory features a 3D garden with over 100 objects. While Garden for Glory isn’t available on ikigames.com yet, you’ll be able to found it on most casual game portals soon.

Currently, our main focus is on Spooky Dwellers 3, the sequel to our Halloween-themed match 3 game. It has entered the beta testing phase and is set to launch in Q4 this year. Spooky Dwellers 3 introduces new challenges within a 3D environment, along with new minigames and some match-3 elements which are a first for us.

We initially aimed to create a hidden objects game this year, but that plan will be postponed. Part of our team is currently dedicated to developing another match 3 game for this year. I look forward to sharing more details about this mysterious project soon. Additionally, we’ll be working on localized versions of all those mentioned games. Busy times ahead!

Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for more announcements and updates on our games.

18 Jan

News about our upcoming game

Albeit we’re trying to sort out a few technical issues right now, we’ve not stopped working! In fact, we started 2024 working hard! We’re thrilled to announce that we’re hard at work on a new Match 3 game project, as we commented previously. While we can’t reveal all the details just yet, we couldn’t contain our excitement and wanted to share a sneak peek into what’s to come. Rest assured, there’s plenty to look forward to! First and foremost, we’re planning to release not just one, but two versions of the game: a standard edition and a Collector’s Edition, following a similar approach to our management of Nocturnarya and Spooky Dwellers 2. We believe that this will cater to the diverse preferences of our gaming community. Whether you’re a casual player or a dedicated collector, we’ve got you covered!

The development process is in full swing, with all the levels of the game already designed (90 for the standard version, 150 for the Collector’s Edition). Our artist is currently pouring her creativity into crafting stunning visuals that will transport players into a captivating setting. The game will revolve around a female lead who is determined to beat the odds and surpass those who have disparaged her.

However, we must admit that there’s still a lot of work ahead. We’re currently focused on designing the minigames and other essential elements that will make this game stand out. Stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks as we reveal more about this new project. We like how the game is coming out and can’t wait to share it with all of you!

26 Dec

Nocturnarya among the best Match 3 games of the year!

Hello fans and players of Nocturnarya! We are thrilled to announce that our vampire-themed Match 3 game has captured the 3rd spot in the Best Match 3 games of the year on Big Fish Games, the largest casual games portal! For a small studio like us, this is an incredible achievement! You can see the full list of winners here: Best games of 2023 on Big Fish Games.

Big Fish Games Best Match 3 games of 2023

First and foremost, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who has supported and played Nocturnarya. Your enthusiasm, feedback, and dedication have been instrumental in making this achievement possible. We couldn’t have done it without your continuous support, and we are truly humbled by the overwhelming response to our game. We want to thank our artists, beta testers, and especially you, the fans of Nocturnarya.

Incidentally, in 2022, we also clinched that 3rd spot on Big Fish Games with Spooky Dwellers.

Big Fish Games Best Match 3 games of 2022

We’d also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the other winners of the Best Match 3 games of the year. It’s important to acknowledge the remarkable talent and hard work put into creating these amazing games, from well-established franchises. Furthermore, we want to extend our appreciation to all the developers of the Match 3 games released this year, and we commend your efforts in pushing the boundaries of this genre. I feel that the Match 3 games released this year were really good.

Once again, thank you for being a part of our Nocturnarya journey. We are excited to continue delivering captivating and enjoyable gaming experiences to all of you. Stay tuned for more updates and new games!

22 Nov

Localization of Nocturnarya is completed

The localization of Nocturnarya took exactly one month. It was a complex project, with numerous dialogue lines and a few challenging sections, as discussed in a previous post. Some terms posed difficulties during translation, such as Blood Cartridge, Fang Sword, Bloody Spirit, Diabolical Nurse, and others. We included the option to switch between vampiress and vampire identities for narrative purposes, without any impact on gameplay (our tests confirmed that there were no bugs resulting from this feature).

Raphaela speaking in French
Raphaela speaking in French

Submissions of the localized versions of Nocturnarya (German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese) are already underway, to our regular publishers. These localized versions will be available for Windows only, and there are no plans for a Steam release. All in all, considering both the time spent on localization and the development of the original English game, Nocturnarya stands as our largest project to date. Since Spooky Dwellers 2 was already localized in September, we can now shift our focus towards developing a new game.

Regarding this new project, we’re still discussing a few ideas. One of our goals for 2024 is creating at least one Match 3 game, that’s for sure. However, we’d like to explore other genres, if time and budget permit. We’ll likely write a post when we have clearer ideas about our next title. Stay tuned! 🙂

11 Nov

Nocturnarya: localized versions

Our current project is the localization of Nocturnarya Collector’s Edition. As usual, our target languages are: German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. It’ll be a Windows-only release. This localization is a daunting task, which comprises a few intricate parts:

  • The Story: Nocturnarya’s story is a bit long, as the game builds a particular vampire lore, with adventure, scheming, military invaders, treasons and loyalty. The game portrays several characters of which the most important is you, the player. At its core, it’s a battle between you and Grysmore, the boss of the human invaders.
  • The vampire and the vampiress: In the original English game, you can choose how you want to be referred to as the story progresses: as a vampire, a vampiress, or a rockstar renegade. Localizing this is tricky, because of articles and genre-specific details in all the target languages. We’ll be removing the rockstar renegade option, and will do our best to keep the vampire and vampiress options. However, if it proves to be too error-prone we’ll just scrap this option altogether.
  • The Village: The game has a section that allows you to build a 3D village for your vampire tribe. However, the help window and the tutorials amount to a lot of text to translate.
  • The Match 3 levels: This includes all the help texts, instructions and user interface of the Match 3 levels.
  • Collector’s Edition goodies: Last but not least, we’ll have to translate the extra stories and minigames offered as Collector’s Edition exclusive bonuses.

If everything goes smoothly, this localization should be completed by the end of this month.

Nocturnarya Sammleredition
Nocturnarya Sammleredition
27 Sep

Spooky Dwellers 2 is coming soon

Yes, the sequel for our Halloween-themed Match 3 game, Spooky Dwellers, will be available in a few weeks through several publishers, and eventually here on ikigames.com. The game’s Match 3 levels will showcase the distinctive gameplay of Spooky Dwellers, guiding a light from talismans to the ghosts on the boards. In Spooky Dwellers 2, we’ll introduce a few novelties to this mechanic. For instance, there will be the presence of Big Spooky Dwellers that require multiple lights to be hit. We believe it will be a really fun game!

In the original Spooky Dwellers, you decorate a terrace with Halloween objects as you progress through the game. Spooky Dwellers 2 takes it a step further: now you’ll be able to create a 3D Halloween playground. You can buy and place houses, roads, pumpkins, and many more Halloween-themed objects on the terrain. You have the flexibility to rotate and reposition your buildings and objects as you prefer. It’s quite cool. We also included this 3D village building feature in our previous game, Nocturnarya. However, Spooky Dwellers 2 expands upon it with improved navigation controls, creepy objects, ghosts, pumpkins, and many other features. If you purchase the Collector’s Edition of Spooky Dwellers 2, you’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy the Spooky Tour. This feature allows you to walk around your 3D Halloween playground! And the game has much more novelties!

Spooky Dwellers 2’s Halloween Playground

It’s been quite a journey. The development of Nocturnarya began in October of last year, and we announced it in December of the same year. Nocturnarya was completed in July, and we immediately started working on Spooky Dwellers 2. We hope you enjoy both games!

PS. Here’s a fantastic guide for Spooky Dwellers 2 by our friend and guru player Kathy Lew (aka SynthpopAddict).

21 Sep

Coming Soon: Spooky Dwellers

Spooky Dwellers

Update: Here’s a guide for Spooky Dwellers, comprising levels from both the Standard and the Collector’s Edition.

After several months of hard work, our new Match 3 game is complete. The name of the game is Spooky Dwellers and it features a cool and fun mechanic. Essentially, on most of the Spooky Dwellers boards there are ghosts on the edges (the dwellers), and there are also sacred talismans that emit a light to repel those ghosts. Your goal is to destroy obstacles on the board and direct the light towards the ghosts. Of course, there are also several mini-games, such as hidden objects.

Furthermore, the game will have 2 versions: Standard, and Collector’s Edition (which includes 60 bonus levels, more mini-games and many other features). These versions will be available for Windows and, hopefully, macOS (still a work in progress).
The game should be available for sale next month. We hope you like it 🙂