An upcoming game from Icelandic developer Porcelain Fortress The walk of life Puts its own spin on the life sim genre, creating an interactive board game that offers players plenty of fun and laughter along the way. Players try to move along the board, building a model life for themselves as they face life's trials and tribulations. It follows on from the concept created in the developer's first title, No time to restBuilding on and expanding on all the core mechanics of that game.
Game Rant recently spoke with Porcelain Fortress CEO Ingólfur Ævarsson and lead designer Diðrik Steinsson to discuss the concept behind the game. The walk of life And its scale compared to its predecessor, No time to rest. The developers talked about the thought process behind the game's striking art style, comparisons to popular cartoons from the 90s and beyond. They also touched on tapping into streamer culture, and the boost the game's popularity could give.
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Walk of Life – Announcement Trailer
No Time to Relax creator Porcelain Fortress has announced its next game, Walk of Life. Watch the announcement trailer here.
Walk of Life's art style conveys the humor of the game
There was a clear vision when creating the porcelain fort No time to rest and The walk of life. The team wanted to strike a balance between the new and the old, with a cartoon style that is somewhere between old shows from the 90s. The Flintstones And more modern cartoons like Rick and Morty. Stenson explained that it was important to give the game's humor the right look and feel:
'What we wanted to do with No Time To Relax, when we were creating it, was to tap into that 'sitcom' style vibe. Sort if you're thinking about something that really made you laugh, like the cartoons of our youth, like The Simpsons, The Flintstones, and stuff like that. We wanted something like that for Walk of Life but mixed it with the new wave of cartoons like Futurama and Rick and Morty. It's like making a video game based on a cartoon sitcom.''
Walk of Life has many possibilities for streamers
There is no denying that the art style helps differentiate the game from other life sims and gives it its own unique atmosphere, and it can attract many players. The walk of lifeAs it was done for No time to rest. The popularity of No time to rest It really took off when countless Twitch streamers around the world started picking it up. The game's party style means it's perfect for friends to play together, and many streamers have jumped on it, No time to rest Very global coverage. Everson is optimistic about it The walk of life takes it even further. As he explained,
''Our previous game, No Time to Relax, became really popular, and a lot of streamers picked it up. We have streamers from all over the world, Thailand, Brazil, America, Germany, playing games all over the world, giving millions of views, how intimate and funny it is… As we interacted with our community, we realized that there are many things that our players are asking for and wanting to do. We felt we could expand that gameplay further. We really wanted to kind of go back and build it again, with all these additional possibilities to build on that gameplay, the way we came up with it.
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With an ambitious post-launch roadmap and potential single-player story-driven content for those who prefer to play alone rather than with friends, The walk of life Certainly Jeevan Sim is trying to elevate the board game concept to new heights. The team is confident that fans of the first game will find a lot to love about this new project, and they'll be eager to hear player feedback once the game drops into Early Access.
The walk of life Will be released in Steam Early Access in 2025.
