Thing Trunk

Thing Trunk
Thing Trunk
Type	Limited partnership
Industry	Video games
Founded	27 September 2012
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland
Products	Return 2 Games (series); Book of Demons
Members	7
Website	https://thingtrunk.com

Thing Trunk is an independent game developer located in Warsaw. The company was established in August 2012 by Maciej Biedrzycki, Konstanty Kalicki and Filip Starzyński, former co-funders of Twin Bottles and Codeminion (known for casual games such as Phantasmat, Ancient Quest of Saqquarah, StoneLoops! of Jurassica).

History

Return 2 Games series

The company initially focused on defining principles of Return 2 Games - a series of 7 titles aiming to re-capture the feeling and experience of classic games from the '90s. The series were announced three years after creation of the studio (2015). All games in the series will utilize card mechanics and take place in the same setting (called Paperverse) in which characters and objects are made of cut and folded paper. Games from the series are aimed at mid-core gamers. Games are made in CUG (Thing Trunk's in-house engine).

Awards and nominations

Indie of the Year Awards 2017 - 10th place, IndieDB
Momocon 2017 - "Indie Award Finalist", Atlanta
Casual Connect 2016 - 1st place in Best Game Art, Tel Aviv
Digital Dragons 2016 - 3rd place in Indie Showcase - Best Indie Game, Kraków
Freegalaktus 2016 - "Best Game" in Jury's Choice category
Pixel Heaven 2016 - "Pixel.Award Finalist", Warsaw

Games

Book of Demons - the game is the first installment of Return 2 Games series. The game was designed as a tribute to the classic isometric hack'n'slashes. Since 2016 the game is available on Steam.
Hellcard - originally planned to be a new game mode inside the Book of Demons universe, however it was later spun off as a standalone game. It is a cooperative, roguelike deck-builder with singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Fully released for Windows in 2024.
Book of Aliens - second 'book' (game) in the Return 2 Games series. It is a turn-based strategy game that is also a tribute to UFO: Enemy Unknown.

References

1 2 Starzyński, Filip; Tokarev, Kirill (10 November 2016). "Book of Demons: The Search of the Art Style". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
↑ "Thing Trunk described in polish KRS (National Court Registry)". KRS. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
↑ "Thing Trunk - Presskit". media.thingtrunk.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
1 2 Melody (2016-03-15). "Hack & Paper Cut: Book Of Demons Is A Diablo Tribute". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
↑ "Return 2 Games Announced » Thing Trunk: Indie GameDev Studio". Thing Trunk. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Tęsknicie za pierwszym Diablo? To koniecznie sprawdźcie polskie Book of Demons | Polygamia". Polygamia.pl (in Polish). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ Sergeev, Arti (13 April 2016). "Book of Demons – Action-RPG from Thing Trunk Studio". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
↑ "Defining mid-core games and why they matter". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Return 2 Games - Book of Demons - Retrological". The Escapist. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature". Indie DB. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ Mike Fahey (30 May 2017). "Judging MomoCon's Indie Games Competition". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Best Indie Games Announced at the 16th Indie Prize Awards During Casual Connect in Tel Aviv - Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers". gamesauce.biz. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Digital Dragons 2016 - podsumowanie". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Znamy najlepszą grę indie w Europie! Poznaj wyniki konkursu FreeGalaktus 2016 – Galaktus". galaktus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Znamy finalistów Pixel.Awards 2016". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ gram.pl (10 March 2016). "Stań do walki z demonami w papierowych lochach Book of Demons - gry polskiego studia Thing Trunk - gram.pl" (in Polish). www.gram.pl. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
↑ "Book of Demons on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

External links

Official website
Database at MobyGames

[:0-1] 1 2 Starzyński, Filip; Tokarev, Kirill (10 November 2016). "Book of Demons: The Search of the Art Style". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.

[2] "Thing Trunk described in polish KRS (National Court Registry)". KRS. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

[3] "Thing Trunk - Presskit". media.thingtrunk.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[:1-4] 1 2 Melody (2016-03-15). "Hack & Paper Cut: Book Of Demons Is A Diablo Tribute". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

[5] "Return 2 Games Announced » Thing Trunk: Indie GameDev Studio". Thing Trunk. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[6] "Tęsknicie za pierwszym Diablo? To koniecznie sprawdźcie polskie Book of Demons | Polygamia". Polygamia.pl (in Polish). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[7] Sergeev, Arti (13 April 2016). "Book of Demons – Action-RPG from Thing Trunk Studio". 80.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-08.

[8] "Defining mid-core games and why they matter". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[9] "Return 2 Games - Book of Demons - Retrological". The Escapist. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[10] "Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature". Indie DB. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[11] Mike Fahey (30 May 2017). "Judging MomoCon's Indie Games Competition". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[12] "Best Indie Games Announced at the 16th Indie Prize Awards During Casual Connect in Tel Aviv - Gamesauce: Global Inspiration for Game Developers". gamesauce.biz. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[13] "Digital Dragons 2016 - podsumowanie". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[14] "Znamy najlepszą grę indie w Europie! Poznaj wyniki konkursu FreeGalaktus 2016 – Galaktus". galaktus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[15] "Znamy finalistów Pixel.Awards 2016". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[16] ram.pl (10 March 2016). "Stań do walki z demonami w papierowych lochach Book of Demons - gry polskiego studia Thing Trunk - gram.pl" (in Polish). www.gram.pl. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

[17] "Book of Demons on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.