Hi, I’m the developer behind MutatedStudios, an independent game studio working to create games that are fun, ambitious and shaped with help from the community. I’ve been putting a huge amount of time into developing and improving our games, building new systems, creating artwork and assets, testing builds, fixing issues and preparing projects for release on both mobile and PC. Right now, MutatedStudios is working on three main games: Solar Rift Guardians A sci-fi action game where players command a growing fleet of spacecraft, defend worlds across the Solar Rift and continually improve their ships with weapons, modular armour, drones, research, skins and upgrades. Mythbound: Battle Cards A fantasy card game focused on collecting detailed cards, building powerful line-ups, battling enemies and progressing through a growing fantasy world. The game includes multiple card rarities, animated cards, collection systems and an expanding journey. Gangsters Empire A crime and empire-building game where you build your own gang, recruit a crew, complete jobs, acquire vehicles and properties, grow businesses and fight for control of territory. Development is also expanding into persistent online territory warfare between gangs. Why I'm raising funds Independent game development can become expensive very quickly. The money raised through this GoFundMe will help MutatedStudios cover development costs including:
- • Game development and software
- • Servers and online infrastructure
- • Website and community infrastructure
- • Artwork, models, textures and other game assets
- • Sound effects and music
- • Testing across different PCs and mobile devices
- • Google Play and future distribution costs
- • Backend systems, leaderboards and online services
- • Improving performance and compatibility
- • Continued development of new content and features
A major goal is to give MutatedStudios enough breathing room to spend more time improving the games rather than having development limited by what I can personally fund. Community-driven development I want MutatedStudios to be more than games released and forgotten. We're building a community where players can talk directly with us, report bugs, suggest features, provide feedback, participate in testing and follow development as the games evolve. Our new MutatedStudios Discord is being built around exactly that idea, with dedicated communities and testing areas for each game. Feedback from players genuinely helps determine what gets improved and what gets built next. Where your support goes If we reach our first A$10,000 goal, funding will primarily go toward improving the three current projects and the infrastructure supporting them. As support grows, it will allow us to:
- -Produce substantially more game content
- -Improve PC and mobile versions
- -Expand multiplayer and online systems
- -Create higher-quality game assets
- -Improve music and sound design
- -Run larger community testing programs
- -Improve performance on lower-end devices
- -Bring projects to full public release faster
- -Continue supporting games after release
Every contribution helps You don't need to make a large contribution to make a difference. Even a small amount helps pay for hosting, software, assets and the many other costs involved in turning these projects into finished games. And if you can't contribute financially, sharing this fundraiser, joining the community, testing the games or simply telling someone about MutatedStudios is incredibly valuable. Thank you MutatedStudios is still growing, but there is a lot I want to build. I'm committed to continuing development and making these games better with every update. If you'd like to help turn MutatedStudios into a sustainable independent game studio and help us push these projects further, your support would mean a great deal. Thank you for supporting MutatedStudios and being part of what we're building.
— MutatedStudios — Drew Newhall Gofundme.com - MutatedStudios
