Press release:
The US-based indie games developer Studio Primitive today announced with great pride and thrill that their 2D side-scrolling bullet hell shmup “Attack of the Karens” just won the “Fan Favorite Vote 22” at GDWC (Game Development World Championship) 2021 2021.
“Fight your way through eight stages packed with classic side-scrolling shoot em’ up action! Destroy the mutated cyborg Karens in epic boss battles! Dodge destroyed buildings and obstacles as the city crumbles around you!
Assemble your arsenal by collecting new gun parts as you fly through the stages! Enjoy gorgeous pixel art graphics in a classic retro style! Featuring fully voiced dialogue, enjoy the rockin’ retro soundtrack as you fry the cyborgs and send them back to where they came from!”
More information about Attack of the Karens at GDWC:
https://thegdwc.com/pages/game.php?game_guid=fd8c4f7a-efe2-47d3-abb8-bf615022e3e4
2nd Place: The Little Brave by Dmitrii Batov from Russia! – “A 2D action-adventure Metroidvania genre video game about a little hero by the name of Keely who decided to undertake a dangerous journey.”
3rd Place: Project Morpheus by Team Ranger from China! – “Welcome to Project: Morpheus, in this prologue packed with around 1-3 hours of content, you will reprise yourself as EAST, and play your way in this world where reality and dreams collide.”
GDWC team sends congratulations to the winner and thanks to all Nominees and voters. GDWC 2021 is currently active and each week nine games are up on an open vote, racing for a spot in the Fan Favorite category finals. Check out latest nominees and vote your favorite at https://thegdwc.com.
Check out the Fan Favorite Round 23 Nominees here:
GDWC 2021 Fan Favorite Vote 23 Nominees are:
– 1-Bit Adventure by Jajublo (Spain)
– Critter Capture by Mini Mammoth Games (Australia)
– Live/Wire by Wild Village Games (USA)
– Parking Madness by Pinak Studios (India)
– Pixel Fill by Ouro Eight (Hong Kong)
– S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored by Art Games Studio (Poland)
– Starless by Petr Sapozhnikov (Russia)
– The Patagonians by RDVIndieGames (Spain)
– Time Breach by Parrudo Game Studio (Brazil)
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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Tags: 2D, Attack of the Karens, Bullet-hell, GDWC 2021, Indie games, PC games, Shoot ‘em-up, Steam, Studio Primitive