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Press release:
Gothenburg, Sweden – May 31st, 2023.
The Gothenburg-based (Sweden) indie games publisher Thunderful and Düren-based (Germany) indie games developer Headup, today announced with great happiness and thrill that they are going to release the full version (v1.0) of their retro-themed adventure RPG “Tinkertown” on June 22nd, 2023 (the full version of “Tinkertown” will be released for PC via Steam on by the end of June), and later on consoles.

A magical place awaits, filled with loot, danger, and creativity. Enjoy all of this with friends or face the world by yourself, crafting your own village – from small shacks to impressive castles and towering townships, let your imagination guide you.

Welcome to Tinkertown, a refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Adventure! Experience beautifully handcrafted pixel art and unique biomes to get lost in as you enter the depths of the Mystical Forests, roam the Great Deserts and brave the Ice Tundra. Gather resources as you explore this procedurally generated world to craft tools, weapons, furniture and even complete buildings.

With the game exiting Early Access on June 22nd, new features for the release include a Journal that will accompany you on your epic adventure showing NPCs, achievements and quests – with all quest progress and rewards shared between players on the server meaning everyone can reap their well deserved rewards.

Another new feature introduces rapport building with NPCs by solving quests and upgrading their houses with decorations they like, which will grant players additional rewards! The Journal also includes recipes and resources found during your travels with hints leading to new discoveries as well as a Bestiary that shows all the monsters you’ve encountered, where to find them, when to find them and their specific lore.

While the surface world is mostly peaceful, only the most courageous explorers will enter the sinister dungeons scattered around the world and defeat the horrors that live within.

In these dungeons, you will find some previously encountered enemies in a whole new shape, as well as a completely new end boss where epic loot awaits those who dare to face the underworld. There is more content planned to drop after release, like an additional biome, lots of items and even more dungeons.

“After the great reception and feedback we received during Tinkertown’s early access we have been working hard on the final product and can’t wait for you to experience this adventure with friends or on your own,” said Julian Reinartz, Development Lead of Tinkertown.

“Tinkertown launches on 22nd June 2023 for PC (Steam) and will follow on consoles later.”

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About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution.

Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organisation with eleven development studios and over 400 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Headup
Founded in 2009, located near Cologne in Germany and with over a decade of award-winning publishing and development history, Headup was acquired by the Thunderful group in 2021. Headup is focused on prototyping new approaches in various directions with the ambition to try out and verify fresh ideas with devotion and collaboration with the most important stakeholders – the players themselves.