We launched a beta of Trine Enchanted Edition on Steam in June, and now we are happy to report the time has come for the official launch. Check out the launch trailer below and prepare to be enchanted. The Enchanted Edition is a free update for the owners of the PC version of Trine. There are added features, most importantly online multiplayer and mid-level saving. The updated version does not impact the original game. Instead, both versions are available and can be selected from the game’s launcher. At the moment the Enchanted Edition is only available for Windows, but we […]
With today’s SHIELD Tablet reveal from NVIDIA, we’re also happy to finally release Trine 2: Complete Story for Android. You can read more about the SHIELD tablets from this NVIDIA blogpost. This is where there’s a connection. Trine 2: Complete Story comes pre-installed on NVIDIA SHIELD Tablets, so you get the full game for free if you buy the tablet. You can also find Trine 2 on the Google Play Store, but do note the game only works on devices with Tegra K1 chips. When playing on the SHIELD tablet, you can choose between using the touch controls on the […]
The most observant of Steam users already spotted a new Achievement for Trine called “Enchanted” earlier last week. I’m happy to clear a bit of the confusion today by revealing what this is all about. Trine is getting a free update on Steam, called Trine Enchanted Edition, starting with a beta today. The updated version does not impact the original game, both versions are still available, and can be selected from the same game launcher - so you can choose which version of the game you want to play, the original or the new one Trine Enchanted Edition is a […]
We’re attending Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, with Splot finally on public display after a long wait! Our booth is located at the Indie Showcase area at the back of the venue. Splot is playable on two iPad devices and we are handing out Splot plushies! Here’s our Splots waiting for an early bus ride - on the way to the event. If you happen to be attending, come try out the game
The Trine 2 video contest we had running during 23.05.-06.06.2014 has now ended and a winner has been chosen! I want to thank everyone for participating. In the end, there were quite many entries and we had lots of fun watching them here at the office. There were many great videos! You guys are amazing. Even though the competition has now ended, please do keep sharing any future videos here or on our Twitter or Facebook if you do something fun in Trine 2 you’d like to share! The winner is Sam with the following video: It’s really nice and […]
It’s Summer! What a great time to head inside to start up your PlayStation 4 and play some games We’re happy to announce that Trine 2: Complete Story is now part of this month’s PlayStation Plus subscription. If your PlayStation Plus is active this month, you’ll get Trine 2 on PS4 and a bunch of other titles on PS3 and Vita for free. Trine 2: Complete Story Launch Trailer Read more about June’s PlayStation Plus on the PlayStation Blog: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/02/playstation-plus-trine-2-pixeljunk-shooter-ultimate-nba-2k14-free-for-members/
A few weeks ago we stumbled on THIS post on the Steam forums, posted by user CHARC0AL. We were thoroughly inspired by this creativity and wanted to see what else the community could think of! We urge you all to start Trine 2 and try to find new fun things to do, new solutions to puzzles and record them on video. Post your links to your video(s) on Twitter with the hashtag #FunWithTrine and we will be retweeting some of the entries, and we will hand out a small prize to the one we find most entertaining! The competition […]
We released a Major Trine 2 update on Steam last week. The game now supports touch-based devices that run on Windows, and we have made a specific UI for those devices. Unfortunately, this update came with some unwanted issues we did not anticipate. We have just now released a hotfix which should fix these issues. Here is the whole changelog for those who are interested. **************************************************** v2.00 (build 367) – May 22nd, 2014 aka Windows Touch Screen Support Hotfix Technical: fixed launch issues on Windows XP (trine2_32bit.exe is not a valid Win32 Application) fixed ALT + F4 disabled touch screen […]
We have updated our website with a new section called ‘Jobs’. You’ll find information there about our company philosophy and our approach to making games, as well as guidelines for applying to work here at Frozenbyte. We are hiring right now. At the moment we are especially looking for experienced programmers, but the other departments are also constantly looking for talented new people. If you read through the guide and feel you would enjoy working with us and meet the criterion, please be in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!
Trine 2 has just received a major new update on Steam! The game now supports touch-based devices that run on Windows, and we’ve made a specific UI for those devices. We think the new control scheme really brings a fresh feel to Trine 2, so anyone with a touch-based device, please check it out and give us some feedback on your experience Here’s the longer changelog for the patch: Technical Fixed crash issues Changed default resolution from 1024×768 to 1280×720 Updated Steamworks SDK Controls Added touch screen control support for Windows Added touch screen on-screen buttons for Windows Menus […]
We’ve started looking for people to come to our office to playtest our games. We hope to get feedback and fresh perspective on our games before their official release. A new section on our website called Playtest is now up. If you’re interested, and live close by or are visiting the Helsinki area, we encourage you to sign up. What’s the catch? You get to play our games that are not yet published, perhaps not even revealed! You get to visit our office, but you need to arrange your trip to Kuusisaari yourself You get to criticize our work You […]
Sound design in games is crucial to creating an immersive experience. However, many of the sounds we need for our games don’t actually exist yet, so we need to record them ourselves. This is called Foley. We have our own in-house audio studio, where our audio team records all of the sound effects for our games. They’re always asking for random items such as old microwaves or anything else they could break in the name of sound science. Here they are smashing different types of fruit and noodles, and beating some rocks with a hammer. Sound Quiz We have […]