Confirmed names that want to eat the world from our country.
The recent success of Temtem, a Spanish video game that has raised the most money in Kickstarter to date, and whose launch has completely exceeded any expectations, making it a resounding success worldwide, is a good example of that. But, if we look back, Spain has in recent months been the epicenter of works of unquestionable quality within the interactive entertainment industry. The excellent international reception of games like Gris, winner in the category of Best Impact Game in the last The Game Awards, or nominated in several categories of the prestigious BAFTA awards, is a good example. Not forgetting other games born within our borders, such as Rime, Blasphemous and many others.
Now, as soon as the year begins, Temtem has set the bar very high, being one of the releases that have received the most attention in what we have been in 2020. But it is not the only promising Spanish game on the horizon. Next, we will review the announced Spanish video games that will reach the market in this year that has just begun.
Temtem
Only a few days ago since it has started in Early Access, but everyone is already talking about Temtem. The game, developed by the small studio CremaGames, has caused a huge stir. And is not for less. Comparisons with Pokémon are inevitable, it is their clear source of inspiration. That is why it is fitting so well among the players. But it also has its own personality, despite relying on the mechanics that will be familiar to you if you have also played the Nintendo game for hours. In addition, the closeness and support that the Spanish studio is offering when it comes to meeting the demands of the players, is generating satisfaction among the community, which also takes into account the humility of the team. The year has just begun and Temtem is clear candidate for best Spanish video game of the year. And, best of all, it still has a lot of room for improvement.
Temtem, one of the successes of this year
Dawn of Fear
In Spain we also know how to make brilliant horror stories. A good example of this will be Dawn of Fear, a game that comes, first and foremost, to pay tribute to icons of the genre such as Resident Evil, Sillent Hill or Alone in the Dark. It is an adventure developed by the Valencian studio Brok3nsite, which tells us the story of Alex, a young man who, after a past that has left him with certain traumatic sequelae, returns to his home. There, everything changes, since he discovers that his stepmother, an expert in necromancy, has infested the place of beings in the underworld. The objective of this distressing adventure is to investigate the paranormal elements that ravage the place, as we solve puzzles, riddles and stand up to the creatures that live in the mansion where the protagonist grew up.
Summer in Mara
After the success obtained with Deiland, the Valencian studio Chibig returns to the fray with an adventure that will also be full of color and fun, but with an even much deeper focus. It is time to make the lessons learned with the previous experience to offer an even more complete and elaborate proposal. With that pretext comes Summer in Mara, which will be available on all platforms, after Deiland was a work that emerged from the PlayStation Talents initiative. This beautiful adventure will take us on an island located in the middle of the ocean, where we will have to explore the fantastic world forged around our home. Investigating the scenarios and crawling with the elements that we find will be the main actions we take in an RPG cut proposal, in which the story develops in an exciting way as we move forward.
Spanish adventure: Summer in Mara
The Longest road on Earth
The development is still giving its first blows. The Longest road on Earth is a game that has just managed to continue thanks to obtaining the necessary funding through Kickstarter. An intimate premise and a unique artistic section, are its letters of introduction. The development is being carried out by veterans of the Spanish videogame industry, with Arturo Monedero in charge, as producer and narrative designer. Precisely, the plot will be one of its strengths thanks to the intimate aroma that distills the adventure, through its absence of text and its aesthetics in black and white, leaving the facts that happen to the player's interpretation. The development will lead us to perform mundane actions in which there is no apparent challenge, such as turning on some lights or attending a bar. It will be with his background and with his human approach that he will try to reach us deep inside.
The Waylanders
It's hard not to sell The Waylanders as the ‘Spanish Dragon Age’. Both aesthetically and because Mike Ladlaw, a former Bioware with experience in games such as Dragon Age: Origins, Jade Empire or Mass Effect, has been collaborating in the development. The Wild Cat Galicians have set the bar very high when compared to one of the largest in the industry. But there is the beauty of the challenge. The story of The Waylanders, inspired by Celtic mythology, will alternate between the Celts of Brigantia and the Middle Ages. The game will allow us to create unique characters with the more than thirty classes available. We will have to alternate between the dozens of combat classes in order to try to harm our rivals in their weak points. After more than three years of development, it seems that this 2020 will finally come true.
Middle Ages with a national touch in The Waylanders
Arima
Another Spanish video game with a precious touch that we are looking forward to putting on the glove is Arima. Developed by 3D2 Entertainment, its aesthetics and context will remind us of other national works such as Rime. Its visual aspect, colorful and minimalist, enters the eyes irremediably. The musical aspect was one of the most praised aspects of 3D2, so they have chosen that their new work lays the foundations in the sound section. An adventure located in a fantastic universe, where fulfilling the objectives will be based on our ears. For example, to face an enemy, we will have to attack following the rhythm of a musical beat, to afflict the damage necessary to continue. An attractive and exciting combination of elements that will make the game not go unnoticed, as it overflows personality and charisma.
Epilogue
These are some of the most important games developed in Spain that should arrive in 2020. There are always pleasant surprises that arrive without warning and that we are absorbed by showing their enormous talent, not forgetting that we have two great sleeping giants, such as Mercury Steam or Tequila Works , which recently launched Gylt exclusively on Google Stadia. The health of the video game in Spain is better every time, and these future releases are a good example of this.
