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Fathom Kickstart Campaign Begins
Lichfield, United Kingdom – February 28th, in the year
of our Lord 2013 – Indie micro studio Ironsun Studios
today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for
Fathom, a 2.5D action adventure game that combines puzzle
solving with combat and exploration in a beautiful neo-gothic
Steampunk adventure. The official Kickstarter campaign for
Fathom has now gone live at kickstarter.com until March 29th and
is targeting a funding goal of £120,000.00.
“At Ironsun, we are massive fans of Steampunk and feel that this
sub-genre has been completely underused in today’s world of
interactive entertainment” said Managing Director, Paul Kelly of
Ironsun Studios, “Fathom mixes the myth of the lost city of
Atlantis, the worlds of underwater exploration and combat with
puzzle solving as players journey deep in the waters of the
Caribbean sea, visiting ancient ruins and beautiful caverns in
an awe-inspiring beautiful 2.5D world”.
In Fathom you play as Nathaniel Lockhart, a shipwrecked
Victorian adventurer of the 1870’s who is lost at sea in the
Caribbean. Lockhart has no memories of the events surrounding
the shipwreck, but has visions of a mysterious design for an
underwater craft called the Bathysphere and recurring nightmares
of a violent attack on the vessel that led to the shipwreck.
Obsessed with the idea that this is the only way to find answers
to the mystery, Lockhart pools his resources to build the
machine and mounts an expedition back to the murky waters that
haunt his every thought. Lockhart must build and master the
mysterious underwater craft and ultimately take control of
Atlantis, repairing the broken machines of the Atlanteans and
solve their ancient puzzles to uncover the mystery.
Backers of the Fathom Kickstarter campaign will be rewarded with
goods ranging from digital gifts, such as an exclusive in-game
relic, to an ancient head stone rendered with the backers’ face,
to a gameplay demo and awesome limited edition T-shirts and
hoodies designed by the Fathom artists for a truly unique steam
punk look.
About Ironsun Studios
Fathom is brought to you from exciting UK-based start-up,
Ironsun Studios. Specialising in cutting-edge, fun and
approachable games for mobile, console and the global web,
Ironsun Studios developed unique gaming experiences from the
ground-up, which take advantage of the latest development
technologies.