KO_OP

Factsheet

Developer:
KO_OP
Based in Montreal, Quebec

Release date:
Late 2013

Platforms:
Linux / Mac / PC

Website:
flyredrover.com/

Description

Red Rover is a first-person exploration game combining influences from Myst, Proteus, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Balancing plausible science-fiction with surreal setpieces, Red Rover is part travelogue and part speculation: as players engage in an active exploration of real and accurate physical space, they also reveal an abstract and interconnected narrative spanning both time and the non-Euclidean space between the worlds themselves.

History

Inspired by simulated footage of the NASA Mars landings, Nick Rudzicz originally conceived of Red Rover as a straightforward, arcade-like Lunar Lander clone. Developed in the spare time between day jobs and studies, however, the concept slowly evolved to eschew the more fantastical, blockbuster science-fiction video game tropes for a more relaxed and contemplative approach to space travel. Nick recently quit his day job to work with friends Saleem Dabbous and Bronson Zgeb at the nascent KO-OP Mode game design collective, where the food and coffee are noticeably better.

Features

• Walk on the surface of Mars, as recreated from the most accurate NASA data available.
• Experience dreamlike exploration set against a backdrop of plausible science-fiction speculation.
• Uncover a storyline spanning from centuries past to the distant future.
• Walk on the surface of Mars! Come on, that's exciting.

Red Rover Credits

Nick Rudzicz
Artist-in-residence, KO-OP Mode

Contact

Inquiries
[email protected]

Twitter
twitter.com/KOOPmode

Facebook
facebook.com/KOOPmode

Web
ko-opmode.com