Factsheet
Developer:
Abyte Entertainment
Based in Ireland
Release date:
December 15 2020
Website:
abyteentertainment.com/dealers-life-2
Available From:
$9.89 - Steam
$10.99 - Google Play
$6.99 - iOS App Store
Description
Have you ever thought about building up your own empire, without the risk of ending up sleeping under a bridge? Become the owner of a pawn shop and haggle like your life depends on it! Start small, grow big!
History
Abyte Entertainment is an indie game studio founded by Giulio Marra and Federico Palombini, two Italian developers with more than 10 years of experience in business projects, from web to e-commerce platforms, and almost 30 years as gamers.
Everything began in 2006, the very first concept of an haggling engine came out as a university paper showing that negotiation can be engaging also in videogames. It was good at that time but not something that could be really called “a game”. The indie game scene was not that good at that moment and the best and most logical thing to do for them was to follow other choices regarding their first job. It was a safer option but you can’t ignore your true passion forever.
In 2016, after 10 years of professional and challenging IT projects in major companies (while doing personal side jobs developing basic prototypes and mini games), they decided that they wanted to fully commit to the path of developing a videogame. That old concept came back together with a modern game design heavily inspired by the great indie game “Papers, Please” and a game setting that recalls many TV shows about pawn shops, auctions and negotiation in general. They quit their jobs and embraced the mission of making a real videogame, something to put in all what they’ve learnt so far as developers and gamers! That’s how Dealer’s Life was born, a game where procedural generation meets behavioural simulation which means that you never know what’s coming next!
In 2019 they started working on Dealer’s Life 2 to improve the concept and make it even better, from amazing new graphics to dozens of new features.
They are currently working on Dealer’s Life Legend, a fantasy installment of your favorite haggling tycoon phenomenon Dealer’s Life!
Features
- Procedural Generation
- Behavioural Simulation
- Negotiation Engine
- Cartoon Style Graphics
- Shop management
- Tycoon game
- Different game endings
- Special characters
- Auctions
- Random events
Videos
Dealer's Life 2 Official Launch Trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Monetization Permission
Abyte Entertainment allows for the contents of Dealer's Life 2 to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Dealer's Life 2 is legally & explicitly allowed by Abyte Entertainment. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.indiedb.com/games/dealers-life-2/presskit.
About Abyte Entertainment
Boilerplate
Abyte Entertainment is an indie game studio founded by Giulio Marra and Federico Palombini, two Italian developers with more than 10 years of experience in business projects, from web to e-commerce platforms, and 30 years as gamers. In 2016 they decided to capitalize their experience and follow a new path, designing and creating their first video game: Dealer's Life.
More information
More information on Abyte Entertainment, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Dealer's Life 2 Credits
Giulio "Tanek" Marra
Project manager, Product manager, Game designer, Algorithm mastermind, Developer
Federico "Fiz" Palombini
Creative director, Narrative copywriter, Game designer, Developer, Technical artist
Laura De Stefani
Graphical Artist
Patrick Seibert
Marketing Wizard
Contact
Discord
discord.gg/DXuuj6v
Homepage
abyteentertainment.com/dealers-life-2
Facebook
facebook.com/DealersLife
Twitter
twitter.com/dealerslife
Indie DB
indiedb.com/games/dealers-life-2
Dealer's Life Roadmap
trello.com/b/nAAmRDHM
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks