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Father´s Island is a mystical, surreal crime-solving visual novel in a 3D open world, where the player has to solve the mistery of his own wrongful conviction 5 years earlier. In the player character´s words: I am John Richards, and I am innocent. I spent the last years in the Providence state prison for a crime I hadn´t comitted. Armed robbery and assault, christmas eve 2009, a seven eleven just outside the town where I used to live. Hell, I was a highschool teacher then, and yeah, I didn´t earn much, but robbery? No fucking way. I spent the night 80 miles away in my cabin, my private retreat for holidays, working on exams and exercices for my pupils. Alone. A pretty bad Alibi, especially as they had me on tape. Not only my face, clearly visible, hard to mistake for another ones, they had also my DNA all over the place...

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Research for Games (and a small update)

Research for Games (and a small update)

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While development for Into the Ice slowly restarts, let`s talk about the research for our past and future game. And the importance of research in video...

We are back!

We are back!

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The hiatus of Homegrown Games is over - we are back in Gamedev! Expect the restart of the development on "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland" and...

A deeper look into "Father`s Island 2.0" and the work behind the update

A deeper look into "Father`s Island 2.0" and the work behind the update

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One of the biggest updates we rolled out ever has raised some questions - including the one why it had taken so long to be released. Here some insights...

Homegrown Games Triple Strike

Homegrown Games Triple Strike

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WE ARE BACK - With "Final Editions" for "Into the Dark" and "Father's Island" released on Steam & a new playable for "Into the Ice" !

Breaking: Week-long Sale on Steam!

Breaking: Week-long Sale on Steam!

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It's half-time on our week-long sale on Steam. Among our other games, you can get Father's Island for as low as 3,34€ !

We are SAVE

We are SAVE

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The latest Hotfix to the 1.09 we presented earlier finally solves a big problem - now you can save / load without regrets!

V 1.09 Update introducing Reshade / MasterEffects

V 1.09 Update introducing Reshade / MasterEffects

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We have granted Father's Island an extensive visual upgrade. With special thanks to Reshade.me and Mastereffects Guru Marty McFly, we are able to bring...

Risen from the Dead - Austrian Game Development Today

Risen from the Dead - Austrian Game Development Today

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After a series of catastrophic events starting 10 years ago, Austrian Game Development is very much alive today. Let's look at the latest news!

Post-Mortem: Releasing a game on Steam the hard way

Post-Mortem: Releasing a game on Steam the hard way

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Releasing a game on Steam without having any pre-release PR or marketing, without a Greenlight Community, created with an early access beta version of...

Father's Island Giveway is running!

Father's Island Giveway is running!

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What is better than a free demo on Steam? A free full game, of course! Join to win one of 100 Steam keys!

Free demo released on steam!

Free demo released on steam!

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Father's Island gets lot of praise in reviews and articles - much more than we expected. "Try before you buy" and get our demo from Steam!

Father's Island v1.06 - An extensive update after a great start!

Father's Island v1.06 - An extensive update after a great start!

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Father's Island has received praise and overwhelmingly postive feedback - as well as two extensive updates!

Father's Island Steam Release!

Father's Island Steam Release!

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Long hours, weeks and months of hard work are behind us. But today, we launch on steam!

Antinomy - Justice, not Vengeance! is BACK for BACKERS!

Antinomy - Justice, not Vengeance! is BACK for BACKERS!

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Yeah, we kept our heads low during the last months, working constantly on the game and on a way to get the funds we need. Now we are VERY close to a total...

Homegrown Games announces "Father´s Island" for December 2016

Homegrown Games announces "Father´s Island" for December 2016

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While we are still working on "Into the Ice" and "Antinomy", we won´t let 2015 pass without releasing a new game!