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Torque Game builder and suitability for publishers

by Paul Thompson · in General Discussion · 12/03/2008 (4:29 pm) · 4 replies

Hi just a quick question, does anyone know if any games published by networks such as Oberon Games have been created using Torque Game Builder? Is it a suitable tool for casual game development from a prospective publishers perspective or does it have issues that need to be addressed in the souce of the engine before distributing to such networks?

Looking forward to hearing anyones comments on this.
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Associate David Montgomery-Blake
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#1
12/04/2008 (6:26 am)
Here is a list of games to compare to portal sites.

Because of the varying requirements of different portal sites, I strongly recommend having the pro version so that you can modify the source to accomplish the hoops they often make you jump through. Some, you may not have to do anything to jump through the hoops. Others will test your code acrobatics like crazy.

Torque 3D Owner Deborah M. Fike
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#2
12/04/2008 (11:33 am)
Actually, we just did a recent survey of a few popular casual games sites and found the following Torque games on the sites (Most of these were made with TGB, although there are a few TGE(A) stragglers):

BIG FISH

* Balloon Bliss
* Caribbean Hideaway
* Curse of the Pharaoh
* Enchanted Gardens
* Fashion Solitaire
* Feeders
* Flower Shop: Big City Break
* Flower Stand Tycoon
* Fussy Freddy
* Grimm's Hatchery
* Jackpot Match-Up: Penny's Vegas Adventure
* King Mania
* Pirate Tales
* Restoring Rhonda
* Styrateg
* Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island
* Turtix
* Wobbly Bobbly
* Yard Sales Junkie
* Yummy Drink Factory

REFLEXIVE

* Yummy Drink Factory
* Yard Sale Junkie
* Wobbly Bobbly
* Turtix
* Styrateg
* Saints and Sinners Bowling
* Rack Em Up Road Trip
* Phantasia
* Phantasia 2
* Mahjong Tales
* LEGO: Bricktopia
* King Mania
* Grimms Hatchery
* Gold Fever
* Flower Stand Tycoon
* Flower Shop: Big City Break
* Fashion Solitaire
* Enchanted Gardens
* Caribbean Hideaway
* ArchMage
* Tycoon Venture Africa
* Westward II
* Venture Arctic
* Tube Twist
* Rocket Bowl Plus
* Orbz
* King Mania

YAHOO! GAMES

* Arctic Stud Poker Run
* Desert Gunner
* Marble Blast Gold
* RocketBowl Plus
* Caribbean Hideaway
* Curse of the Pharaoh
* Enchanted Gardens
* Fashion Solitaire
* Flower Shop: Big City Break
* Flower Stand Tycoon
* Fortune Tiles
* Gold Fever
* Grimms Hatchery
* King Kong: Skull Island
* LEGO: Bricktopia
* Mahjong Tales
* Saints and Sinners Bowling
* Sweet Dreams
* Wobbly Bobbly
* Yard Sale Junkie
* Yummy Drink Factory

REAL ARCADE

* Flower Shop: Big City Break
* Gold Fever
* Rocket Bowl
* Fashion Solitaire
* Fortune Tiles Gold
* Wobbly Bobbly

Obviously, there are some duplicates, since studios tend to like to publish their casual games on multiple sites. But yes, I think we can say that Torque is a proven casual games solution.

Torque 3D Owner Deborah M. Fike
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#3
12/04/2008 (11:41 am)
And I just checked Oberon Games and found that "King Kong: Skull Island" and "Saints and Sinners Bowling" are both Torque games that have been published to their site.

Torque Owner Paul Thompson
#4
12/08/2008 (5:07 am)
Deborah, David, Thanks for your comments (and the time you put in to putting the list together especially Deborah) - it does seem that TGB has a strong lineup on the publishing sites mentioned. Certainly a strong selling point to any potential user of the engine. I thank you both for your time and comments, it has certainly made me understand the level at which TGB is used amongst casual game developers which have managed to publish so far on those portals. Thanks again, Paul