Playniac

press kit

• Factsheet
• Description
• History
• Projects
• Videos
• Images
• Logo & Icon
• Awards & Recognition
• Selected Quotes
• Request Press Copy
• Additional Links
• About Playniac
• Team
• Contact

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Videos

Insane Robots 2018 teaser trailer YouTube

Insane Robots Launch Date Announcement trailer YouTube

Insane Robots gameplay YouTube

Making of Insane Robots YouTube

Interview with Keith Stuart (The Guardian) about card prototype at Radius Festival 2014 YouTube

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Images

download all screenshots & photos as .zip (45MB)

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Logo & Icon

download logo files as .zip (1MB)

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Awards & Recognition

• "Indie Megabooth PAX East 2018 - Official Selection" Boston, USA
• "PC Indie Pitch 2018 - Winner" London, UK
• "TIGA Awards 2017 Best Strategy Game - Finalist" London, UK
• "Respawn 2017 Indie Game Expo - Selected Game" Cologne, Germany, 2017
• "TIGA Awards 2016 Best Strategy Game - Finalist" London, UK
• "Amaze Showcase - Featured Game" Berlin, Germany, 2016
• "Quo Vadis Indie Expo - Featured Game" Berlin, Germany, 2016
• "EGX Rezzed Leftfield Collection" London, UK, 2016
• "Casual Connect Indie Prize - Finalist" Amsterdam, Holland, 2016
• "GameCityNights - Headliner" Nottingham, UK, 2016
• "GameCity 10 - Featured Game" Nottingham, UK, 2015
• "Respawn 2015 - Featured Game" Cologne, Germany, 2015
• "Amaze Festival - Featured Game" Berlin, Germany, 2015
• "Radius Festival - Featured Game" London, UK, 2014
• "Feral Vector - Featured Game" London, UK, 2014
• "GameCamp 8 - Featured Game" London, UK, 2014
• "Geek 2014 - Featured Game" Margate, UK, 2014
• "GameCity 8 - Featured Game" Nottingham, 2013

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Selected Quotes

• "Conquer a robot dystopia in cute card battler Insane Robots (...) Pick a robot, build a deck that matches their abilities, and get right down to throwing rectangles at each other like the robot god intended."
  - PC Gamer, Website
• "Playniac's vision of a robotic dystopia is an extremely fun card-based strategy game... It only took fifteen minutes for me to realize I was on the verge of falling completely in love with this colorful and wacky world featuring zany robots... It's one of the most addictive twists on card battling mechanics I've seen... An easily accessible mixture of strategy and card-based attacks, which will reel you in almost instantly."
  - Shack News, Website
• "The form of a catechism, in which a malfunctioning robot asks existential questions of an authoritarian robot whose answers make it clear that the robot will soon be fighting for its life in the Arena, while remaining frustratingly coy about the nature of that Arena."
  - Slate, Website
• "A nuanced and polished dueling system which offered hours of strategic and chaotic fun... This non-traditional card battler has it all, and while it certainly pays homage to board games, traditional card games, and electronic competitors, Insane Robot stands out for its brilliant use of its mechanics... Insane Robots has captivated me. I intend to unlock every robot, see every card, complete every arena. The duel system is so much fun, and offers a creative take on card combat that is absent from the genre... It has a brilliant gameplay loop which has drawn me in... It has hacked the formula... It’s everything I never knew I wanted in a card game."
  - Indie Toaster, Website
• "The writing is top-notch, very funny, terribly clever, and the characters are adorable little killing machines... If you love card battles, adorable robots, and tons of robot-on-robot violence, this is the game for you. Playniac has a real hit on their hands here... Insane Robots is an absolute hoot, and I’m very much looking forward to progressing further and blowing up all the weak, sad robots that are lining my path."
  - OnRPG, Website
• "A laser-focused battle deck. With only 22 tokens, the game is easy to learn and manage, but full of unexpected turns and a lot of strategic depth."
  - PlayStation Lifestyle, Website
• "The developers have provided every player with a streamlined battle deck. Insane Robots is truly a test of skill, strategy, and luck."
  - GameNader, Website
• "Fell in love with Insane Robots."
  - What's Indie News, YouTube
• "Fight a riotous robot rebellion with the mightiest weapon of all: cards! "
  - Indie MEGABOOTH, Twitter
• "Like something ripped straight from a Douglas Coupland fever dream."
  - GGS Gamer, Website
• "Unlike anything else at Rezzed."
  - FNGR GNS, Website
• "Charming and incredibly intense."
  - n3rdabl3, Website
• "Insane Robots is great. Simply challenging and complexly simple."
  - The Torch: Entertainment Guide, Website
• "Really, really great game."
  - Shredder FTW, YouTube
• "Interesting, different, cute, accessible and really fun!"
  - My Xbox And Me, YouTube
• "Chock-full of strategy and random skirmishes. An artfully-designed game."
  - Shack News, Website
• "Incredibly interesting as well as just plain fun."
  - blogcritics, Website
• "Sure to keep players on their toes for hours on end."
  - Informed Pixel, Website
• "It’s a robot rebellion (...) looks like a lot of fun."
  - Projekt Indie, Website
• "Hearthstone meets The Hunger Games."
  - Gamereactor, Website
• "Certainly turns my head (...) quite the ambitious pitch."
  - PC Games Insider, Website
• "A unique gaming experience... an exceptional card battler."
  - Darkworld Gaming, Website
• "I was instantly drawn in."
  - GameSkinny, Website
• "I absolutely loved this game. From the procedurally generated maps to the AI logic to the great game design."
  - IndieCade jury, Website

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About Playniac

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Playniac makes thinky games. We're a London-based studio that produces digital games on multiple platforms and experiments with game design in all forms.

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