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ROTS DRM-Free version coming to GOG.com!

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Riddle of the Sphinx™ the Awakening DRM-Free version will be available on GOG.com soon!

Lots of forward movement here, folks 🙂

Many of you have wanted a DRM-Free version, and early on we had said we would make every effort to provide ROTS DRM-Free.

Well, we finally were able to connect with GOG and finalize an agreement. Therefore, we can now announce that we will have a DRM-Free option on GOG very soon!

We are working on a GOG build with achievements and DLCs. As soon as we have the build live, we will let you know and send the appropriate codes.

Stay tuned!

– Old World Studios team

ROTS iOS build is live!

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ROTS iOS build is on Apple’s app store!

Yes, it’s true. After a long time of testing and refinement, and after most of the dev team contracting COVID-19, the mobile build for iOS (iPhone 6s+ and iPad) is live on Apple’s app store!

ROTS desktop is already available for Windows and Mac on Steam, but now you can play ROTS on the go. We think you’ll find the mobile UI especially fluid and intuitive.

Redemption codes are coming…

Backers with iOS mobile build rewards will get the iOS app and DLCs for FREE!. We will be sending out redemption codes over the next few days, so watch your email (and check your SPAM folder).

NOTE: The redemption codes will unlock the iOS mobile app and all of the DLCs.

What if you didn’t pledge?

You can buy the iOS ROTS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/riddle-of-the-sphinx/id1560873403

Or scan the QR code, below:

What about Android?

For those of you who pledged for an Android version, your day is coming! ROTS for Android is in the last phases of debugging and optimization. And once it goes live, we will announce it here and send redemption codes out for all Android mobile backers.

Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening LIVE on Steam!

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The Awakening has begun…

Old World Studios™ is excited to announce that Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (HD Enhanced Edition) has been officially released and is live on Steam!

New to this release are these DLCs (expansion packs): Book of the Dead Ends™ in-game Hints & Solutions, Moonlight Exploration, and Gil’s Secret Library.

Enhanced edition gameplay features:

  • Hours of challenging gameplay
  • Complex puzzles and subtly hidden clues to challenge your skills
  • Beautifully rendered 3D environments and scenes with meticulous attention to detail
  • Cinematic animations and cut-scenes throughout the game
  • Historical accuracy and real-world archaeological puzzle integration
  • An original, richly orchestrated Egyptian soundtrack
  • Over 50 million square feet of exploration

Enhanced edition engine features:

  • HD resolution: every element has been HD enhanced
  • Exceedingly fast navigation
  • Cinematic transitions & node warping
  • Real-time environmental FX: 4,500-year-old tomb dust, gnats, sand, bokeh, bubbles, etc.
  • An innovative miniUI with interactive magnifying loupe.
  • A new set of “Flying Scarab” cursors, along with legacy “hand” cursors
  • A robust interactive in-game hint & solutions guide: Book of the Dead Ends™ (sold separately)

Play Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening on Steam now!

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Background: Old World Studios, game development and publishing studio has released Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening on Steam. The Riddle of the Sphinx game will be released for iOS and Android in the near future. The team behind the HD enhanced edition of Riddle of the Sphinx™ consists of:

  • Charlie Tobler (lead software engineer/game developer)
  • Christian Tobler (lead game developer/software engineer/foley artist/cg artist)
  • Jeff Tobler (co-creator/director/developer/lead artist/music/programming)
  • Karen Tobler (co-creator/director/art direction/marketing)
  • Marta Tobler (packaging/fulfillment/art direction)

Quarantined but actively re-building ROTS

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Won’t it be GREAT to start exploring again?!

We hope this update finds each one of you healthy and untouched by the virus. If you’re like us, we are itching to get outside and gather with friends and family again. And I’m sure we are all looking forward to exploring Riddle of the Sphinx: The Awakening!

Thankfully none of the team has had the virus. Or if we have, we didn’t know it. We have been able to continue working on the game at a constant pace!

Karen and I are still busy finishing up the few last-remaining levels. Charlie has the bulk of the puzzles programmed. Christian is stitching all the assets together and testing navigation. And Marta has been working on the Collector’s Edition crate packaging.

Here’s a sneak peek at the latest scenes:

We have so much more to show, but we are more excited about getting the game in your hands. In a few weeks, we will have an ETA to announce.

Stay healthy and stay safe!

Jeff and the ROTS Team 🙂

ROTS Awakening Progress

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It’s been a while since we have updated but we have been working on the very tedious process of bringing all the old models out of Strata StudioPro Blitz in OS 9 and into the newest version of Strata Design 3d. Quite a lot of work but it’s going smoothly thanks to Strata and Rand.

Plus, we are excited to announce the lead programmer from The Omega Stone, Thomas Carton, has come on board (remotely from France) to help with programming and game development. Thomas is a huge asset to this undertaking – an amazing talent and a great friend! Charlie and Thomas are working very closely on the new engine.

We will be posting screenshots once we have all the environments converted and rendering begins.

Lastly, we have had a few new backers from Old World Studios campaign site: https://oldworld.studio/projects/riddle-of-the-sphinx-the-awakening/

Thank you and welcome to our newest backers!

While we are clearly in the beginning phases still, we can see a dimly lit torch and the hint of eerily dancing shadows at the end of this eerie corridor of resurrecting Riddle is the Sphinx: The Awakening.

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Egyptian adventure game mirrors recent Great Pyramid discovery!

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On November 3rd, it was widely reported that French scientists made a discovery of the century! They found a large mysterious void in the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Now, you have the chance to explore it for yourself…

MOSELLE (SAINT LOUIS), Missouri, Nov 7, 2017 — National Geographic magazine stated that the mysterious void just discovered will not be explorable, since there are no known corridors connecting the Grand Gallery to this “void.” Coincidentally, an Egyptian adventure game has mirrored these staggering developments.

Old World Studios, the developers of Riddle of the Sphinx: The Awakening, conducted a tremendous amount of research, to make an adventure game that modeled all of the existing monuments and chambers to exact specifications. But they went even further by building access to the many speculated hidden chambers and corridors thought to be within the Great Pyramid.

Charlie Tobler, co-developer and lead programmer, states: “We took some artistic license, of course, but much of what you explore is true to life as if you were to explore the Great Pyramid and Sphinx in person. Now people can experience one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, without all the red tape and expense involved in an expedition of that magnitude.”

“Riddle of the Sphinx came about because Karen and I wanted to explore what lay beyond the existing tombs and chambers in the Great Pyramid. We started with actual archaeological discoveries and scientific speculation and turned those into virtual-reality in Riddle of the Sphinx,” said Jeff Tobler, original co-designer/developer.

If you are interested in virtually exploring the mysterious void found in the Great Pyramid, head over to https://riddleofthesphinx.com/kickstarter-launch for more information.

Jeff and Karen Tobler founded Old World Studios with the vision of allowing the exploration of real and fictional “old worlds” virtually through realistic and captivating adventure games. Now, with Charlie and Marta Tobler, their son and daughter-in-law joining the team, they have decided to take their epic adventures to the next level, allowing both new and veteran explorers to experience the wonders that have mesmerized players worldwide. Old World Studios is a subsidiary of LifeTree Games, a company with the purpose of providing exciting, yet wholesome, entertainment.

Forbes: Mysterious Void In Great Pyramid Discovered Using Cosmic Rays

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You’ve probably heard about cosmic rays, or maybe you think they’re some kind of space-laser-beam thing. Actually, ‘cosmic rays’ is the term used by scientists to describe high-energy radiation originating from outside our atmosphere and from the depths of space:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/meriameberboucha/2017/11/07/mysterious-void-in-great-pyramid-discovered-using-cosmic-rays/#85c059d4700c