Now with a new and improved ranking system and another iteration of fine-tuning the game balance. Some other bugs were fixed as well. Beintoo rankings are still there too.

We have been working hard on Project Castaway, so far we have implemented a lot of new features and now we’re not too far from releasing the first beta!

Here are some updated screenshots showing some of the new features (click to zoom):

At Night, some flooring and walls, a few utilities: campfire, furnace and anvil.

Morning arrives, time to explore the island

Should I cook the fish or light the torch?

Maybe catch some fish for later

In the forest to get some logs

Building a new shelter

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Meanwhile in the headquarters, we’ve been working on a new game concept to create a multiplayer living environment simulation and interactions between every single element in the terrain. The game will start as a survivalist in a desert island and is planned to evolve into something much bigger and complex.

For now, the objective is to simulate a survival experience in a wild territory. Search and collect food, resources like wood,  start a campfire and hunt animals. Build fences, walls of stone and make a ceiling with palm leaves. Cultivate a farm and rabbits and protect yourself from wild animals and night predators. All of that inside an environment where all the elements are brought to life with a DNA programming system, that allows them to behave specifically through time. That means that the game has it’s own ecologic balance and only the player’s actions will interfere on it.

Here are the first screenshots of what we have accomplished so far. Initially it’s going to be 2D based sprites, but in future releases all the graphical interface will be translated to 3D models, with real time shadings and all.

The working title for this project for now is “Castaway” but we are looking for other cool names that have not been yet taken. You can help us by sending suggestions in the Facebook Comment box below or by e-mail at feedback@deonn.com. Our intention is to develop this great idea oriented by what everyone has to say. See ya!

BestAppsMarket has just honored us with the BestApp Award and published another great review on Mac Hunter. Keoni C. wrote:

“This is a fun little time-waster that will have you replaying levels over and over to get everything.”

Also Mac Hunter received a review on the thezombiegamers.com site. They said:

“I’m not a big fan of games that use the accelerometer for character movement, but in this game it worked well and I didn’t mind using it.

The graphics and level design are great and they’ll keep you wanting to play until you’ve beat every level and collected every coin. The three locations are just the places you would think an adventurous monkey would go.

Overall, this game is a great time-killer. It’s definitely worth a try, and it’s free so you have nothing to lose. The only downside to the game is that there are only ten levels(twelve including the bonus levels), but hopefully a future update will give us more levels.”

Thanks!

Yesterday we received a message from AppBrain that said:

 

“We would like to congratulate you as your Android app ‘Mac Hunter’ is now one of the top 10 hottest apps on AppBrain, the website where people find, install and share Android apps.
Your app has reached this spot because many Android users are visiting and installing your app from the dedicated page about it: http://www.appbrain.com/app/mac-hunter/com.deonn.games.machunter”

 

Nice! In the meantime we are working on a new game that is gonna be a blast. News on this very soon!

Mac Hunter has been already reviewed by some of the best specialized blogs around the web and is a success.

Deonn Games is best known for their popular Asteroid Defense games, and their latest Android game is definitely different as Mac Hunter is about a treasure hunting monkey.
“The control scheme behind Monkey Around has been dubbed “Jump and Hang” gameplay, and that moniker suits the game nicely. (…) You are able to calibration your accelerometer and sensitivity  as well which is a nice touch and one of those features a lot of games still tend to leave out for some reason.”

“Mac Hunter seems like a neat little time-killer that definitely has a unique control scheme. ”

“graphics are great and hey… it’s free. If you feel like monkeying around for a bit you can head on over to the market and pick up Mac Hunter for free.”

Android-app.com

Mac Hunter was also selected by Android Police as one of the 24 Best New Android Games of the Week and one of the Five Best Free Games of the Week by gamesandme.com!

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