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Genre: SimulationMultiplayer: nonePlatforms: PC, MacEarly Access: Q1 2017Pegi : 16 (estimated)

Pitch:Orphan Age is a dystopian simulation game in which the player must organize and manage a gang of Orphans in the midst of a futuristic civil war.Gameplay:Explore the shambles of a city at war, gathering the resources necessary for shelter, survival, and the individual Orphans' needs.Customize your Orphans, improving their skills and utilizing their unique traits. As you shape their destiny, turn them into rioters, looters, gangers, or hackers and make your way through the war.

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An extensive single player campaign

A gang of Orphans to oversee and control

Build and customize your gang’s HQ

A ravaged cyberpunk city to explore

A harrowing war to survive

Hundreds of resources and components to scavenge

An extensive crafting system

An engaging and unforgiving world

Made almost entirely by a team of two!

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The WarThey attacked in the night. Mommy told us to hide in the closet but one of them found us. He refused to arrest us and told us to be quiet until they left. They took our parents and sealed the building. Explosions shook the whole building, there were tanks in the streets, snipers at the windows and myriads of drones buzzing around…

My sister is ill and needs her medicine. We’ve been hidden for hours but I have to help her. I have to go outside. It’s only the two of us now…

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The WarThey attacked in the night. Mommy told us to hide in the closet but one of them found us. He refused to arrest us and told us to be quiet until they left. They took our parents and sealed the building. Explosions shook the whole building, there were tanks in the streets, snipers at the windows and myriads of drones buzzing around…

My sister is ill and needs her medicine. We’ve been hidden for hours but I have to help her. I have to go outside. It’s only the two of us now…

Orphan Age was born from a curious realisation: Despite being oneof the greatest games of all time, The Sims has no legacy withinthe Hardcore Gaming landscape. Within this category, there arevirtually no games created in the Sims style.

Orphan Age’s gameplay is close to an intimate 4X (albeit withoutthe eXtermination). You’ll have to eXplore the shambles of a city,eXploit its resources and eXpand the Orphanage to gather moreOrphans. But the most important point is the deep micro-managementof the Orphans.

Of all the trials to overcome, sustaining the Mood (the will tosurvive) of your Orphans is the most important. In order tomaintain your Orphans' Mood, you must tend to their Hunger,Loneliness, Tiredness, and Dirtiness, while also maintaining andfurnishing the Orphanage (the Orphan's headquarters)... A low Moodmeans that children can become whimsy or in worse cases, lead torunaways, fights, sabotage, breakdowns, and even death.

This is the point where Orphan Age splits from The Sims. There areno adults, only kids. There is no food delivery, only garbage andcorpses to loot from. There is no furniture catalog, only what canbe made from your own hands with what materials you can scavenge..There is no friendly neighborhood to wander around, only a city atwar. Ultimately, there is no promise of a better life, only theconstant struggle to survive.

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Game CoresOrphan Age could be defined as an intimate 4Xwhere Survival replace Extermination. Thegameplay is centered around 4 key concepts.

Empathy: Each Orphan is unique and needsa specific attention. They have their owngoals, traits, skills, whims and interests.In order to maintain your Orphans' Mood,you must tend to their Hunger, Loneliness,Tiredness, and Dirtiness.

Explore: Explore adevastated city, avoiddanger, scavenge resourcesand don't get caught bythe military or theirdrones.

Exploit: There are a few resources and a lotto do. Allocate the resources to build andupgrade equipment, furniture and torespond to the needs of the Orphans.

Expand: The Orphans can fullycustomize the Orphanage:build furnitures, use andupgrade them, clean anddecorate the rooms.

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About the teamBlack Flag is a two men cooperative helped by kick-ass freelancers and founded in 2013!

Maxime Solaire is the Lead Developper and handles the development of Orphan Age. Sometimes he leaves his lines of code to create some 3D and silly animations,

Adrien Forestier is the Founder and the creative director of the studio. He has done a bit of everything on Orphan Age: Game / Level / Sound / UI Design in addition of the art direction, 3D, FX and writing.

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Quotes from the team

“It’s a strange thing that despite being a legendary game,The Sims has no legacy in the hardcore landscape .” - Adrien

“The hardest task in Orphan Age is finding the balance between what feels real and what is fun.”- Maxime

“It all started with a simple Tamagotchi. Over the months, it was fleshed out and we gave birth to a breathing universe .”- Maxime

“Childhood plus Cyberpunk is a curious blend. It’s like mixing good memories with chunks of a fearful future .” - Maxime

“As diehard fans of the cyberpunk genre, we wanted to craft a nihilist game where every protagonists - kids included - are morally grey.” - Adrien

“The theme is at heart of our millennials questions: when our child will judge our generation, what will be the verdict?” - Adrien

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About Orphan AgeOrphan Age is the reboot and the prequel of a game started in 2009 and unfortunately cancelled in 2011: The Ascent

Adrien was the author of The Ascent and has gained back the rights in 2014, it was the occasion to reboot the project and Orphan Age was born .

Started as a one man project by Adrien, Maxime joins the team late 2015. The two man team will be completed by several freelancers. 95% of Orphans Age is still the work of two.

Orphan Age is currently in pre-production and a private alpha release is showcased during the Gamescom.

A private beta will be opened this toward December. It has been a long journey to bring this game to life!

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