Cottagecore Collect-a-thon Mail Time, High School Brawler Troublemaker Both Receive Release Dates During The MIX @ GDC
Mail Time Delivers Warm Fuzzies on 27 April, Troublemaker Throws Fists on 31 March
SAN FRANCISCO – 17 March 2023 – Game publisher Freedom Games delivered two release dates during The MIX @ GDC. Mail Time, the adorable cottagecore collect-a-thon platforming adventure from solo developer Kela Van Der Deijl, arrives on doorsteps on PCs and Mac via Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG Thursday, 27 April 2023 with Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 coming this Summer. Troublemaker, the 3D beat-’em-up set in a high school from developer Gamecom Team, rebels against authority on PCs via Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG starting Friday, 31 March 2023.
Explore the delightful hidden forests of Grumblewood Grove in Mail Time. Meet the cuddly creatures around the Grove, learn their stories, and build fruitful friendships. Help new acquaintances as a Mail Scout, taking on delivery requests. In between mailing letters and looking for collectable bottle caps, personalize the experience with robust customization options.
Dress up for deliveries with a wide variety of clothing, hat, backpack, and pronoun choices, collectively offering more than 46,000 potential combinations. Take in the sublime sights of the forest without the worries of a timer or threats to avoid, just simply a wealth of opportunities for leisure and laughter.
On the more rebellious side of things, Troublemaker explores the most brutal time of life: high school! Prepare to beat up bullies as a fresh transfer student and battle to the top of the social ladder. Recruit a crew to take part in the school’s annual student fighting tournament, “Raise Your Gang,” destroy foes and friends alike, and maybe get a few A’s and dates along the way.
Master more than 30 iconic fighting moves inspired by modern day beat-’em-up classics. Create special combos by combining Light, Heavy, Advanced, and Sick moves to keep enemies on their toes. Uncover 20 secret collectibles throughout the campus while avoiding arrest or even worse… expulsion.
“Q1 was a smash success for us this year and we are already on the edge of our seat to keep the ball rolling later this month,” said Benjamin Tarsa, Director of Publishing, Freedom Games. “Gain some fighting cred a few weeks from now in Troublemaker, and then take a quick hop, skip, and a jump into Mail Time next month. This is just the beginning of many thrilling announcements our community can look forward to this year!”
Mail Time will be available on PC and Mac via Steam on Thursday, 27 April 2023 (Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5|4 this Summer) for $19.99 USD with English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Portuguese language support. To learn more, visit Mail Time’s official website, join the community on Twitter, TikTok, and Discord, and search #MailTime on social media.
Troublemaker causes a stir on PC via Steam on Friday, 31 March 2023 for $19.99 USD with English and Indonesian language support. For more information on Troublemaker, visit Gamecom Team’s official website, follow the gang on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, search for #RaiseYourGang on social media and join the gang on the official Discord server.
About Kela Van Der Deijl
Kela Van Der Deijl is the 23-year-old Netherlands-based creator of the Mail Time development project. Originally starting out as a solo developed passion project, once Mail Time went viral on TikTok it garnered praise and support for its strong presentation as a first time game. Mail Time’s team now consists of nearly ten people contributing to the project all sharing a similar love of cottagecore aesthetics, cute frogs, and the LGBTQ+ community.
For more information visit Mail Time’s official website.
About Gamecom Team
Gamecom Team is an Indonesia-based game development studio with a staff of around 30 designers, with diversity and equality at its core. With a 50/50 studio required gender split among the staff, the team is on a global mission to elevate Indonesian game development and bring it into the spotlight. After their two previous titles, Troublemaker marks the team’s biggest endeavor yet, more than doubling the studio’s original size of only 12 people.
For more information visit Gamecom Team’s official website.
About Freedom Games
Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.
For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.
