The Fortress of Death Kickstarter Fully Funded in Under 5 Hours!
(September 23, 2023)
The Swedish game publisher Sound Realms recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for "The Fortress of Death", an audio adventure for mobile devices set in Joe Dever's world of Lone Wolf, a classic series of gamebooks. The initial monetary goal of the Kickstarter was raised in just 5 hours, and a week into the campaign this target has been surpassed with more than 300%.
This is what the team behind Sound Realms has to say about the success:
“Wow! We are totally blown away by the awesome response we have received – thanks so much everyone! Now we set our aim at unlocking as many stretch goals as possible, which will enable us to make the best audio adaptation of Lone Wolf ever made.”
The Fortress of Death is part of the Sound Realms platform, an app for interactive audio adventures available on iOS and Android devices.
About Sound Realms
Sound Realms is a platform where you will find a range of RPG audio solo adventures, or interactive audio books. The adventures are presented by a narrator assuming the role of Game Master, backed by original orchestral music and cinematic sound effects.
The first full length adventure for the Sound Realms platform will be The Fortress of Death, set in the world of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf. The game is inspired by PhoneQuest, a game that was presented by Joe Dever in 1989. To play PhoneQuest, you dialed a number on your landline telephone. A narrative voice presented a story with a selection of choices for you, accompanied by cinematic music and sound effects. One of these adventures was called Fortress of Doom. The Fortress of Death will be a reenvisioning of Joe Dever's original concept, modernised for smartphones and tablets – by incorporating 360 surround sound and the latest app technology – but still faithful to the original. This new interactive adventure returns to the glory days of Lone Wolf and fantasy roleplaying games, promising to be an immersive audio game experience. Enter, if you dare, The Fortress of Death!
About Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf is a series currently consisting of 31 gamebooks, created by Joe Dever who wrote the first 29 books of the series before his son Ben, with help from French author Vincent Lazzari, took over writing duty upon his father's death. The first book was published in July 1984 and the series has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. The story focuses on the fictional world of Magnamund, where the forces of good and evil are fighting for control. The main protagonist is Lone Wolf, last of his caste of warrior monks known as the Kai Lords. The book series is written in the second person and recounts Lone Wolf's adventures as if the reader is the main character.
Links
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/varghand/fortress-of-death
Download Sound Realms for free through Google Play or App Store and begin your adventure now:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolfhand.audioquest
