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Oberhaching, Germany – Publisher Toplitz Productions proudly announces its participation in the coveted Steam Summer Sale. Thru July 10, the German publisher slashed prices across its full portfolio from all-time classics like Industry Giant 2 up to recently released games like the isometric open world action Survive The Fall from development team Angry Bulls Studio.

Among the highlights of the Toplitz Productions discount extravaganza is undoubtedly Medieval Dynasty, which also readied its new update as well as the DLC “Echoes of Nature” just in time for the sales start. With its discount of 40%, also extended to the extra content like the Digital Supporter Pack or The Official Guide, you won’t find a cheaper price for the comprehensive collection of content for the popular mix of life-sim, open world and roleplaying for up to four players.

If you rather like your medieval times with a far-eastern flair, dive into the world of Sengoku Dynasty. With the highly anticipated ‘Bushidō’ Update and its raids on the players’ villages recently unleashed, the price for the feudal live sim as well as its Digital Deluxe Edition has been slashed by 35%.

Other titles from the ever-popular Dynasty franchise call you to adventures with price reductions of 80% for Farmer’s Dynasty or 70% for Lumberjack’s Dynasty, while the ticket to explore the mysterious worlds of Starsand has been reduced by 50%.  

A vibrant and colorful, yet immensely dangerous world in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event. Loot. Base-building and management. Exploration. Crafting. Exciting real-time team fights with optional ‘Active Pause’. These are the main ingredients for Angry Bulls Studio’s Survive The Fall. Enjoy the isometric action adventure with 20% off or get the Digital Deluxe Edition with the same fantastic discount.

The back catalogue from Toplitz Productions is not only filled to the brim, but also heavily reduced for Steam Summer Sale. Get the ever popular management classic Industry Giant 2 or focus on efficient infrastructure planning with Traffic Giant with a wallet-friendly rebate of 80% each.

For the full list of all titles as well as their respective discounts head over to the official Toplitz Productions publisher page on Steam.

About Toplitz Productions
The German-Austrian publisher, whose name originates from the mysterious Toplitz Lake in the heart of Austria, develops and publishes games with “heart & soul” for all platforms. The company consists of a healthy mix of experienced industry veterans and young talents, all of whom are passionate gamers. They enjoy working with creative developers on many exciting titles, such as those from the “Dynasty” and “Giant” series.

San Luis Obispo, California, USA – Global Game Jam (GGJ), the world’s largest game creation event, is teaming up with One World or None (OWON) to debut an exciting new jam with a bold purpose. “Citizens, Assemble! A Game Jam to Level Up Democracy” invites developers around the world to create mobile-friendly game experiences that capture the challenge and spirit of Citizens’ Assemblies. The winner will receive $10,000 and a chance to bring their game to the world.

Citizens’ assemblies give ordinary people the structure and power to come together and actually resolve the issues we’re all facing. People are selected through a randomised democratic lottery system that delivers a final group that is an accurate snapshot of society based on gender, age, ethnicity, economic background and geography. Through carefully crafted structures, they deliberate together on the key problems, causes and solutions. The outcome? A series of nuanced, realistic recommendations that most often go farther than politicians do – and that truly represent the voice of the population.

With democracy under pressure worldwide, “Citizens, Assemble!” offers a unique chance for game developers to engage with real-world issues, using their skills not just to entertain, but to inspire change – one game at a time.

One World or None is an initiative organized by a collective of social impact, entertainment and game industry leaders co-founder of Trailmix Games (Love & Pies) Tristan Clark and one of the pioneers in the call for global democracy renewal, Jamie Kelsey-Fry. 

“We already have the tools around us to create a better future, but lack mass awareness of them,” Clark said. “That’s why this game jam is so important – no medium has the same power as video games to not only reach a huge number of people, but allow them to experience structures like citizens’ assemblies in a way that’s actually fun and engaging.”

“Citizens, Assemble!” kicks off June 6 and will run through early August. Open to creators of all backgrounds, the jam will have a $10,000 prize for the top game, amongst prizes for additional categories and the potential for further development support for standout submissions. The jam will run across two phases, with teams creating prototypes in a two-week Phase 1, then iterating concepts based on feedback in Phase 2. Final submissions will be judged on a variety of categories including Best Overall, Best Gameplay and Citizen’s Vote (determined by a public voting). Notable guest judges will include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brian Eno and award winning founding Chair of BiG (BAME in Games) Kish Hirani.

To celebrate the launch, the One World or None team is hosting a special kickoff event at 10:30 AM on June 6th during SXSW London. If you’re attending or based nearby, we’d love for you to join us! Seats are limited—please RSVP here: RSVP to the Kickoff Event

Interested teams must be registered by June 23rd and can sign up by joining the itch.io and completing this application.

For more information, including an event timeline, can be accessed via the Jam website at https://oneworldornone.world/the-game-jam 

About Global Game Jam
Global Game Jam is a  nonprofit with a mission to empower all individuals worldwide to learn, experiment, and create together through the medium of games. In addition to holding the world’s largest game jam, GGJ works year-round to promote and grow the global game development community.

About One World or None
Exists to help radically improve political decision-making on critical global challenges by amplifying the agency of ordinary people. It is a cultural campaign to create mass awareness of and advocacy for citizens’ assemblies globally and to inspire a movement for this new democracy of citizen participation.

Oberhaching, Germany – Publisher SunDust, a label from the German publishing folks at Toplitz Productions is proud as a peacock to announce that the demo for Wild West General Store Simulator is available now as part of the rip-roaring Steam Next Fest!

Pack your bags and travel back to days yore where you’ll be takin’ over the granddaddy of what will become supermarkets. Deck your shop, located in the middle of a dusty ole ghost town, with all manner of goods – from mighty fine baked beans and other foods right up to tools. Walk the thin line between supply, demand and them pesky profit margins. Savor the sweet “Ka-ching!” of the cash register ringing in your ears as coins start fillin’ your pockets.

Earn your stripes by unlockin’ new products and fancy stuff as your store grows and you have to tell yourself, that the customer is king, as they get mighty particular bout their needs. Prove that you got what it takes to handle random calamities like grain or meat shortages, so you ain’t gotta go to the bank beggin’ for a loan to stay afloat. Need some help? Hire a trusty sidekick to work the checkout or wrangle the stock, Test your mettle in a mostly fair and square contest of Tomahawk Tossin’ to win new licences for your store or tempt fate when you spend your hard-earned dough on mystery crates packed with rare treasure or more stuff to peddle to the townsfolk.
For them hardcore shopkeepers, they can try the “Realistic Prices” mode, where every penny counts just like in the 1800s. Try makin’ ends meet when all you’ve got are nickels and dimes to bring home to Molly!

Demo Highlights:

• 25 goods to stock them shelves

• Constantly changin’ customer hankerin’s

• A full blown economy, which can be tougher than a char-coaled steak

• Random happenin’s to keep you on them toes

• “Casual” or “Realistic” pricin’, so pick yer poison

• Tomahawk Tossin’ Contest

• Do-it-all-yourself or hire a sidekick for stockin’ or cashierin’

• Smooth as butter controls 

• A right proper tutorial so you can start making decent bucks

The full-blown release of Wild West General Store Simulator is ridin’ into town on Steam Early Access later this year. And it is stacked, packin’ more than 70 products, three of them minigames (all of them with different levels of grit), more helpers to help you out (if you can afford them, that is, cause they ain’t coming cheap), more and fancier decorations, a higher store level cap with sweet unlockables, a rustlin’ and growin’ town around ya and a whole heap more!

So what’cha waiting for? Dust off your boots and start buildin’ the mighty finest general store this side of the Big Apple.

Links:
Download the demo on Steam
Watch the Announcement Trailer on YouTube
Wild West General Store Simulator main product page on Steam