As an artistically inclined teen in the 90's, I was always dreaming up my own video game ideas and drawing characters and settings for them. When Mario Kart 64 came along, and other game series did their best to clone it, I'm sure I wasn't the only nerd to envision my own characters taking to the track in high speed 3D glory. 20+ years later, that dream has come true! Sort of.

So, there's a special awkwardness that comes from shouting about your game when the world is proverbially on fire, and we'd like to address that.

With The Steam Game Festival approaching (originally scheduled for June 9th), we had a lot to do and wanted it done in advance, aiming for June 1st. Not only the Rotund Rebound demo itself, but assets like its website and trailer, a Discord for demo players to come to, Rotund Zero to play and discuss while waiting for the full game's release, and materials for the press.

Preparing all of this was a huge task involving extra long hours and no days off for two weeks straight, which left us a little out of the loop on what was happening out in the wider world. Had we had a better grip on things (and had we known Steam would delay the festival), we definitely would have postponed things ourselves. Bad timing.

Amidst all of this turmoil, we've been uncertain what Dahku might do to take definitive supportive action. With no games currently for sale, a lack of financial reserves, and about as much social presence as a pebble in a parking lot, it seems Dahku as a company can't do much of anything. But we have, as individuals, donated to help the Black Lives Matter cause, and the spirit of our tiny studio stands with them in the fight for equality and basic human rights.

We would also like to applaud other studios who have stepped up to do what they can, specifically those who have added their games to bundles to raise money for social justice. We encourage all gamers to grab these and help the world become a better place!

- Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality

- Black Lives Matter Support Bundle

- More Bundles Here

This spring and summer are packed with digital gaming events, and we're excited to announce that Rotund Rebound will be joining in The Steam Game Festival, Summer Edition! You'll have the chance to play a Rotund Rebound demo, available only for the duration of the festival, June 16th through 22nd.

The demo will feature a fun chunk of the adventure's first world, and it's open-ended so you can return to levels to grab things you may have missed, or set new records. The demo also measures progress independently of the full game, so you can take your file to 100%.

In these dark times, a lot of game devs are showing their quality by joining in sales, holding special events, giving games away for free to those who could really use them right now, and so on. It's inspiring to see, and we'd like to join in the effort by... doing... uh, something.

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Yeah. When you're still developing what's essentially your debut title, there really isn't much to offer the world in its time of crisis. But if you're excited for or interested in Rotund Rebound and its corpulent critters, maybe an open and verbose update on how things are going will bring you a bit of joyful distraction. It's really all we have just now (and it's long overdue as it is), so here we go!