2Awesome Studio and publisher Playstack presented a demo of the colorful and humorous roguelike shooter at Gamescom 2023 and they received an award for the game. However, the trophy has apparently disappeared. without a trace, causing Playstack to go on X (formerly Twitter) towards the daring thief… or thief.
Indie developer wins a trophy at Gamescom and it gets stolen
In X, Playstack posted a picture of the best game trophy at the Gamescom Award 2023. The publisher recalls how much effort has gone into development and calls for the award to be returned:
To the person who stole our “Best Indie Game” award at Gamescom: It’s not too late to return it. The developers have invested long time in demo for this event. Please don’t ruin this moment for them. If anyone finds the trophy, please contact us.”
Stolen trophy at Gamescom 2023
Until now, there is no new news about a happy ending for this story. Under the post, only users express their anger at the audacity or share how sorry they are about the incident.
What is AK-Xolotl about?
The most important information is already found in the unusual title name: it’s about axolotls with AKs. Avid amphibian babies are controlled in a roguelike shooter, ironically from a top-down perspective
you shoot through different biomes, unlock new weapons and upgrades. By the way, you can try if you like the concept through Steam, a free one is also available there.
will be released on September 14 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S, Switch and PC.
