TOM FRANCIS
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Hello! I'm Tom. I'm a game designer, writer, and programmer on Gunpoint, Heat Signature, and Tactical Breach Wizards. Here's some more info on all the games I've worked on, here are the videos I make on YouTube, and here are two short stories I wrote for the Machine of Death collections.
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Floating Point Is Out! And Free! On Steam! Watch A Trailer!
Floating Point is out on Steam now, for Windows, Mac and Linux, and it’s free!
It’s a peaceful game about swinging gracefully around randomly generated levels. It’s played entirely with the mouse, it’s easy to play, you can have fun with it in five minutes, and it has relaxing digital music by the excellent Form & Shape.
Here’s a trailer, and some info on why it’s free.
Why is it free?
When I announced this yesterday, it was met with enthusiastic response:
@Pentadact what!
— Steve Gaynor (@fullbright) June 5, 2014
@Pentadact what in the shit
— kate (@shegeekshow) June 5, 2014
@Pentadact Wha..? Why's it free??
— Tap to Win (@TapToWin) June 5, 2014
When Gunpoint came out, and did well, I thanked those who bought it for putting me in a position where I didn’t have to actively chase money with everything I do. In return, I promised to “make new things for you!”
I started Floating Point for the Ludum Dare game jam two months ago, but when it started to feel like it could be something more, I let myself pursue it. I just added what it seemed to need at each stage, and worked on it for as long as I felt it needed work. It was a fantastic experience, I’m really proud of the final thing, and I could never have done that if I was struggling to feed myself.
Floating Point probably could make money – if I was a publicly traded company, it would probably have to. But because I’m just a person, I’d rather just give it away as a thank-you. And because you’ve let me become completely independent, I can.
Thanks again.
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