FACT SHEET

• Developer: mntsstudio LLC

• Release date: April 30th 2021 (demo and episode 1)

• Platforms: Windows & Mac

• Languages: English (Upcoming: Italian, Spanish)

• Availability: Digital download

• Price: Free demo, $10 full game preorder, episode 1 available upon purchase

• Social: Twitter  

• Download: https://mntsstudio.itch.io/lifelike 

• Contact: mantis@mntsstudio.com

WHAT IS LIFELIKE ABOUT?

Living appliances have taken over the rural streets of Greenbury, Ohio! The sudden outbreak occurred after Nathan Weeks—local appliance store owner known for mysterious magic experiments—was found dead on the pavement outside his business. Rumor had it, he’d been attempting to create a Lifelike… An impossible magical being in a robotic body comparable to a human. Play as Nathan’s grandchild, Leo, a tired teen who’s falsely blamed for the appliances. Trounce toasters, lamps, and other misbehaving machinery as Leo responds to a weird call for help at the condemned appliance store.

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO PLAY?

The world of LIFELIKE is a marriage of fantasy and science fiction set in the late 2000s where magic users bend electromagnetic waves to their will. Turn based magic attacks adapt real-life wave behavior into fast paced action-command style combat that relies on strategic button presses and movement. Even during enemy phases, players can defend against attacks and send them back to deal more damage.

FEATURES

• A vibrant town to explore! Every NPC has a name and a meaningful story to tell.

• Action command based combat: Tune into enemies with electromagnetic magic and complete strategic button inputs to deal damage to enemies!

• A world loaded with important interacts and secrets to find.

• Unique, incentivized fights: No two battle backgrounds are the same! No random encounters! Track down every enemy and earn a secret reward...

• A ridiculous amount of animated cutscenes consisting of cartoony, high resolution pixel art.

• Bite size episodes that pack a narrative punch, built for RPG fans who don’t want to commit to a lengthy game. 

• A protagonist in a striped sweater and plenty of other nostalgic callbacks to classic and influential RPGs.

• Wonderful wordplay, abundant alliteration, and plenty of playful puns.

FUN FACTS

LIFELIKE placed in the top 40 most viral #PitchYaGame entries in September 2020

LIFELIKE’s producer and creator is known for appearing with a “LOCALIZE MOTHER 3” sign at WWE events and has been featured on Adult Swim in a commercial bumper on the same topic. 

LIFELIKE appeared in the first ever Mother Direct, hosted by motherforever.net, which covered indie and fan games created by fans of the MOTHER series. The Mother Direct amassed over one hundred thousand views to date.

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