UFHO2 Invades Desktops and iPads

After a successful Kickstarter campaign back in early 2012, UFHO2 recently launched on Desura , the Humble Store , and the Apple App Store for mobile devices.

for mobile devices. It’s a turn-based, competitive strategy board game with brand new stages, board layouts, characters, and game modes; UFHO2 is a sequel to the 2009 Flash game known as, you guessed it, UFHO . The game features a story mode with ten different planets, which equates to over thirty different matches in total.

UFHO2 has a cross-platform endless online and local multiplayer mode (iOS included). There are ten different alien races to unlock, and each race features its own unique power. Several of these will be recognizable from other indie titles including World of Goo , Gish , Super Crate Box , and Bit.Trip . Using strategy and logic, the player must navigate the maze-like game board and beat opponents by reaching the Gems first. Different alien worlds will contain different level layouts, forcing players to keep up with the constantly changing game style.

In early 2010, Ciro Continisio and Francesco D’Andrea joined together to make Tiny Colossus; their main focus was creating a sequel to UFHO , which Continisio had created in 2009 at a different studio. Game design was forced to a halt after Continisio was offered a better job at a studio. In the end of 2011 into 2012, they returned their focus onto the sequel by launching a Kickstartercampaign. The campaign was a success, but the longer development time for UFHO2 caused the development funds to run out.

In early 2013, game development was brought to a standstill once again. Recently, Continisio found extra funds for development and started to push forth, once again, towards completing the game. Progression was made in January 2014, and now the game is ready for release.

After a difficult road through development, UFHO2 is now available for desktop via the aforementioned markets: Desuraand the Humble Storefor desktops, as well as for the iPad via the Apple App Store. The desktop version is on sale for $8.79 USD on sale until April 15th (full price $10.99 USD), and the iPad version on sale for $3.99 USD (full price $4.99 USD).