Welcome to the Co-Dev Download – a regular feature where we share the games Sumo Digital studios are working on with some of our partners.

This month, a selection of titles that include sandbox sims, musical masterpieces and to kart-racing chaos. Let’s dive in…

DEMOCRACY 4: CONSOLE EDITION | PUBLISHING AND PORTING TO CONSOLE

In a playthrough of Democracy 4, it turns out the team at Auroch Digital might not make the best world leaders… but they are excellent at porting projects to new platforms.

Auroch have worked in close collaboration with Positech Games and The Polygon Loft to support the port to Xbox  One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 with all new controls which has been re-designed to feel intuitive on console, and controller-optimised UI to allow players to enjoy overseeing a country from their comfort of their living room.

Democracy 4: Console Edition lets you take the role of President or Prime Minister in one of ten countries. You will then govern the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected.

Democracy 4: Console Edition is out now, and you can find out more about this political sandbox game here: https://www.aurochdigital.com/democracy-4-console-edition

STILL WAKES THE DEEP | GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIOS COME ABOARD

You might be thinking: Isn’t Still Wakes the Deep a Sumo game? And you would be right!

Led by the talented team at The Chinese Room, Still Wakes the Deep saw our global teams collaborating across in a number of disciplines, with studios including Sumo Newcastle, Sumo Sheffield, Red Kite, Auroch Digital, Lab42 Games, Sumo Nottingham, PixelAnt Games and Atomhawk all lending their expertise to the title.

Set aboard an oil rig in the North Sea in 1975, the game sees players fighting for their lives while they’re stalked by an unknowable horror that has come aboard. As Cameron “Caz” McLeary, players will navigate the collapsing rig, desperately searching for a way home. The game released earlier this year to praise for its storytelling, themes and scares.

Still Wakes the Deep is available now for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5, and available with Game Pass for console and PC. More information can be found here: https://stillwakesthedeep.com/

BEAT SABER | A TRIO OF ART SUPPORT

To work on a fast-paced, beat-slashing, heart-pumping game like Beat Saber you need two things: lightning-fast reactions to be the most agile and flexible partner and some excellent art skills.

Luckily the team at Atomhawk have both; and have been working in pitch-perfect harmony with Beat Games to contribute Concept Art, Marketing Art and Technical Art to the beautiful, futuristic universe of Beat Saber.

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.

Beat Saber is available now on Steam, Meta Quest and PlayStation VR, and more information can be found here: https://beatsaber.com/

STAMPEDE: RACING ROYALE | TOP TALENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD JOINS THE RACE

One thing about us… we love bringing in the expertise of our global teams to supercharge our games! With lead development from our team of racing and live service experts at Sumo Leamington, Stampede: Racing Royale has been a project packed with collaboration!

Teams including Atomhawk, Sumo Sheffield, Sumo Newcastle, Sumo India, Lab42 and Sumo Warrington all contributed to this colourful and chaotic kart-racer, providing services including Engineering, Art (2D Game Art, Character Art, Prop Design, UX Design & UI Implementation), Multi-Platform Development and more. Sumo Leamington also welcomed developers from Sumo Nottingham, Auroch Digital and PixelAnt Games to bring their talents to the title.

Stampede: Racing Royale is a free-to-play, battle-royale racing title in which 60 players go bumper-to-bumper on outrageous circuits filled with power-ups, while dressed in the finest threads and driving the coolest karts.

Stampede: Racing Royale is now available to play for free on Xbox Series S | X, and on PC via Xbox Game Preview. More information can be found here: https://www.stampederacing.com/

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