The Virus: Cry for Help Released On Android, iOS
Daedalic Entertainment and POPCLAIRE release The Virus: Cry for Help. POPCLAIRE is responsible for the development and publishing of the game, while Daedalic Entertainment wrote the post-apocalyptic story. The Virus: Cry for Help is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The game is free to play and – if they like – users can purchase the full story for USD 1.99. You can watch the new trailer for the game below.
Describing the game, Daedalic Entertainment have said:
“A whole city belongs to the dead and a devastating virus turns people into mindless monsters. Hanna’s a survivor and right now she’s fighting for her life… and you receive her call for help.”
The Virus: Cry for Help is set to have a number of features, including:
- Real time adventure – Hanna will frequently send text messages – any time – in real time within the app or via push notifications.
- Players uses their smartphone or tablet to communicate with Hanna (in-app or via push)
- The player decides the course – trivial decisions may have an astonishing impact on the story.
- How the story ends is in the player’s hand.
- Additional military channel with background information.
- Apple Watch support.
- Actionable Notifications (You don’t even have to open the app to help Hanna).
- Cinematic soundtrack.
- Engaging atmosphere.
- No ads, no internet connection required.
Tim Kiener, CEO of POPCLAIRE, spoke about The Virus: Cry for Help, saying:
“We wanted an engaging, interactive story experience for players – in real time – on smartphones and tablets. It’s very impressive how much impact a player’s decision has on the whole story. The intro, the soundtrack, the atmosphere and the thrilling story – all of this makes this game very special and exciting.”
Daedalic Entertainment, based in Hamburg, publishes and develops computer and video games for all platforms. The studio focuses on interactive literature and character and narrative-driven games like adventures and RPGs. Daedalic Entertainment has a staff of more than 160 employees, including the Writer’s Room, a team of writers unique to the German media industry.