DERE Vengeance DERE Vengeance has come alive! I had to make this thread because it's already rolling out in some countries. It should be available about the time September 19 hits your time zone. Have fun! If you're already playing the game, what do you think of it so far? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Please enjoy DERE Vengeance and look forward to more to come from this game and beyond. I love game development so much and the people playing my games are helping me make all of this possible. Thanks again! PRESS KIT TRAILER DESCRIPTION Unleash your fears in a fourth-wall-breaking platformer that will leave you questioning allegiances... and reality itself. SINISTER PIXEL ART WORLDLet the hauntingly atmospheric soundtrack and meticulously designed pixel art engulf you in paranormal encounters, impossible glitches, psychological horror, and the nostalgia of classic side-scrolling games. COZY COMPANIONSEnjoy the guidance of A.I.D.E. and a very kind and morally right "Dev," who'll be there to assist players every step of the way. The companions also help give an eerie charm to the surreal experience of playing this unique game. Players also encounter eccentric characters, scary creatures, and unsettling corruptions along their journey. CHALLENGING BUT FAIRExperience terror as you navigate nightmarish yet fair platforming challenges with precision and dread. The old-school hard gameplay is reminiscent of classic games that are hard to put down, preparing the brain for the kind of scares that make most analog horror media effective. FOURTH-WALL-BREAKING STORYDive into thrilling meta-horror that defies the boundaries of the creepypasta digital horror genre, blending fear and suspense into a truly surreal experience. In DERE Vengeance, the player is part of the story. HAUNTING JOURNEYEmbrace the perfect blend of nightmare and adventure in this story-rich platformer that promises genuine scares and enjoyable gameplay. You can embark on DERE Vengeance without playing our other games, though not advisable, as this terrifying adventure stands on its own with a unique and intriguing experience. Unravel the story of DERE Vengeance, the heart-pounding new entry in the critically acclaimed horror saga DERE EXE and DERE EVIL EXE! SCREENSHOTS ABOUT USWe are AppSir Games, driven by a love for crafting engaging and memorable games. Aside from mobile games, we've ventured into creating games for old-school platforms like the NES, ZX Spectrum, and we've even had success with a physical release for the Game Boy. All of our games, including the mobile games and the retro releases, take place in one interconnected universe. We have been inspired by the approach of franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with an extra focus on quality for each of our games, and we’ve never had a release with a rating lower than 4.5 stars on the App Store. Our biggest game to date is DERE Vengeance, an epic story that was announced as far back as 2018 (announcement video). For over five years, we've been steadily building up more anticipation for it, using storyline teases in our other games and post-credit announcements that herald the arrival of 'DERE Vengeance'. DERE Vengeance Darius Immanuel Guerrero Unleash your fears in a fourth-wall-breaking platformer horror game that will leave you questioning allegiances... and r… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsUnleash your fears in a fourth-wall-breaking platformer horror game that will leave you questioning allegiances... and reality itself. SINISTER PIXEL ART WORLD Let the hauntingly atmospheric soundtrack and meticulously designed pixel art engulf you in paranormal encounters, impossible glitches, psychological horror, and the nostalgia of classic side-scrolling games. COZY COMPANIONS Enjoy the guidance of A.I.D.E. and a very kind and morally right "Dev," who'll be there to assist players every step of the way. The companions also help give an eerie charm to the surreal experience of playing this unique game. Players also encounter eccentric characters, scary creatures, and unsettling corruptions along their journey. CHALLENGING BUT FAIR Experience terror as you navigate nightmarish yet fair platforming challenges with precision and dread. The old-school hard gameplay is reminiscent of classic games that are hard to put down, preparing the brain for the kind of scares that make most analog horror media effective. FOURTH-WALL-BREAKING STORY Dive into thrilling meta-horror that defies the boundaries of the creepypasta genre, blending fear and suspense into a truly surreal experience. In DERE Vengeance, the player is part of the story. HAUNTING JOURNEY Embrace the perfect blend of nightmare and adventure in this story-rich platformer that promises genuine scares and enjoyable gameplay. You can embark on DERE Vengeance without playing our other games, though not advisable, as this terrifying adventure stands on its own with a unique and intriguing experience. Unravel the story of DERE Vengeance, the heart-pounding new entry in the critically acclaimed horror game saga DERE EXE and DERE EVIL EXE! Information Seller:Darius Immanuel Guerrero Genre:Action, Adventure Release:Sep 19, 2023 Updated:Dec 14, 2023 Version:2.4 Size:104.9 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Anotherkellydown likes this. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,133 486 83 #2 Brightsiderus, Sep 18, 2023 The game is not out yet, but I’ll throw my opinion on this one, since I already finished it. It’s as good as other Appsir games. Though I died less, maybe because I’m a pro now. It’s challenging, but captivating, with fun comments from AIDE. I completed the game in two or three hours and enjoyed it. DariusGuerrero and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,399 810 113 #3 ste86uk, Sep 19, 2023 Never heard of it before tonight but I’ve given it a download to check it out as it sounds interesting and I’d seen a good review for it. DariusGuerrero likes this. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,133 486 83 #4 Brightsiderus, Sep 19, 2023 You missed, like, a lot. All Darius’ games are connected to each other DariusGuerrero likes this. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #5 DariusGuerrero, Sep 19, 2023 Last edited: Sep 19, 2023 Thank you for the kind words @Brightsiderus and for playing our games. So glad you enjoyed it! @ste86uk , brightsiderus is right that our standalone games have an overarching narrative that connects to each other. They are kind of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe because each game's storyline interconnects in a web-like way. It would be best to check out at least DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror and DERE EVIL EXE first for context on the story (and because those games are awesome as well!), but just playing this one would be fine too! EDIT: ste86uk, your username was very familiar and I realized you played Puzzling Peaks EXE! That game's plot connects to this game as well Some game journos are writing good reviews about this game despite just playing only this one, so it's an experience that can be enjoyed on its own, too. Have fun! Charles Elwood Gay III and ste86uk like this. Vikas Pawar Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jan 30, 2020 170 54 28 Male UX UI Designer Singapore #6 Vikas Pawar, Sep 19, 2023 Just brilliant and well designed platformer. DariusGuerrero likes this. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #7 DariusGuerrero, Sep 19, 2023 We are release buddies this week. Good luck with the launch of "Who Let the Chickens Out!" Thank you as well for playing my game and for the kind words. It's cool when fellow devs like my game too! psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,718 514 113 England #8 psj3809, Sep 19, 2023 Think it has potential but having one life is frustrating and then having to go through the menu options to try again. Wish you had 3 lives or something. Rocco SE Well-Known Member Jun 16, 2020 197 157 43 Male Modern Mime Artist Austria https://silentrocco.net #9 Rocco SE, Sep 19, 2023 I‘m a huge fan of the first Dare games. This one starts out pretty much exactly like Dare Evil Exe. So, I hope it will get different soonish. What I absolutely cannot understand is that there is no option to adjust movement and jump buttons. Their corner positioning is absolutly ridiculous, and will frustrate many players. Please either position them more like similar games do, or give us the option to adjust them at will. Cheers. BENCOMO Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Apr 29, 2018 205 103 43 #10 BENCOMO, Sep 19, 2023 wow finally we get to play another DERE game! will play today and let you know how it goes! congrats on the release Darius! DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #11 DariusGuerrero, Sep 19, 2023 Thank you @BENCOMO! I apologize for taking too long to release a new one. I know it's been years! Don't worry, I will be making more games and much sooner! My number one focus is game dev right now Blame those pesky entities haunting my games! Actually, no. It was me being misinformed probably. The engine I used didn't allow for custom button positioning, so I had to figure out how to position it that best fits most players. I got some feedback from the same testers that tested DERE EVIL EXE about the new placement of the buttons. Also, the collision box of the buttons are bigger than the buttons themselves. You can press them even way outside the buttons. But we'll test some other placements next time. Thank you for being a fan of the games! I appreciate it @Rocco SE ! Noted @psj3809 . The framework of the game is too dependent on having a game over screen right now and players tap to continue, but in future paid games we'll remove the game over screen entirely and just have instantaneous restart Thanks for playing DERE Vengeance! Means a lot! BENCOMO likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #12 ColeDaddy, Sep 19, 2023 Last edited: Sep 19, 2023 So glad to see the series continued with this new chapter in the series. Admittedly, a couple of jump-scares got me real good. As always, the platforming controls are exact and they need to be in order to make across the levels. The IAP for the full game was an easy buy given the pedigree of the dev. DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #13 DariusGuerrero, Sep 20, 2023 I have actually been waiting for you to comment on this thread, @ColeDaddy! I'm glad you enjoyed DERE Vengeance! The series lives on! But I must admit, I got pretty burnt out because of the size of this project (I even lost months of work due to a corrupted hard drive). I hope you don't mind if I release a much simpler game next time. DERE games and its equivalents (HopBound, Puzzling Peaks EXE) always take a lot out of me, so I might be making a more arcade-like in-universe game for the next release as a break from games with huge stories, but of course, I will get back at it with the DERE saga after. THANK YOU for supporting my games all these years! ColeDaddy likes this. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,718 514 113 England #14 psj3809, Sep 20, 2023 Appreciate the effort involved making the game but yeah the one life thing I find so frustrating. Then back to the menu and play again. Then die and the same. And eventually an ad if it was a traditional platformer and had 3 or so lives I could understand but yeah just frustrating DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #15 DariusGuerrero, Sep 20, 2023 Last edited: Sep 20, 2023 it's not going back to the menu tho, just the game over screen where you tap quickly anywhere at the screen to continue from the checkpoint. perhaps you tapped on the back to menu button at top part of the game over screen? I think that's what happened and I should have made it clearer! That's on me. In any case I hope you find the time to play again, @psj3809 ! Turns out you already played both HopBound and Puzzling Peaks. I was checking back on the old threads while on a nostalgia trip this morning haha ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,399 810 113 #16 ste86uk, Sep 20, 2023 That’s some good memory remembering my username from puzzling peaks! I’ll try checking the others out first then, thank you. DariusGuerrero likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #17 ColeDaddy, Sep 20, 2023 Last edited: Sep 20, 2023 By the way, Darius, As always, including the breaking of the fourth wall is a fascinating interaction that I’ve appreciated in various mediums. Your level designs range from simple to absolutely fiendish. I’ve found this level practically impossible to figure out. The timing of the rising and falling platforms has be synced and I can’t quite capture the patterns. If possible, please upload a vid of the solution to your YT channel. Attached Files: IMG_5130.png File size: 243.9 KB Views: 2 IMG_5129.png File size: 1.4 MB Views: 3 DariusGuerrero Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2016 333 121 43 Male Game Developer http://www.appsirgames.com/ #18 DariusGuerrero, Sep 20, 2023 Last edited: Sep 20, 2023 Certainly! I've recorded a video doing two takes that may or may not be the same method haha. Here you go: Edit: There are also some other times where I jumped from the previous rising platform over the saw blades to the next rising platform that just came up from underneath. A leap of faith ColeDaddy likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #19 ColeDaddy, Sep 22, 2023 Hmmm…I’m stuck. Would appreciate any guidance Attached Files: IMG_5137.png File size: 390.6 KB Views: 4 Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,319 997 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #20 Anotherkellydown, Sep 23, 2023 Congratulations to @DariusGuerrero on TA Game of the Week! I’ve been working my way through a few levels during this work week but now that the weekend is here I plan on completing it. 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The game is not out yet, but I’ll throw my opinion on this one, since I already finished it. It’s as good as other Appsir games. Though I died less, maybe because I’m a pro now. It’s challenging, but captivating, with fun comments from AIDE. I completed the game in two or three hours and enjoyed it.
Never heard of it before tonight but I’ve given it a download to check it out as it sounds interesting and I’d seen a good review for it.
Thank you for the kind words @Brightsiderus and for playing our games. So glad you enjoyed it! @ste86uk , brightsiderus is right that our standalone games have an overarching narrative that connects to each other. They are kind of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe because each game's storyline interconnects in a web-like way. It would be best to check out at least DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror and DERE EVIL EXE first for context on the story (and because those games are awesome as well!), but just playing this one would be fine too! EDIT: ste86uk, your username was very familiar and I realized you played Puzzling Peaks EXE! That game's plot connects to this game as well Some game journos are writing good reviews about this game despite just playing only this one, so it's an experience that can be enjoyed on its own, too. Have fun!
We are release buddies this week. Good luck with the launch of "Who Let the Chickens Out!" Thank you as well for playing my game and for the kind words. It's cool when fellow devs like my game too!
Think it has potential but having one life is frustrating and then having to go through the menu options to try again. Wish you had 3 lives or something.
I‘m a huge fan of the first Dare games. This one starts out pretty much exactly like Dare Evil Exe. So, I hope it will get different soonish. What I absolutely cannot understand is that there is no option to adjust movement and jump buttons. Their corner positioning is absolutly ridiculous, and will frustrate many players. Please either position them more like similar games do, or give us the option to adjust them at will. Cheers.
wow finally we get to play another DERE game! will play today and let you know how it goes! congrats on the release Darius!
Thank you @BENCOMO! I apologize for taking too long to release a new one. I know it's been years! Don't worry, I will be making more games and much sooner! My number one focus is game dev right now Blame those pesky entities haunting my games! Actually, no. It was me being misinformed probably. The engine I used didn't allow for custom button positioning, so I had to figure out how to position it that best fits most players. I got some feedback from the same testers that tested DERE EVIL EXE about the new placement of the buttons. Also, the collision box of the buttons are bigger than the buttons themselves. You can press them even way outside the buttons. But we'll test some other placements next time. Thank you for being a fan of the games! I appreciate it @Rocco SE ! Noted @psj3809 . The framework of the game is too dependent on having a game over screen right now and players tap to continue, but in future paid games we'll remove the game over screen entirely and just have instantaneous restart Thanks for playing DERE Vengeance! Means a lot!
So glad to see the series continued with this new chapter in the series. Admittedly, a couple of jump-scares got me real good. As always, the platforming controls are exact and they need to be in order to make across the levels. The IAP for the full game was an easy buy given the pedigree of the dev.
I have actually been waiting for you to comment on this thread, @ColeDaddy! I'm glad you enjoyed DERE Vengeance! The series lives on! But I must admit, I got pretty burnt out because of the size of this project (I even lost months of work due to a corrupted hard drive). I hope you don't mind if I release a much simpler game next time. DERE games and its equivalents (HopBound, Puzzling Peaks EXE) always take a lot out of me, so I might be making a more arcade-like in-universe game for the next release as a break from games with huge stories, but of course, I will get back at it with the DERE saga after. THANK YOU for supporting my games all these years!
Appreciate the effort involved making the game but yeah the one life thing I find so frustrating. Then back to the menu and play again. Then die and the same. And eventually an ad if it was a traditional platformer and had 3 or so lives I could understand but yeah just frustrating
it's not going back to the menu tho, just the game over screen where you tap quickly anywhere at the screen to continue from the checkpoint. perhaps you tapped on the back to menu button at top part of the game over screen? I think that's what happened and I should have made it clearer! That's on me. In any case I hope you find the time to play again, @psj3809 ! Turns out you already played both HopBound and Puzzling Peaks. I was checking back on the old threads while on a nostalgia trip this morning haha
That’s some good memory remembering my username from puzzling peaks! I’ll try checking the others out first then, thank you.
By the way, Darius, As always, including the breaking of the fourth wall is a fascinating interaction that I’ve appreciated in various mediums. Your level designs range from simple to absolutely fiendish. I’ve found this level practically impossible to figure out. The timing of the rising and falling platforms has be synced and I can’t quite capture the patterns. If possible, please upload a vid of the solution to your YT channel.
Certainly! I've recorded a video doing two takes that may or may not be the same method haha. Here you go: Edit: There are also some other times where I jumped from the previous rising platform over the saw blades to the next rising platform that just came up from underneath. A leap of faith
Congratulations to @DariusGuerrero on TA Game of the Week! I’ve been working my way through a few levels during this work week but now that the weekend is here I plan on completing it. TouchArcade Game of the Week: ’DERE Vengeance’ by Jared Nelson
