Realm of the Tempest is a free-to-play, on-going project created by Bramble Gate Studios. It's an RPG that caters toward speedrunning, but also accommodates a more casual experience. The game takes place in a chaotic world of black magic, fueled by a history of dreams and nightmares.
My name's Otay, and I love game development. Expressing myself through art and code is how I cope with chronic pain. This project is largely inspired by some of my favorite games, like Diablo 2, Dragon Warrior Monsters, Final Fantasy VII, and possibly a small hint of Tetris Attack.
I view my work as a long sequence of conversations between me and my machine. Through these conversations I develop an understanding of myself as an artist, a computer scientist, and as a human being. Game development, in some way, is a process of "teaching" the computer something about yourself, which in turn is a learning process for your own self-discovery. What started out for me as a desultory exploration of game development, now reflects a great deal of who I am, and what I love to do. I look forward to sharing that with you.
Realm of the Tempest is built with a system of stats, skills, enemies, and items that have been designed to scale indefinitely through asymptotic relationships. This is a fancy way of saying that new content and new features can always be added, and the gameplay will be able to scale with it. Instead of being centered around a single story, Realm of the Tempest is a world where stories can be told. The first main arc has been written and designed, and will be gradually implemented along with new features over the next several years.
Since I use this project to cope with chronic pain, it is important to me that it never ends.
The game is developed entirely on my own, but the project as a whole is supported in many ways by volunteers that have become my closest friends. I love and appreciate you all.
We are also looking for more help to join the team!
Realm of the Tempest is a shared journey between me and the Bramble Gate community. Even when discussing something I've done on my own, I still find myself saying "we", because I do not feel alone.
Join us on Discord! Our Discord channel is a place to talk about the game, share speedrunning strategies, discuss upcoming features, and make new friends.
This project is funded by donations from the community. ♥ Thank you!! ♥
*Donations are kept anonymous by default, if you'd like to be shown on this list contact us on Discord!