Beyond Solar
Fundraising campaign by
Fadi Soufi
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US$1,634.00raised of $100,000.00 goal goal
Growing up playing video games in the 90s certainly left a mark on future me. Interacting with these games back then was like teleporting to another reality while setting in front of a 15" CRT TV, not knowing how these games are working and how they are made leaving me with only one thing "Passion".
Fast forward to today, with more than 20 years of designing, coding and developing that only happened because of that "Passion", the only thing that remains in my achievements is to develop a game to reflect my own version of my childhood video games and this is what "Beyond Solar" is.
Beyond Solar is a pixel art vertical shooter that takes the players through a challenging journey to reveal the truth about the great migration of human beings to the outer space void.
Beyond Solar was initially published on the IOS platform back in 2019 and it was a successful launch and because of the numerous positive feed back and requests to bring the game to different platform we decided not to only port the game to PC but to remake Beyond Solar from scratch to reach the full potential of the game and to utilize the unlimited resources of the PC platform to deliver an extraordinary experience to all the PC gamers out there.
- Retro, Pixel Art game
- 5 Chapters with 5 different environments
- 15 Levels.
- Mini bosses and Grand bosses.
- Beyond Solar sound track composed / mastered by Shredders Planet, "Nervecell Lead Guitarist AKA Rami Mustafa"
You are “Gravity” a young pilot who grew up in the space colony “ARD”, humanity last hope and shelter after life on planet Earth reached the brink of extinction. Earth for "Gravity" is nothing but a bed time story he used to hear growing up in the colony until one day a distress signal was received from Earth! The supposedly deserted planet with extreme conditions that makes it impossible to any kind of organism to live there.
The signal put the colony on a great conflict and the big question arose whether the last of the humans should go back to earth or not. Leaders of the colony then decided to elect one of the best of the young pilots to lead the mission that might bring back the human beings to their original habitat planet Earth and they called the mission "Beyond Solar".
# | Donation Package | Amount | Rewards |
1 | Common |
$5 | 1- Your name will be mentioned in our appreciation list, in all of our social media and website. |
2 | Uncommon |
$10 | 1- Your name will be mentioned in our appreciation list, in all of our social media and website. 2- Get Beyond Solar on launch day on Steam with no additional cost, the game is planned to be sold for $14.99 after the release. |
3 | Rare |
$15 | 1- Your name will be mentioned in our appreciation list, in all of our social media and website. 2- Get Beyond Solar on launch day on Steam with no additional cost, the game is planned to be sold for $14.99 after the release. 3- Secure a beta key on steam! join us while we developing Beyond Solar, and spot the bugs before anyone does! |
4 | Epic |
$100 | 1- Your name will be mentioned in our appreciation list, in all of our social media and website. 2- Get Beyond Solar on launch day on Steam with no additional cost, the game is planned to be sold for $14.99 after the release. 3- Secure a beta key on steam! join us while we developing Beyond Solar, and spot the bugs before anyone does! 4- You will receive Beyond Solar OST MP3 and digital copy of the concept art. |
5 | Legendary |
$1000 | 1- Your name will be mentioned in our appreciation list, in all of our social media and website. 2- Get Beyond Solar on launch day on Steam with no additional cost, the game is planned to be sold for $14.99 after the release. 3- Secure a beta key on steam! join us while we developing Beyond Solar, and spot the bugs before anyone does! 4- You will receive Beyond Solar OST MP3 and digital copy of the concept art. 5- Your name or your company logo will be presented in the VIP supporter with the game. |
Your support matters!
With your support that dream of mine will become reality and the gamers of today will be able to play a vision from the past with the technologies of the future.
Thank you.
Rewards
Fundraising Team
- Fadi Soufi
- Campaign Owner
- Doha, QA
Game Developer and Artist
Game Developer and Artist
- Yasar Nweam
- Campaign Manager
- Jonna Villaruz
- Campaign Coordinator
Donors
- GameDev Qatar
- Donated on Oct 24, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 24, 2020
- Jamal Alyafei
- Donated on Aug 20, 2020
Fadi, i inspire to be like you one day , to develop games and convey my creativity and passion in games, which will be soon good willing , here a small token of my support to you , maybe one day we can collaborate in developing a game together !
Update 04: The HUB Project
Update posted by Jonna Villaruz at 04:42 pmIn the aftermath of Earth's demise, humanity's final hope ascended into the cosmos aboard the monumental vessels of the ARD colony. These ships , meticulously crafted with state-of-the-art technology, offered a beacon of salvation for the remnants of civilization as they embarked on an odyssey into the unknown depths of. . . . .
Beyond Solar at Geekdom 3000! A Cosmic Adventure Awaits!
Update posted by Jonna Villaruz at 10:39 amHello Beyond Solar Pilots! Gear up for another cosmic adventure as we prepare to make a splash at Geekdom 3000,Qatar's geek event extravaganza this coming February 15-24, 2024! Here's a sneak peek of what's coming up: Beyond Solar Booth: Our booth will be a hub of excitement, where you can. . . . .
Update 01: Unveiling the Beyond Solar Newsletter
Update posted by Jonna Villaruz at 10:37 amHey, Beyond Solar Pilots! Big news! We're launching the Beyond Solar Newsletter,your bi-weekly ticket to everything happening in the game. No fancy talk, just the good stuff! What's Inside?Meet our Newsletter Series. Think of it as your regular cosmic update. We're keeping you in the loop with what's new in. . . . .
Patch Note 0.2.15
Update posted by Yasar Nweam at 09:31 pmWith all the positive and constructive feedback we have received from our great fans and testers, we are happy to release our new patch 0.2.15. New elements has been added to the game as well many fixes has been applied to make the experience more stable than ever. The below. . . . .
An ALPHA is born !
Update posted by Yasar Nweam at 06:10 pmBeyond Solar alpha V 0.2.11 is released now for selected testers on Steam platform to check the following:1- Screen resolutions and compatibility with variety of TV's and monitors.2- Frame rate from deferent PC specs low and high.3- Music and sound effects.4- Weapon upgrades.5- Drones.6- Assault mode.7- Defense mode.8- Pause menu.The. . . . .
Concept Art
Update posted by Fadi Soufi at 04:32 amOur talented team worked hard to bring new ideas and spaceship to the genre, we would like to share the concept art of the smallest spaceship in game "StarDozer" !
Game Engine and Tools
Update posted by Fadi Soufi at 05:07 pmHere you will find the current softwares we are using to create Beyond Solar Game Engine: Unity 2020 Coding IDE: JetBrains Raider Graphics: Photoshop, Aseprite, Pixaki, Procreate
Donors & Comments
- GameDev Qatar
- Donated on Oct 24, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 24, 2020
- Jamal Alyafei
- Donated on Aug 20, 2020
Fadi, i inspire to be like you one day , to develop games and convey my creativity and passion in games, which will be soon good willing , here a small token of my support to you , maybe one day we can collaborate in developing a game together !
- 4knights Entertainment
- Donated on Aug 12, 2020
To the Solar & Beyond, all the Best
- Rami Al sourani
- Donated on Jul 20, 2020
All the best
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 20, 2020
Great job , best of luck
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 20, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 20, 2020
good luck
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 19, 2020
- Mohammed Al Najjar
- Donated on Jul 14, 2020