Flazm
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2010 in Magnitogorsk, Russia |
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| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 9 |
| Website | flazm |
Flazm Interactive Entertainment is a Lithuanian video game developer and publisher founded in 2010. It is best known for creating the simulation video games Train Valley and its sequel, Train Valley 2.
History[edit]
Flazm Interactive Entertainment was founded in 2010 in Magnitogorsk, Russia, by Alexey Davydov, Sergey Dvoynikov, and Timofey Shargorodskiy. The main focus of the studio was developing web games. Flazm has created over 30 web games for Kizi and Kongregate which have been played over a billion times.[1]
Flazm's first railroad game, called Railway Valley, was developed by Alexey Davydov in 2008, inspired by an older game called Shortline.[2] Four years later, two sequels – Railway Valley 2[3] and Railway Valley Missions[4] – were released, and development started for Train Valley.[5]
In 2014, Flazm moved their headquarters to Vilnius, Lithuania. On September 16, 2015, the studio released Train Valley on Steam.[6][7] Relocating to Lithuania also allowed Flazm to work with Lithuanian developer Egis Bachur on Scrap Garden, which was released in 2016.
On December 23, 2016, Flazm announced that Train Valley 2 was in development.[8][9] On March 29, 2018, Train Valley 2 entered early access,[10] with the game releasing on April 13, 2019.[11]
Games[edit]
| Title | Year | Genre | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train Valley | 2015 | Simulation | Windows, macOS, iOS |
| Scrap Garden | 2016 | Puzzle-platformer | Windows, macOS |
| Train Valley 2 | 2018 | Simulation | Windows, macOS |
Web games[edit]
| Title | Website |
|---|---|
| Bob the Robber | Kongregate |
| Truck Loader 4 | |
| Bob the Robber 2 | |
| Jim Loves Mary | |
| Headless Zombie | |
| Money Movers | |
| Jim Loves Mary 2 | |
| Headless Zombie 2 | |
| Money Movers 2 | |
| Ruthless Pandas | |
| Money Movers 3 | Kizi |
| Truck Loader 5 | |
| The Last Survivors | |
| Bob the Robber 3 | Flazm |
| Bob the Robber 4 |
Game Reviews[edit]
Daniel Waite at Movies Game and Tech wrote a review of Scrap Garden, "It’s a cute story full of interesting characters and humourous [sic] moments, but it’s old hat. I could have heard this story in any other game and I’d know what to expect. Even though I wasn’t captivated by the storyline, this doesn’t mean I disliked the gameplay."[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Flazm Press Kit". Flazm. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ https://steamcommunity.com/app/353640/discussions/0/523897653319168679/
- ^ "Railway Valley 2". Railway Valley. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Railway Valley Missions". Railway Valley. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Who we are?". Train Valley. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Alice O'Connor (September 16, 2015). "Choo Choo! Train Valley Leaves Early Access". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ @TrainValley (September 16, 2015). "Poechali!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 6, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ @TrainValley (December 23, 2016). "Guess what? Train Valley 2 is officially announced! Choo-choo! #indiedev #gamedev" (Tweet). Retrieved July 6, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Train Valley 2 is officially in development!". Train Valley. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ @TrainValley (March 29, 2018). "Train Valley 2 is finally released in Early Access! If you are lucky owner of TV1 - Don't forget to use you discount coupon!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Elmer-Haerrig, Vincent (April 2, 2019). "Train Valley 2 entre en gare très bientôt". Gameblog (in French). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Scrap Garden". Movies Games and Tech. August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
