A smooth ride
LucasArts' The Dig (1995) has been my most important reference overall (if you don't count Monkey Island 1 & 2). And when it comes to the user interface of our game, even more so....
24 March, 2023
Get ready for a mind-boggling journey of epic proportions!
Sixtus Flaming is an upcoming retro point & click adventure game filled with modern twists and turns – and a sense of humour.
Singing to the tune of LucasArts classics, we USE TRUE 90S SPIRIT WITH CONTEMPORARY THEMES to deliver you something special.
PLAYABLE DEMO IN 2024!
Trembling in a locker room sits SIXT, willing to do anything to skip swimming with the rest of the class. With your help, Sixt avoids this crisis, but ends up swimming in raw sewage instead!
Exploring an astonishing underground world, it doesn’t take Sixt long to get in trouble again. But that’s nothing compared to the sheer magnitude of madness lurking behind the corner…
Ahead of you lies an intercontinental adventure, full of incredible locations and a weirdly wonderful group of characters.
ARE YOU insightful enough to guide Sixt through heaven and hell while both…
saving the world &
finding that special someone?
Trembling in a locker room sits SIXT, willing to do anything to skip swimming with the rest of the class. With your help, Sixt avoids this crisis, but ends up swimming in raw sewage instead!
Exploring an astonishing underground world, it doesn’t take Sixt long to get in trouble again. But that’s nothing compared to the sheer magnitude of madness lurking around the corner…
Ahead of you lies an intercontinental adventure, full of incredible locations and a weirdly wonderful group of characters.
ARE YOU insightful enough to guide Sixt through heaven and hell while both…
saving the world &
finding that special someone?
featuring
a MOSTLY playable character
FULLY voice-acted dialogue
RICH, melodious music you'll be humming after playing
BEAUTIFUL pixel art delivering sights for sore eyes
UNIQUE user interface ensuring an intuitive gameplay experience
DRAINING challenges – how are your plumbing skills?
Welcome to the World Below™.
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A smooth ride
LucasArts' The Dig (1995) has been my most important reference overall (if you don't count Monkey Island 1 & 2). And when it comes to the user interface of our game, even more so....
24 March, 2023
Welcome to the World Below™.
“it takes some doing”
2008
The original idea arises while replaying The Secret of Monkey Island and developing a web riddle called Swell. We come up with some of the things that will be there in the final game, too – including the name of the protagonist, some puzzle ideas and the setting of the game.
2020
After a long, long hiatus, everything changes as COVID-19 stops the world. We come to a realization: It’s now or never. Lots of new ideas are sparking. A dozen people join the project. The script for the demo is written in the form of a walkthrough document. Actual game development begins.
2021-22
Key personnel including a dedicated coder and a magnificient background artist are found. It’s decided the game will be realized with Unity and Adventure Creator to enable publishing for many platforms eventually. We begin creating the actual game project.
2023
All the most important mechanics of the full game will be working. A playable demo of the game will be released, possibly together with a Kickstarter campaign. We dive deep into the creation of the rest of the game.
“by WHOM?”
WHOM, indeed. I wouldn’t have guessed you know about that…
Ok, that’s an in-joke – one you can’t possibly understand yet. But you will… YOU WILL.
Sixtus Flaming in the Far Reaches of the World will be produced by 6th Fire and Amazement.
6th Fire, the creative team behind the game is a dynamic group of designers, coders, graphicians and musicians led by luuk.
Originally, we were a very small group of Finns. This project demanded widening our horizons. As a result, some exquisite new blood (both domestic and foreign) has been added to the mix. The team’s only previous major creation is a web riddle of 100 levels called Swell.
LucasArts classics like The Secret of Monkey Island and its sequel were childhood-defining experiences for most of us. Now – decades later – we’re finally fulfilling our dream to create an adventure game that can stand on its own – next to the incredible masterpieces that made us who we are.
Amazement is luuk’s film production company, which will expand into a video game developer (in a true LucasFilm fashion!) as the game nears completion.
ARTTU HAGLUND / luuk – project leader
An award-winning film director, luuk has been dreaming about this project since the early 90s. He came up with the original idea for this game back in 2008 with Vield. luuk is the lead developer, lead designer and lead writer of this project, working also as a sprites pixel artist. For more background info, check out his (rarely updated) personal site.
TUOMAS KORPI – concept artist
One of the founders and the creative director of Helsinki-based animation and illustration studio Piñata, Tuomas is our amazing concept artist. See more of his awe-inspiring work on his personal site.
ZHANG TIANQI / anokaki – background pixel artist
anokaki is an awesome pixel artist hailing from China. Right now he’s working on backgrounds and animation but the truth is, there’s really no limit to what he can pull off. Don’t miss out on a chance to follow him on Twitter.
CHELSEA FAUST / Chel – character pixel artist
CHRIS MORTON – music composer, sound designer
A British adventure game fan since the days of Maniac Mansion on a C64, Chris has worked on sound for Rockstar North’s games like the GTA series and EA’s Madden and NBA games. His heart has always been in P&C adventures, though. This is the first time he’s doing one.
PERTTU VÄNSKÄ / Peewee – music composer
A professional music composer and sound designer, Peewee is one of our fantastic music composers for the game. His notable previous game projects include Brawl Stars, Legend of Grimrock 2 and Druidstone. Visit his personal site for some ear candy.
JARKKO ROTSTÉN / Roz – music composer
A demoscene musician since the early 90s with endless accolades to his credit, Roz‘s biggest project so far has been the OST for Ion Fury (3D Realms/Voidpoint). Check out his personal site here. A very big fan of Monkey Island, he thinks that game music should be more than just background texture. So say we all!
LAURA KOPONEN / Vield – designer, concept artist
A creative mind with the original idea, Vield also came up with the protagonist’s name and the first visualization of the character. The work continues as an occasional designer and concept artist.
“we can talk more after you wake up”
Above: Compare our concept art to ~final pixel art.
contact / participate
We’re currently on the lookout for motivated people – especially ones with the following talents:
sprites pixel artists
background pixel artists
concept artists
coders with Unity/C# experience
If you’d like to join our team, feel free to do drop a line and tell us about your experience and interests! Other kinds of communication is welcome, too. You can message us through our social channels or send an e-mail directly to arttu.haglund [at] amazement.fi.
Please be advised that for the time being, this is a spare time project. None of us are getting paid a cent for working on it. Should this change at any point though, everybody is guaranteed their fair share.
contact / participate
We’re currently on the lookout for motivated people – especially ones with the following talents:
sprites pixel artists
background pixel artists
concept artists
coders with Unity/C# experience
If you’d like to join our team, feel free to do drop a line and tell us about your experience and interests! Other kinds of communication is welcome, too. You can message us through our social channels or send an e-mail directly to arttu.haglund [at] amazement.fi.
Please be advised that for the time being, this is a spare time project. None of us are getting paid a cent for working on it. Should this change at any point though, everybody is guaranteed their fair share.
Above: Compare our concept art to ~final pixel art.