• Death Mechanics in Fingeance

    Greetings Friends! Today’s article is about something we all spend a lot of time doing: dying in video games. Adding death to a game is a lot like cooking with spice: some people don’t like it, many do like it, and to some, the dish is meaningless without it. This article will look at why death is so […]

  • Alternate Fire Cannons

    In a previous version of our game  (we’ve been doing this for nearly a year now), every cannon came with an alternate fire option. This was back when different kinds of hulls existed for the player to buy. Alternate fire shots were accessed by holding the shoot button down for a period of time, which […]

  • Animations Add SO Much

    Animations are so nice. Boy, and I thought just lighting added a lot. Things in Fingeance are really shaping up nicely. Thanks everyone for your feedback and input, we have added so much because of it. The last few days before our last major update we have been bug fixes and updateing. But I was […]

  • Changelog – June 11th Demo Update

    Hey all! To all of you who tried out our Alpha, we give our sincere thanks. You gave us an incalculable gift: your time and feedback. To honor your contributions, the least we can do is to keep you updated on our progress. To that end, we just released a sizable Demo Update, and we […]

  • Debuffs and You; A Crash Course

    Hope you’re having a good time playing the Fingeance Alpha Demo! If you’ve played it a few times, you’ve no doubt come across an enemy or part that applies freeze. That is an example of a debuff. A debuff in most games weaken a target’s abilities in some way, and in our game they work […]

  • Fingeance Alpha Music

    Phew… We did it. We released our alpha demo of Fingeance. Thanks everyone for your support we truly do appreciate it! Thank you so much. This past week has been pretty intense making sure that we were ready for release before this past Monday, I had to finish the alpha music. I had to finish […]

  • Fingeance Alpha Demo is Here!

    Get it now: Fingeance Alpha Demo! It’s here at last: the Fingeance Alpha Demo is ready for your enjoyment. Before you dive in, here’s a few suggestions to maximize the fun: Controllers – Gamepads are best for a shmup such as this. Keyboard controls are also provided, but not recommended. Allies – Fishy foes are […]

  • New Parts, More Progress

    Escape Industries has been working really hard to bring you fine folks the Alpha Demo of Fingeance on June 1st. I’d like to share a couple new parts we plan to have ready on that day. Keep in mind that these parts are still in progress. Unfortunately, I can’t get pictures of these parts (the art […]

  • Evolution of Art

    Oh boy, this post is going to be interesting. I am going to be showing off the evolution of art that Fingeance has had over the past year. I want to preface this by saying I didn’t really know how to make comic book art/ ink art digitally beforehand and didn’t know how to use […]

  • Shock Shield Tuneup Time

    The Shock Shield. This thrumming bulwark of porpoise-punishing power might be the marquee item for Fingeance, and we’ve all but ignored it on this site. Stephen wrote a primer on it here, but it deserves a second look. You see, the Shock Shield isn’t the only defensive item in Fingeance. Once done, the game will […]