Convoy (video game)

Convoy is an indie video game released on April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21) for Microsoft Windows and Mac,[1] and as Convoy: A Tactical Roguelike on April 8, 2020 for PlayStation 4 under a revised format.[2] The game features pixel art graphics and roguelike squad based tactical combat. In Convoy, the player must scour the wastelands of a desert planet in an defensively outfitted semi-trailer truck for parts to a crashed spaceship.[3][4] The plot is experienced through interactive text based dialogue, where the player picks responses to written scenarios. The outcome of these scenarios sometimes turns in to tactical combat.

Convoy
Developer(s)Convoy Games
Publisher(s)Indietopia Games
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
PlayStation 4
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • WW: April 21, 2015
PlayStation 4
  • NA: April 8, 2018
  • EU: April 8, 2018
Genre(s)Action-adventure, strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

The game was part-funded through a Kickstarter campaign, raising €22,408 towards its development costs in November 2014.[5]

References
  1. Meer, Alec (2015-04-21). "Wot I Think: Convoy". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  2. "Convoy: A Tactical Roguelike Crash Lands on PS4 April 8". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. Crecente, Brian (March 25, 2015). "Convoy, a wonderful mash-up of FTL and Mad Max, hits April 21, watch it in action". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. Skyes, Tom (November 3, 2014). "FTL meets Mad Max in "tactical roguelike-like" Convoy". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. Convoy Games (2014-10-30). "Convoy - A tactical roguelike-like". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. "Convoy for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  7. "Convoy on GOG.com". www.gog.com. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  8. "Convoy on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  9. Alec Meer (2015-04-25). "Wot I Think: Convoy". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
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