Maker Faire Bay Area 2024
Astrolander
Home: British Columbia, Canada
Astrolander is a PlayStation 5™ indie exclusive game developed by Max Trest, a 14-year-old indie game developer that launched a game studio called Lost Cartridge Creations. Astrolander is an action-packed local co-op game featuring dramatic cinematics, intense action, and lush levels. Two players work together to control Haptic and their sidekick Feedback, adventure seeking cute robots on a mission to save the MVP’s (Most Valuable Programs)! Manipulate and sense the world around you with innovative immersive uses of the DualSense™ Wireless Controller. Astrolander has been featured on BBC News, CBC News, and on other news programs. Playable Astrolander demos have appeared at Emerald City Comic Con, GeekGirlCon, Washington State Summer Con, Seattle Indies Expo, and at many other events.
https://lostcartridgecreations.com/
Makers
Maximus Trest
Max is a 14-year-old indie game developer that has a passion for developing video games, programming, 3D modeling, and retro computing and gaming.
https://lostcartridgecreations.com/
What Inspired You to Make This?
I have always had a passion for programming, 3D modeling, and retro computing and gaming, which turned into a love for developing video games. Astrolander started as a small project for PC but after a chance meeting with the PlayStation Indie team at an event where I was exhibiting Astrolander, I was offered the opportunity to bring the game to the PlayStation 5. I decided to totally revamp Astrolander to take full advantage of the powerful PS5 hardware, including the normally underutilized DualSense controller features, to fully immerse players in the Astrolander universe.
