A competitive game of subtle espionage at an exclusive cocktail party.
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Mac folks:
Apple has finally managed to break SpyParty compatibility on newer m1/Apple Silicon macs, I've
gotten it runnig but not fast enough to play. So, if you have an Intel x86 based mac, you still
can get it running (Here is a HOWTO), but
if you've got a modern mac with the newer chips, you should hold off buying until I have a native port. Sorry about this!
SpyParty is a tense competitive spy game set at a high society party. It's about subtle behavior, perception, and deception, instead of guns, car chases, and explosions. One player is the Spy, trying to accomplish missions while blending into the crowd. The other player is the Sniper, who has one bullet with which to find and terminate the Spy!
SpyParty is in Early-Access Beta right now, which means you can buy and play the game immediately, you'll get all the updates during development, and then you'll get the final version when it ships. The beta community is friendly and welcomes new players, and there's a private beta forum where players share strategies.
As you can see from these screenshots, we're in the process of replacing the older prototype art with shiny new art. You can see more of the new art here and here.
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I want more info!
Okay! We definitely have more info for you! The development
blog is the best resource for finding out more
about the game. Following the various social media
accounts will get you the most timely news:
There are
lots of Let's Plays on YouTube, and if you like
watching live streams (you should, they're
awesome!), then the SpyParty
Streams Notifier is for you.
Subscribe to the SpyParty
Newsletter, for pseudo-monthly news about the game:
If you decide to join the beta, you'll get access to
the private beta forums, which are chock full of
information about playing the game, covering
everything from learning to elite play.
Tell me about the beta community!
I'm biased, but the SpyParty beta community
is the best multiplayer game community I've ever
seen. SpyParty is an intensely competitive
game with a very steep skill curve,
characteristics which seem to make online game
communities harsh and unwelcoming, but the
SpyParty community is the opposite! They're
welcoming to new players, the elite
players share strategies with each other in the
beta forums and the lobby, and more
experienced players often mentor less experienced
players to help them get better.
The community is also diverse and inclusive, and
toxic behavior is not tolerated. The
SpyParty community has proven it's possible
to be incredibly competitive without toxicity.
You can read this
blog post which contains my thoughts along
with a forum post by one of the beta players, to
see how we discuss and value community diversity.
The community is small but active, and depending
on when you log into the lobby, you can usually
get a game anywhere from immediately to within a
couple minutes.
Press Quotes
"There has never been a videogame like SpyParty. ...
SpyParty is as cerebral and personal experience as
I've ever had with a multiplayer game. ... Despite
being two years away from completion, the early
version I saw still remains one of the most subtle,
enjoyable, and surprisingly playful multiplayer
games I've yet played."
"SpyParty is like nothing else I've ever played. ...
When the laser focuses on you, the tension is
intense. And the relief, when the beam swings away,
is powerful."
"Part of what is so exciting about Spy Party is the
stuff that happens around the game. Hecker has seen
the game trigger strong emotional responses. I even
felt it... guilt of all things. I've killed thousands
— millions? — of enemy characters and even some
friendly characters in video games with none of the
pangs of consequence. I shot one innocent partygoer
in Spy Party after tracking them for a few minutes,
after being sure they were Chris Hecker's avatar and
up to no good, and then, as they lay dead on the
floor I realized I was wrong. I felt bad."
Mini-F.A.Q.
When's SpyParty going to be done?
I don't know, but not for a while. We have a lot of
new art
to create, and there are many more maps and missions
to program, and tons of other cool features. We're
just going to keep making it better, and if you'd like
to come along for the ride, join the beta above! I'm going to put my todo
list up here on the public site soon, so you can see
the development roadmap.
Which platforms does the beta run on, and which will it ship on?
The beta is a Windows executable, but it runs great
on MacOS using the free Wineskin wrapper. A lot of
beta testers play on MacOS, in fact, and there's a
easy-to-follow tutorial in the private beta forums
on how to set it up. For ship, I hope it'll
(eventually) be on everything: computers, consoles,
tablets, whatever makes sense. It'll be
on Steam and other distribution sites as well. I'm
not sure if I'll put it on Steam Early-Access yet, but
maybe.
Who is making SpyParty?
We're a tiny team! I'm Chris Hecker (checker, in-game), and I
do the programming, design, biz, and the old crappy
prototype art, and John
Cimino (ciminator) is doing the new amazing final art. We
also have Keith
Millot (zerotka) helping out with community, blog, and video
stuff. The community also plays a huge part in the
development of SpyParty, with new map and
mission ideas, tuning recommendations, and of course
bugs. The Suggestions Thread in the private beta
forums is 165 pages long at the time I'm
writing this, and that doesn't include the missions
and maps suggestion threads!
Wait, where are your laurels?
I thought all indie games had to have laurels on their web pages?
Hmm, you may be right. Okay, here you go:
