thumbnail_the-virus-cry-for-helpDaedalic Entertainment and POPCLAIRE release The Virus: Cry for Help. POPCLAIRE is responsible for the development and publishing of the game, while Daedalic Entertainment wrote the post-apocalyptic story.

The Virus: Cry for Help is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The game is free to play and – if they like – users can purchase the full story for USD 1.99.

About The Virus: Cry for Help:

A whole city belongs to the dead and a devastating virus turns people into mindless monsters. Hanna’s a survivor and right now she’s fighting for her life… and you receive her call for help.

Feautures:

  • Real time adventure – Hanna will frequently send text messages – any time – in real time within the app or via push notifications.
  • Players uses their smartphone or tablet to communicate with Hanna (in-app or via push)
  • The player decides the course – trivial decisions may have an astonishing impact on the story.
  • How the story ends is in the player’s hand.
  • Additional military channel with background information.
  • Apple Watch support.
  • Actionable Notifications (You don’t even have to open the app to help Hanna).
  • Cinematic soundtrack.
  • Engaging atmosphere.
  • No ads, no internet connection required.

“We wanted an engaging, interactive story experience for players – in real time – on smartphones and tablets. It’s very impressive how much impact a player’s decision has on the whole story. The intro, the soundtrack, the atmosphere and the thrilling story – all of this makes this game very special and exciting.” Tim Kiener, CEO of POPCLAIRE says.

About Daedalic Entertainment

Daedalic Entertainment, based in Hamburg, publishes and develops computer and video games for all platforms. The studio focuses on interactive literature and character and narrative-driven games like adventures and RPGs. Daedalic Entertainment has a staff of more than 160 employees, including the Writer’s Room, a team of writers unique to the German media industry.

Since May 2014, Daedalic Entertainment is part of the Bastei Lübbe group of companies. In July 2014, the publisher opened a new studio, Daedalic Entertainment West, in Düsseldorf. The studio’s first project is the Space Exploration RPG The Long Journey Home.

Daedalic won the German Developer Award 21 times („Studio of the Year“ 2009 and 2013, among others). In 2013, the studio won the prestigious German Games Award for “Best German Game” with “Chaos on Deponia”. Daedalic Entertainment is also the six-time winner of the German Video Game Award and the European Games Award.

With titles like State of Mind, Silence, The Devil’s Men and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, Daedalic will raise the bar for the whole adventure genre. With Blackguards they also gained a reputation for creation of high quality RPG games. As a publisher, the studio is also known for releasing unique and outstanding titles like Shadow Tactics, Crazy Machines 3, Valhalla Hills and Bounty Train.

www.daedalic.com

About POPCLAIRE

POPCLAIRE is a subsidiary company of wonderkind GmbH. The game studio was founded in Berlin in 2015, with the goal of developing engaging, high-quality games. The ten employees at POPCALIRE have been developing and marketing apps since 2010. The Virus is the game studio’s second release. Earlier this year the launch of KING OF KARTS, a racing game for the whole family, brought POPCLAIRE a worldwide audience.