Who are we?

Auroch Digital is a game development studio based in Bristol, UK that works on original titles, partnership and work for hire projects. Auroch Digital Ltd is part of the Sumo Group.

Based In Bristol Games Hub (which we co-founded) we specialise in strategy, digital tabletop games and working with major IPs. Where we can, we link our games back to real-world areas of issues or interest. Click here to sign up to our press mailing list.

About Auroch Digital

Auroch Digital was founded in 2010, initially as a consultancy, helping organisations such as the BBC, Wellcome Trust and many others understand games and gaming.

In October 2012, Auroch Digital expanded to become a development studio, creating pioneering newsgames like Narcoguerra and Endgame:Syria and earning our GameTheNews initiative its spot at the forefront of the “games with purpose” movement with Auroch's Director, Tomas Rawlings, giving many talks around the world on this subject.

Today Auroch Digital also creates original games of its own as well as working in partnership with other games companies and major brands to develop titles using existing IPs. Its most recent release was Brewmaster.

Auroch Digital continues to grow and is recognised as a leading studio within the gamedev community for its talent in connecting the real with the digital. It is also recognised for its craft in porting games from one platform to another, be that physical tabletop to digital, or between PC and console.

 

Contact

If you'd like to get in touch and are a member of the press or our community, please mail Marketing@aurochdigital.com. For anything else, please mail darkle@aurochdigital.com.

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Upcoming Projects

+ Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life

Coming to: PC

Lead your space agency in The Search for Life in this authentic strategy simulation game. Investigate the solar system and collect evidence of life. Manage base building, rocket designing, launches, staff, and mission planning to Mars and beyond, leading the way in the future of space exploration.

Developed by Auroch Digital & Published by Secret Mode and coming to PC

Press Assets are available here and the Steam Page is available here .

For any further information contact Marketing Manager, Alice Liguori.

Released Games

+ Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Available on: PC, PS5, PS4, XS, XONE, Switch.

Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters.

Developed by Auroch Digital & Published by Focus Entertainment and coming to PC, PS5, PS4, XS, XONE, Switch

Press Assets are available here and the Steam Page is available here .

For any further information contact Marketing and Community Director, Jemima Crow.

+ Brewmaster

Avaliabe on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox one,S and X, Switch

Discover, learn, and master the art of homebrewing in the ultimate celebration of craft beer. From perfecting authentic, chemistry-driven brewing techniques to bottling and labelling, and entering competitions, become an ultimate brewmaster in the first ever realistic beer brewing game.

Developed by Auroch Digital & Published by Fireshine and released on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in 2022.

Press Assets are available here and the Steam Page is available here.

+ Mars Horizon

Available on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

In Mars Horizon the player is tasked with leading a major space agency from the dawn of the space age though to humanity's journey to Mars. Players run a government space agency from when the first rockets launched into the atmosphere, right through to the first crewed mission to Mars.

Research new tech, expand your agency base, build rockets, send satellites into orbit, and launch a variety of missions. As the player, you’re in charge of every element of the journey into space.

Press Assets are available here and the Press Release is available here .

+ The Colonists

Available on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

We've been working alongside developer Codebyfire and publisher Mode 7 to bring The Colonists to consoles!

The Colonists is a relaxing city building game inspired by classics like Anno and The Settlers.

Help these cute robots build their dream settlement.🤖Each bot has a job to fulfil, from harvesting crops 🌽 and fishing at the lake 🎣, to transporting resources 🚛 and discovering distant lands🧭. Help them work together to achieve automated harmony.

Press Assets are available here

+ Megaquarium

Available on: PC , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Switch

We've been working alongside developer Twice Circled to bring Megaquarium to consoles!

Megaquarium follows in the footsteps of classic theme park management tycoon games and has been a popular hit on Steam . You start out with just a few tanks and the most basic of livestock, then grow your aquarium to a large metropolis filled with guests, staff, and a multitude of different aquatic creatures, each with their own unique care requirements.

Every decision you make in Megaquarium has consequences. Your choice of animals, filters, tanks, staff, and layout all have subtle and far reaching effects on each other. Experiment, adjust, learn, re-apply, and most importantly, have fun!

Press Assets are available here

+ Dark Future: Blood Red States

Available on: PC

Dark Future: Blood Red States is a RealTimeShift Vehicular Action Strategy game that combines the tactical play of an RTS, with the intensity and quick thinking that action games demand.

Set in the dangerous and gangcult-controlled highways of Games Workshop's classic Dark Future universe, Blood Red States tasks players with building up a mercenary team of Sanctioned Ops and then taking them out onto the climate change-ravaged Big Empty of the United States. There they'll issue commands to fight dramatic rolling battles against violent gangs in heavily armed cars and trucks, while unravelling some of the mysteries hiding in the American wasteland.

Press Assets are available here

+ Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Available on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics pits you as the player against Cthulhu Mythos-backed Nazis, set against the backdrop of the horrors of World War II.

This turn-based, squad-level strategy game is based on the wildly successful tabletop RPG from Modiphius Entertainment , and published by Ripstone Games , the game is available on Steam, and scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Press Assets are available here.

+ Ogre

Available on: PC,Mac, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

Ogre is a turn-based strategy game of mechanized warfare, requiring tactical decision-making and strategic thinking. It’s the official video game adaptation of the legendary tabletop wargame from Steve Jackson Games, developed by the award-winning Auroch Digital.

Set in the near future, hovercraft, tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic behemoths called Ogres take part in a seemingly endless world war. You take command of and vie for supremacy upon the irradiated battlefields of The Last War.

+ Last Days of Old Earth

Available on: PC

A rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Published by strategy specialist Slitherine, LDOOE gives players command of the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among emotionless machines and marauding clans.

+ Plague Inc: Evolved

Available on: PC, Mac and Linux

Plague Inc: Evolved is considered by many as the prime example of how mobile can successfully be translated to PC. Auroch Digital worked in collaboration with Ndemic Creations to help make Plague Inc. on desktop a reality. The new version sees the same captivating gameplay with the addition of multiplayer, user-generated content and much more.

You can read our offical announcement here

GameTheNews initiative

+ Endgame:Syria

Available on: iOS

Endgame: Syria is a free interactive exploration of events unfolding in Syria today. Developed in around two weeks in December 2013, the game allows users to explore the options open to the Syrian rebels as they push the conflict to its endgame. Each choice the user makes has consequences – the types of military units you may deploy, the political paths you choose to tread. Not only does each choice impact the current situation but your choices may also impact the final outcome. Users can play and replay events to see how different choices on the ground might lead to different outcomes. This game was produced as part of our GameTheNews.net initiative.

“Endgame: Syria is not giving us any answers - it’s encouraging us to ask more questions” - Wired

“Eschews simple sound bites and embraces the real complexity and often self-contradictory nature of politics and conflict” - Pocket Tactics

“Explores the military and political nature of this conflict by showing how in-game actions effect both of those fronts” - Venture Beat

+ Elections of US America Election: The Card Game

Available on: Physical copy

Created in partnership with political satire site Wonkette, Elections of US America Election: The Card Game was Auroch’s first foray into the world of physical games. Successfully funded and chosen as a 'Project We Love' by Kickstarter, the project further solidifies the studio’s position at the cutting edge of blurring real world events with the world of games.

"Aims to capture something of the mad game that a political campaign can become" - Kotaku

"Intelligently written and sometimes cuttingly cynical, Elections of US America Election brings a refreshing levity to the serious mood around global politics" - The Guardian

"Bald Eagles! Hot Dogs! Hand Guns! How more American can one game get?" Gameosity

+ NarcoGuerra

PC, Mac and iOS

Can you End the Never-Ending War?

NarcoGuerra is a challenging and tactical newsgame that puts you on the frontline of one of the most dangerous conflicts ever; the War on Drugs. As part of our GameTheNews initiative we took a look at the ongoing conflict from the perspective of the Mexican authorities trying to stamp out the drug trade within that embattled country. As the Chief of Police you must attempt to retake Mexico’s regions from the cartels whilst dealing with corruption within the police force itself.

“NarcoGuerra is Risk applied to the war on drugs; it’s hard, it’s political, it’s really quite good” - PCGamesN

“A unique and surprising handheld strategy experience” - Penny Arcade Report

“NarcoGuerra is a revelation” - GGSGamer

+ And more...

We’ve also worked on many smaller games for clients over the years, including BBC, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Exeter University and Knowle West Media Centre to name a few. We also devises, produces, and delivers game jams in many formats including Gamify Your PhD for the Wellcome Trust, Global Game Jam Bristol and Green Capital Digital Challenge.

More about Auroch Digital

+ Lets Play / Streaming / Video Policy

If you're a YouTuber, stream games on Twitch, or otherwise create video content around video games, we'd be delighted for you to do so with our titles. We're also totally fine with you monetizing your videos and streams.

Streamers and Let's Players looking to request a code should get in touch via our Contact Us page, providing the following information;

  • Name of Channel
  • Link to Channel

Our community team often shares streams and videos via our social media channels and blog, if you'd like to be considered for this, please also include;

  • Link to Facebook / Twitter account
  • Time and date (including timezone) of stream/video release.

If you need anymore information contact Jemima Crow, Marketing and Community Director (Marketing@aurochdigital.com).