Gamegbee
Art: Free Lives, via Steam. Permission pending.
ZA-04 · Made in Cape Town · 2015
Broforce
By Free Lives · Cape Town, South Africa
The gloriously chaotic action-platformer that became one of Africa's biggest game exports ever.
Where to play
Watch
Play BROFORCE FOREVERBROFORCE FOREVER · Free Lives · watch on Steam ↗
- Launch Trailer Free Lives · Steam
- Broforce - Tactical Update - Fourth of July Update Free Lives · Steam
Where it comes from
| Place | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town, South Africa | Where it was made | Squid Mag ↗ |
The facts
- Studio
- Free Lives
- Released
- 2015 Steam ↗
Steam release date - Plays on
- PC, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Console
- People & partners
- Devolver Digital publisher Steam ↗
- Genre
- Run-and-gun platformer celebrating 80s/90s action heroes
How sure are we
- Places: each one has a source
- Release date: confirmed by the Steam
- Art: shown with credit while Squid asks the maker for permission
Still checking: which platforms it is on. Know the answer? Tell Squid.
On Squid Mag
- Playtopia MGA: Indie Games & Immersive Arts Festival 2019Opens at: “Speakers at Playtopia include the likes of Mitu Khandaker (USA), Kamina Vincent (Australia), Johan Gjestland (Norway), …”
- 3 African Video Games We’re Drooling Over 2019Opens at: “3. BroForce”
- Squid Alley With Kevin Blackmore 2017Opens at: “I want to see another video game made by Africans on the PS Store or Xbox …”
Sources
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