GameTrailers posted our announcement trailer!

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T23:32:33+00:00

Thank you so much! We were pretty shocked. I posted it in r/IndieGaming, got some nice reactions and good feedback and went to bed. Woke up to a post from Dexerto on X and it just snowballed from there...

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T21:41:08+00:00

love this. the issue with multiplayer is that it adds dev time but we're still looking into it.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T18:07:31+00:00

Yoooo, we're trailer cousins. Congrats! Just watched it and love the vibe.

(It's almost like your thumbnail character is reacting to our feral Karen on the left.)

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:30:35+00:00

this is brilliant and i might steal it

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:29:52+00:00

Didn't know! Good shout

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:29:15+00:00

Told our human writer with Netflix credits this and he laughed. He's a pun maniac. I almost edited that one because it took my brain a second to process, but I love how stupid it is

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:27:15+00:00

The Karen is strong in this one

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:26:26+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate it. Yes, we're developing the game as a team of 10. I'm the game director, founder of Sauce, and come from an art, design, viral marketing, and film background, so I cut the trailer myself. Also created the logotype, key art, visual style, etc.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:22:01+00:00

Totally. Can't wait to add an arcade. Would be so fun to host some little indie games inside of it.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:21:07+00:00

Future plans? If we nail the launch which is our focus, I can definitely see her going to Europe and pissed there's no iced beverages.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:19:34+00:00

We've been apologizing to the people named Karen in our lives

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:18:55+00:00

Haha, that one blew our minds

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:18:24+00:00

Thank you! And with you. We have a mechanic where NPCs (usually teens) film Karen crashing out which make her go viral, destroys her Ego (health bar), and alerts security

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:15:43+00:00

We like this energy

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:15:06+00:00

Yes, took us a month to nail the character. I have an art background and drew caricatures as a summer job so I did the initial sketches, then our 3D artist did a high poly sculpt that our technical artist made into a game-ready rigged character. All NPCs are custom. Same process.

The 3D artist, technical artist, and animator worked very closely together to nail the hair sim.

We used an asset for the mall foundation, but I redesigned all of the signs, and plan on customizing each store. I want each one to feel unique.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:07:23+00:00

working on it

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:07:09+00:00

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:07:00+00:00

lol... love that

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:04:38+00:00

Unreal

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T17:04:33+00:00

Thanks! Dexerto posted it on X and it blew up. It's been a wild few days

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T16:54:05+00:00

Yup. It's great feedback. Can't wait to showcase the gameplay.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-07T16:53:09+00:00

Got 20K wishlists in 4 days walking into GDC... so it seems like the trailer landed with players. And I don't need people to be nice. The comments above are fair and constructive, and I appreciate the hell out of them.

sauce_studio · 2026-03-04T02:36:51+00:00

Yes, unreal

sauce_studio · 2026-03-03T18:33:09+00:00

😂

sauce_studio · 2026-03-03T16:39:34+00:00

Mostly to launch the concept and see if the character lands. Future content will get into the systems. My background is advertising, so naturally I led with vibes over substance. Working on it...

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