République Remastered is the gorgeously rebooted Mac and PC version of Seattle-based Camoflaj’s intriguing episodic stealth video game that originally came out for iPad and iPhone in December of 2013.
The development team took the opportunity to completely revamp the game within the updated game engine, Unity, moving the entire project from Unity 4 to Unity 5. By making this the first game release ever with the Unity 5 engine, they got early access to the engine in return for documenting their process.
“When Unity 5 was announced we saw our chance to make good on our two-year old promise to make a PC and Mac version of République,” writes the team on the Unity blog. “In addition to spending months completely reworking the game’s controls and UI, we knew we’d benefit from an increased wow factor on this new platform. From our dumpy office in downtown Bellevue (surrounded by industry titans like Bungie and Valve), we’ve put our heart and soul into this ambitious and at times, difficult, project.”
Check out the official game trailer below to see how they succeeded in making this already stunning game even more gorgeous.
If you’ve played the game on an iPad, you’ll immediately notice a massive upgrade in the visuals for the Mac version, which is available via Steam, GOG, and via the Humble Bundle store. It’s available now for 20 percent off the typical $25 price as a launch game.
You play as Hope, a woman trapped inside a mysterious totalitarian state in this dystopian stealth game. You’ll have to help Hope by hacking into an elaborate surveillance network to get her past guards, cameras, and many other obstacles along the way. There are three of five planned episodes available now, but your purchase will include all five when they release. The high-end voice talent includes superstars David Hayter (Metal Gear Solid) and Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect, Bioshock Infinite)
République Remastered is a delightful experience, made even more immersive by the higher resolution graphics and updated engine. The touch controls have been nicely changed to keyboard and mouse controls, making the Mac version my current favorite way to play this game.
Better yet, the development team documented the process of changing over to the new Unity 5 development platform. They’ve got a very technical series of five videos you can watch on the Unity website, or on YouTube, as below.
