Rockin' Android, a localization and publishing house specializing in Japanese indie games, is bringing its titles to Valve's Steam digital download service, starting with a collection of three shoot 'em ups.
The
Gundemonium Collection -- comprising Murasame-developed shmups
Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, and
Hitogata Happa -- was previously available to American gamers
on PSN and as a PC CD-ROM.
But the collection will be
available on Steam starting September 27 for a price of $9.99. The individual titles in the collection will also be available for $3.99 each, and will include enhancements including Achievements, remixed soundtracks and online cooperative play.
The Los Angeles-based company also said it has plans to bring more titles from
its collection of Japanese indie localizations to Steam "at later dates."
"When it comes to PC-gaming, Steam is unmatched in its convenience and selection," said Adam Milecki, Rockin' Android's media relations editor. "We're excited to provide these games to an even wider audience, and we’re proud to be a part of Steam’s ever-broadening variety of games."
Localization house Carpe Fulghur brought Japanese indie RPG
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale to Steam
last year, eventually attracting over 100,000 downloads thanks to
what the publisher referred to as "steep discounts" that ate into its bottom line.
