LIFT OFF FOR BEYOND GALAXYLAND!

24 September 2024

Sam Enright’s intergalactic 2.5D adventure RPG is now available on PC and consoles.

Tuesday, 24th September 2024 – United Label, CI Games’ home for highly ambitious, lovingly-crafted videogames, has today released Beyond Galaxyland, developed by Chicago-based music producer-turned-game developer, Sam ‘EnrightBeats’ Enright. Available on PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch™, Beyond Galaxyland is an adventure RPG inspired by some of the most classic sci-fi movies of the 1980s, and iconic turn-based RPGs of the 1990s.

Beyond Galaxyland - launch trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUposS96_0

Set among the eponymous Galaxyland, the game follows Doug, a highschooler whisked away – along with his pet guinea pig, Boom Boom – to the zoo-like collection of planets just moments before Earth’s destruction by a celestial destroyer of worlds known only as ‘The End’. As Doug embarks on an interplanetary quest that sees him explore Galaxyland’s diverse planets, he’s joined by a ragtag medley of new and old friends in a courageous effort to discover the truth… and somehow undo the apocalypse of our home world.

Developed by Enright as a one-person passion project, Beyond Galaxyland modernises the beloved, old-skool RPG experience with an engaging and eclectic mix of classic platforming and puzzle solving, turn-based combat, epic boss battles, as well as a capture/summons mechanic that allows Doug to unleash the fauna he battles in future fights.

Sam Enright, creator of Beyond Galaxyland, said: “It has been an incredible, personal journey for me over the past six years – and I cannot believe that Doug and Boom Boom’s story is finally out there for people to enjoy. It’s a heartfelt homage to some of the best childhood memories I have, of playing seminal RPGs like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII and watching iconic sci-fi like Star Wars and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I really hope people enjoy this story set across the stars, and they find success in helping get Doug back home to a saved Earth.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_H7SZFDBo

Tom O’Connor, SVP of Development, United Label, said: “Working with Sam to help realise his vision for Beyond Galaxyland has been an honour for everyone involved at United Label. The game stands on the shoulders of giants, and really introduces a fun and compelling experience for players – whether they’re long-time genre fans as Sam himself is, or if they’re newcomers looking for a foothold into adventure RPGs.”

Beyond Galaxyland key features:

🪐 Active turn-based combat: Engage in strategic turn-based battles against a vast range of galactic nemeses, with time-responsive defensive gameplay to minimise damage. Each party member has a range of unique abilities at their disposal, but for an additional tactical advantage, sneakily scan your enemy pre-battle to discover their strengths and weaknesses.

🌕 Interplanetary exploration: From the blizzard-swept planes of Arcos to the tropical jungle ravines of Erros, the neon-buzzing cities of Neo to the arid sand dunes of Xalm, explore a cosmic cluster of unique worlds, each with its own quests, environmental puzzles, and out-of-this-world characters.

🌌 A classic sci-fi adventure: A semi-open 2.5D adventure-RPG in a classic sci-fi fish-out-of-water tale that pays homage to family-friendly adventure and sci-fi movies. Beyond Galaxyland’s story features laughter, loss, peril and friendship, all dipped in a dazzling layer of neon-tastic pixels.

🌑 Epic boss battles: Encounter 25 epic bosses throughout many extraterrestrial travels, including colossal space dragons, flesh eating flowers, and the all-knowing bionic behemoth that is the Nexus Mind.

☄️ Capture & utilise enemies: Successfully capture the many weird and wonderful creatures encountered on different worlds, each possessing exclusive abilities, and later unleash them during the heat of battle.

Beyond Galaxyland is available on consoles with a suggested retail price of $17.99/£14.99/€17.99, and on PC for $14.99/£12.99/€14.99 with a 20% discount for a limited time on PC.

The full press kit is available here.

About United Label

Founded in 2018, United Label is CI Games’ home for highly ambitious, lovingly crafted videogames. Röki, the label’s inaugural release, received critical acclaim upon its launch in late 2020, and was nominated for best ‘Debut Indie Game’ at both The Game Awards and BAFTA Game Awards. In summer 2021, the company published Eldest Souls, a pixel-art boss-rush game, which became an instant hit among top streamers globally thanks to its challenging but fair Soulslike combat. This was followed shortly afterwards by Tails of Iron, a stunning adventure-RPG. United Label’s objective is to work with both highly experienced independent studios and passionate start-ups, offering them a strong publishing structure built for success. For more information about United Label, please visit www.unitedlabelgames.com.

About Sam Enright

Sam ‘EnrightBeats’ Enright is a Chicago-based electronic music producer and video games developer. He released his first game, the cinematic turn-based RPG The Greater Good, independently on Steam in 2018, and has spent the last six years working on his follow-up title, the interstellar adventure-RPG Beyond Galaxyland, which launches on PC and consoles in 2024.

Jakub Smolak