Thing Trunk

Thing Trunk is an independent game developer located in Warsaw. The company was established in August 2012 by Maciej Biedrzycki, Konstanty Kalicki and Filip Starzyński, former co-funders of Twin Bottles and Codeminion (known for casual games such as Phantasmat, Ancient Quest of Saqquarah, StoneLoops! of Jurassica).^[1][2]

Thing Trunk

Company type	Limited partnership
Industry	Video games
Founded	27 September 2012
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland
Products	Return 2 Games (series) Book of Demons
Members	7
Website	https://thingtrunk.com

History

Return 2 Games series

The company initially focused on defining principles of Return 2 Games - a series of 7 titles aiming to re-capture the feeling and experience of classic games from the '90s.^[3][4] The series were announced three years after creation of the studio (2015).^[5] All games in the series will utilize card mechanics and take place in the same setting (called Paperverse) in which characters and objects are made of cut and folded paper.^[6][7] Games from the series are aimed at mid-core gamers.^[8][9] Games are made in CUG (Thing Trunk's in-house engine).^[1]

Awards and nominations

• Indie of the Year Awards 2017 - 10th place, IndieDB^[10]
• Momocon 2017 - "Indie Award Finalist", Atlanta^[11]
• Casual Connect 2016 - 1st place in Best Game Art, Tel Aviv^[12]
• Digital Dragons 2016 - 3rd place in Indie Showcase - Best Indie Game, Kraków^[13]
• Freegalaktus 2016 - "Best Game" in Jury's Choice category^[14]
• Pixel Heaven 2016 - "Pixel.Award Finalist", Warsaw^[15]

Games

• Book of Demons - the game is the first installment of Return 2 Games series. The game was designed as a tribute to the classic isometric hack'n'slashes.^[16][4] Since 2016 the game is available on Steam.^[17]
• Hellcard - originally planned to be a new game mode inside the Book of Demons universe, however it was later spun off as a standalone game. It is a cooperative, roguelike deck-builder with singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Fully released for Windows in 2024.
• Book of Aliens - second 'book' (game) in the Return 2 Games series. It is a turn-based strategy game that is also a tribute to UFO: Enemy Unknown.