Dark Future: Blood Red Sates is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. Grab the game here or get the Developer Archive DLC - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!

Make sure to check out Warhammer Skulls Festival main page for loads of exciting announcements and discounts on great Games Workshop titles plus hear from their awesome host Rahul Kohli!

We recently celebrated Dark Future: Blood Red States fourth birthday! What better time to take a look back at the making of the game in our stream for Digital Tabletop Fest:
You can also check out these links below to learn more and see what goes into making a game:

- We wrote a big article about the ‘car combat’ genre in films, books - and our course - games.[medium.com]

- We also did a whole bunch of podcast episodes about the game around release in 2016;

• Part 1 (history of car combat genre)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 2 (about the board game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 3 (about the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 4 (meet some of the dev team of the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 5 (interview with Dark Future writer, James Swallow)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]

- 40K Theories pondered the question of the setting of Dark Future

Dark Future: Blood Red States is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. Right now you can get the game for 70% off - but also you can get the Developer Archive DLC for 50% off too - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!

Make sure to check out Warhammer Skulls Festival main page for loads of exciting announcements and discounts on great Games Workshop titles


Here, the government is non-existent and society, struggling against pollution, stagnation, catastrophic climate change and gang warfare, is at the point of collapse. You are a highway warrior for hire, taking on contracts to keep the few laws that exist, in check. In the game you battle against roving gangs to control the dangerous roads and earn a living in these dangerous times. Tool up your vehicle with a range of weapons and upgrades in this game of both action and strategy that features a unique time-dilating command mode to help you make tactical decisions as metal crashes metal.

Check out our stream of the game for Digital Tabletop Fest to get an insight into the making of:
Want to know more about Dark Future and the game we made? Here’s a few links that will warp your reality;

- We wrote a big article about the ‘car combat’ genre in films, books - and our course - games.[medium.com]

- We also did a whole bunch of podcast episodes about the game around release in 2016;

• Part 1 (history of car combat genre)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 2 (about the board game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 3 (about the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 4 (meet some of the dev team of the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 5 (interview with Dark Future writer, James Swallow)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]

- 40K Theories pondered the question of the setting of Dark Future

Dark Future: Blood Red States is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. We launched our reboot on 18th May 2019, just over two years ago - that anniversary combined with the fact that the game is in the immense Skulls Sale 2021[www.warhammer-community.com] means that, if you’ve not already got the game and the DLC for it, then today is a good day to drive into the darkest of futures!


Here, the government is non-existent and society, struggling against pollution, stagnation, catastrophic climate change and gang warfare, is at the point of collapse. You are a highway warrior for hire, taking on contracts to keep the few laws that exist, in check. In the game you battle against roving gangs to control the dangerous roads and earn a living in these dangerous times. Tool up your vehicle with a range of weapons and upgrades in this game of both action and strategy that features a unique time-dilating command mode to help you make tactical decisions as metal crashes metal.

Right now you can get the game for 50% off - but also you can get the Developer Archive DLC for 50% off too - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!

(As well as Dark Future, there’s a ton of amazing titles in the Skulls Sale 2021[www.warhammer-community.com], so you’ll want to check it out too!)

Want to know more about Dark Future and the game we made? Here’s a few links that will warp your reality;

- We wrote a big article about the ‘car combat’ genre in films, books - and our course - games.[medium.com]

- We also did a whole bunch of podcast episodes about the game around release in 2016;

• Part 1 (history of car combat genre)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 2 (about the board game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 3 (about the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 4 (meet some of the dev team of the video game)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]
  
• Part 5 (interview with Dark Future writer, James Swallow)[aurochdigital.podbean.com]

- 40K Theories pondered the question of the setting of Dark Future

- Finally; we did a play through of the digital and physical games as part of 2020’s Digital Tabletop Fest where we also got to chat with Graeme Davis, one of the board game’s original developers!

WATCH THE STREAM HERE

A deep dive into Dark Future Blood Red States, the digital adaptation of the 1988 Games Workshop cult classic board game ‘Dark Future’ and also look into the subgenre of car combat games. The stream also includes a special guest, Graeme Davis[graemedavis.wordpress.com], one of the developers on the original 1988 Games Workshop physical game.

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/370870/

Here at Auroch Digital we are huge Games Workshop fans, especially our CEO Tomas Rawlings.

This passion for Games Workshop titles has led us to adapt several of their games into video games. In this episode of our podcast Tomas joins Jem and Matt to talk about some of the games that Games Workshop made that were not Warhammer titles, and how we came to turn some of those into video games.

Listen to the podcast episode here![aurochdigital.podbean.com]

We've also got podcast episodes on Dark Future: Blood Red States. Find all these episodes and more in our full podcast episode list here[www.aurochdigital.com].

Tomas's letter from Games Workshop (in 1989)

As part of the festival of Warhammer gaming that is Skulls for the Skull Throne 4 we’ve put Dark Future on discount at 30% off, and we’ve added five new cosmetic skins for player vehicles;

• True Fan (Interceptor Light)
  
• Omega (Civilian Vehicle)
  
• Go Fasta (T-Bird Thunder)
  
• Blocked (Interceptor Light)
  
• Hexed (Interceptor Medium)

If you plan on heading out onto the highways with these new additions, grab some screenshots with the built-in capture tool and send us your best ones via our Discord[discord.gg], or tag @AurochDigital if you share them on social media.

Hello all,

This update adds new Player Vehicle Skins with which to look extra stylish while dealing death to your fellow road users. If you’ve unlocked a character that uses the corresponding vehicle then you can assign that skin regardless of whether you’ve completed their Season.

If you missed some of our previous updates, click the links below to see what’s been added since launch;

Duffield (20th May 2019)
Mugginton (22nd May 2019)
Coxbench (28th May 2019)
Meenacladdy (7th June 2019)
Ballyhillin (25th June 2019)
Suckley (11th November 2019)

Improvements

- Added five new Player Vehicle Skins: True Fan (Interceptor Light), Omega (Civilian Vehicle), Go Fasta (T-Bird Thunder), Blocked (Interceptor Light), Hexed (Interceptor Medium).

Bug Fixes

- Fixed typo: rogue apostrophe on Tutorial.
- Fixed typo: the Guided Rockets now fire in a “salvo”.

Want to swap strategies or share road war stories? Fancy a peek at what the studio is up to next? Head on over to our Discord[discord.gg] and official website[www.aurochdigital.com].

Happy hunting!

Hi there!

The Suckley update focuses on improving visibility for achievement progress, introduces the ability to swap between vehicle skins, and brings with it bug fixes and some other minor improvements to the overall package. Read the full patch notes here, or the quick improvements summary below.

Improvements

• In-game achievements menu added. This handy update shows how close you are to reaching specific achievements. It’s accessible from the Main Menu and during combat when the game is paused.
  
• Added the ability to swap between Normal and Pro paint scheme for character vehicles, once that character is completed.
  
• Message box and Discord button added to Main Menu.
  
• Moved version info about game to Options.

Each month we run a photo competition using the in-game screenshot - you can find the latest one here. This month the theme is Machine Guns - enter your photos and you could win 2 games and a Dark Future novel!

Find out about this month's competition!

Want to know more behind the scenes from Dark Future: Blood Red states?
Listen to our podcast as we take you through the ins-and-outs of making a video game with episodes on the Dark Future board game[aurochdigital.podbean.com], how we made Dark Future[aurochdigital.podbean.com], an interview with James Swallow[aurochdigital.podbean.com], and the History of Car Combat[aurochdigital.podbean.com].

Thank you again for all your great reviews here on Steam and spreading the word about the game with your friends - as a small studio, we really appreciate your support! And as always if you have any questions do let us know here on Steam, or over on our Discord[discordapp.com].

Hi there!

Dark Future: Blood Red States is now on sale in the 2019 Board Game Sale - you only have until 5th August to take advantage and get 25% off the game!

So, if it has been sitting on your wishlist now is the time to get it and give it ago!


If you have Dark Future already then we’d really appreciate a review. Reviews are really helpful to us as a developer and also to Steam. We wrote an article about it a while ago which you can read on our website.[www.aurochdigital.com]


Each month we run a photo competition using the in-game screenshot - you can find more in the T&C post or have a look at the entries that have already been put in.


Final reminder but we have a Discord server with a #dark-future channel[discord.gg]. Pop on over and say hello if you haven’t already