Game Island Partners With Publisher Toplitz Productions for Survival Game Serum

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Polish studio Game Island will be partnering with publisher Toplitz Productions for their latest project Serum, a first-person story-driven survival game where you need to hunt and craft to stay alive and uncover the mystery surrounding this green fluorescent liquid. 

"We are delighted to have found a partner in Game Island, who is investing so much heart and soul and creativity in the project, and we are looking forward to the next development steps with great anticipation," explains Matthias Wünsche, CEO Toplitz Productions. "SERUM with its special features fits perfectly into our portfolio and will serve a new, expanded target group alongside Dynasty Games and the Giant Series."

Just like other survival games before it, players will need to craft and build to survive, create shelter, discover new technology as you fend off mutated animals affected by the green liquid that has affected the area. 

The twist here is you’ll have to inject yourself with the same serum to stay alive, which in turn changes you physically and mentally, even giving you special abilities. So not only will you have to find resources to keep you going, you’ll need to find sources of this green liquid. 

Here’s the rundown of features based on the Serum Steam page.

  • Unravel the mystery of the eerie liquid, earn new abilities and find a way out

  • Fight against various creatures with a multitude of weapons: There are melee, ranged, throwing and serum-enhanced weapons available

  • Solve puzzles and activate secret mechanisms in doors, crates or hatches.

  • Build a safe house and expand your safety zone as you progress

  • Explore the fascinating world and discover new mystical biomes and their unique characteristics

  • Learn about the history of the mysterious location you are in and find out how to use the tools and devices (e.g. collect, loot, scan etc.)

  • Acquire new abilities and craft weapons tools and even special types of Serum

  • Survive in a hostile environment under time pressure. Manage your health, stamina, and beware of the mutations

Game Island have at least been working on the game since last year as a trailer of the game was published in the studio’s Youtube channel back in 2021, along with a few updates on the game in their Steam page. With Toplitz now partnered with the studio, this feels like a re-introduction for the project now with added support. 

Serum currently has no release date, but Game Island do plan to launch the game at the end of 2023.