Dextrous Games

Factsheet

Developer:
Dextrous Games
Based in Tampere, Finland

Founding date:
March 28, 2021

Website:
http://www.dextrousgames.net

Press / Business contact:
touko.sokka@gmail.com

Description

Dextrous Games is a one man independent game studio founded by Touko Sokka. His first game is Technocide, a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up that emphasizes satisfying weapons and abilities to take down hordes of enemies. Everything for the game except Audio has been personally made by him.

History

Early history

Prior to founding Dextrous Games, Touko had 3,5 years of experience working on mobile games. However, he had other ambitions. He wanted to make action games for PC and consoles. The designs and ideas for what became Technocide had been brewing as far back as 2014. Once his game concept was refined enough to what he could consider a game worth buying, he quit his job, founded a company, and started full time solo development.

Developing Technocide

Making a game requires many fields of expertise. Touko had experience mainly in level design and programming. He chose a pixel-art visual style as something he could pull off by himself and because of the nostalgia he had from early 90's shmups he had played on the PC. He also had some interest in making sound effects and music, but decided to outsource these to professionals. Technocide was released for Microsoft Windows on Steam in February 26th 2024 and on GOG in May 13th 2024.

Contact

Inquiries
touko.sokka@gmail.com