Engine Irrlicht Developer Irrgheist Mode Single-player video game | Initial release date 24 May 2007 Genre Racing video game Publishers Akella, Manifesto Games | |
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Platforms Microsoft Windows, Linux, Android Similar The Zoo Race, Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge, Blood Frontier, AstroMenace, Unvanquished | ||
H craft championship
H-Craft Championship is a science fiction racing game developed by two people independent game studio Irrgheist located in Tübingen, Germany. The game was built using the free graphics engine Irrlicht for Windows, Linux and Android. In 2007 the game was released in digital distribution internationally by Manifesto Games and in a Russian version released by Akella. In 2014, after a long down time, the developers released the game as freeware. In February 25, 2015 the game was released as open source under the zlib license.
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Gameplay
The game features various hovercraft which race on superhighways in the sky, meaning that an important part of the game involves staying on track and not falling to the ground. It features several different games modes: "Championship" acts as the singe-player campaign, while "Rival " allows for multiplayer games with up to four players in sequence. In addition it also features "Arcade" and "Time attack" game modes.
Reception
Although not widely known, what reviews there are for the game are generally positive. Play This Thing praised the games graphics, stating they were an impressive accomplishment for an independent game. AllForLinux included it in its list of top Linux games, and LinuxLinks included it as part of their list of "42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games". It also holds a four out of five star rating at The Linux Game Tome
