Tombo Survivor

I interviewed the creator of this game a few months ago and totally agreed with the importance of a game like this, capable of accusing the wave of police violence we were living here in Colombia. The game was later removed from Google Play after complaints of right-wing groups.

Now, a new, better version of Tombo Survivor is on Steam and I got a review copy from the creator.

Its, in all honesty, not a great game. Its just a "fight the hordes" with a clever, but extremely regional humor. I did have fun for about fifteen minutes and then turned repetitive. It would definitely be better on mobile.

But I appreciate what's its trying to do and I laughed with the cultural references. It probably deserves less starts... but it's actually very cheap so its not a big deal.

You can read my full review in spanish in GamerFocus.

As you probably know, we're in the middle of... let's say 'civil unrest'. There's still protests and demonstrations every day. It begun as rejection to an awful economic reform. It was retired, but then it becomes a protest agains police abuse during the first manifestations. There has been several civilian deaths blamed on the police.

Anyway, after one of the last protests near my apartment, I found a 'grafitti' too similar to the cover of Tombo Survivor. A colombian video game about a corrupt and abusive cop.

I'll be honest, it's not a great game at all, but I appreciate the message. You can find my review here and my intererview with the developer here. Both articles are in spanish.

It used to be a premium game. But now is free on Steam.

This is a game made here in Colombia as a protest against police brutality. In the last months, cops have killed several citizens, specially during marches against the government.

I was able to interview the creator for GamerFocus. You can read that here, its in spanish. We talked about our country, the inspirations of the game and the eternal debate about 'are video game art?'.