Which is how Hokko Life, which has just launched into early access, first came to be. I want things a bit more cosy, that don't stress me as much." It sort of went from really enjoying those kinds of games to moving onto more relaxing stuff. My play style - if that's the right term - changed over that time as well. Over time I realised I don't necessarily want to be working on games where you kill things. "I've worked at a bunch of studios and on a bunch of different games, and pretty much all of them involved killing things.
Stockholm's not short of video game companies itself - think of it as Guildford but better dressed - so Tatnell was able to pick up jobs here and there, all while he embarked on his own passion project.
And then over time, I realised that I'd actually much rather be here - that sounds harsh, and I have some very, very happy memories from Guildford! I went not exactly for love but for friendship - which I guess is a form of love." I came and visited pretty much any chance that I had. "The projects that we were on got finished up, and over time everyone moved back to Stockholm.
"Around 12 years ago I worked at Lionhead in Guildford.
Listening to the Stockholm-based British designer tell his tale, it's almost as if he's elected to live a real-life Animal Crossing these past few years. Packing up your bags and travelling across oceans to a new town, to embark on a new adventure with friends old and new it's sorely tempting to draw parallels between the story of solo developer Robert Tatnell and the game series his project most frequently draws comparisons to.
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