[BIC 2024] Dev Interview with SengMin Cho, the developer of Backroom Company

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https://minimap.net/magazine/BIC-Dev-Interview-Backroom-Company-en?l=kr

I had a chat with Sengmin Cho, the developer of Hypercent, the studio behind [Backroom Company].

Personally, I love and hate playing horror games because they are so fun but scary at the same time. However, by playing with up to 8 people at the same time, you will be kind of sharing that experience with other players, which makes it less scary.

Backroom Company Game Review

https://minimap.net/game/backroom-company?l=kr

Backroom Company studies 'Noclip,' a supernatural phenomenon creating randomly linked backrooms. Its founders and purpose are unknown. Many explorers hired have disappeared in backrooms. Players trace past expeditions, farming unique items. Goal: deliver them to the main control room's

He also told us the story of how he met with the CEO of Hypercent.

Here is the highlight of the interview.

Q. Can you tell us a little bit about your game?

In short, our game is like horror corporation game which you can play up to eight players. Every stage you have to qualify a certain quota by avoiding the scary creatures.

Can you tell us about your studio?

Well, I think this is going to be a real long story. Actually, I am the produce and in charge of developing in the company. I just met our co-founder John at G-Star. So, we established a company this year. So our company is actually not a small studio but rather a big company.

What's your favorite genre of games?

I just fell in love in horror comedies. And so I decided to make the game like horror comedy. So my favorite game of all time now is [리썰 컴퍼니].

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