Calcu-Late
Released Mar 2016
Calcu-Late is a story about a boy named James that needs to participate in a godly Olympics tournament as a representative for the goddess of mathematics, Seshat. The tournament will grant the participant a wish that they stated before the tournament starts.
59% positive · 378 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $1.99
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Evaluation
Calcu-Late released on March 18, 2016 as a self-contained puzzle/RPG adventure game. The store description presents it as a complete, stage-based experience with a defined structure — no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or any post-launch content additions. There is no DLC listed for the game. The only developer news post (April 11, 2017) is entirely unrelated to Calcu-Late — it promotes a separate game called Sol Ni Koro that the publisher was running a Greenlight and Kickstarter campaign for. There have been no developer communications about Calcu-Late itself since its release. The game launched as a finished product and shows no signs of planned or ongoing post-launch content.
Evidence
Store description presents Calcu-Late as a complete, stage-based puzzle/RPG with a defined structure. No mention of DLC, expansions, or future content.
The only developer news post promotes a separate game (Sol Ni Koro) via Greenlight and Kickstarter — entirely unrelated to Calcu-Late. No communication about Calcu-Late itself has been made.
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Developer
Publisher
Back To Basics Gaming
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The game is made up of stages, with a puzzle on each stage and story cut-scenes in between. The game has auto-save feature in each stage so if you failed in a certain puzzle, you can try again by clicking continue.
On every stage there will be a trial phase and a battle phase. In the trial phase, the player will be given a puzzle that can be solved alone by thinking or calculating. In the next phase, which is the battle phase, the player will have a match against the AI. Battles require concentration and patience.
Calcu-Late was developed by Blazing Fanfish and is being published by Back To Basics Gaming.
www.BackToBasicsGaming.com
On every stage there will be a trial phase and a battle phase. In the trial phase, the player will be given a puzzle that can be solved alone by thinking or calculating. In the next phase, which is the battle phase, the player will have a match against the AI. Battles require concentration and patience.
Calcu-Late was developed by Blazing Fanfish and is being published by Back To Basics Gaming.
www.BackToBasicsGaming.com
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