| Garshasp: The Monster Slayer | |
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 Garshasp: The Monster Slayer cover art as shown on GamersGate | |
| Developer(s) | Fanafzar Sharif Co. Dead Mage Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Loh Zarrin Nikan (Iran) Just A Game (Outside Iran) |
| Designer(s) | Hossein Hosseinian Hadi Eskandari |
| Programmer(s) | Amir-Hossein Fassihi (lead) Yaser Zhian Faham Negini Aidin Zolghadr |
| Artist(s) | Soheil Danesh-Eshraghi (lead) Syros Pourlatifi Mohammad Modarres Peyman Masoudi |
| Writer(s) | Arman Arian |
| Engine | In-House (build on top of OGRE 3D, PhysX, OpenAL) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
| Release | Microsoft Windows May 8, 2011 (Download) May 31, 2011 (Retail) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Garshasp: The Monster Slayer is a third-person action-adventure video game developed by Fanafzar Sharif Studios and Dead Mage Inc. for Microsoft Windows.[1] The story and the game are based on the adventures of the mythological Persian monster-slayer Garshasp.[2] a Standalone Expansion Pack Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon was released in 2012.
Garshasp was released for Windows independently online on May 8, 2011, and was released through the Steam and GamersGate services a day later.[3] Upon release the game received mixed reviews, although it was consistently praised as an ambitious endeavor for an independent developer.[4][5]
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- ^ Lewis, Danny (2016-01-21). "Inside Iran's Budding Video Game Industry". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Garshasp The Monster Slayer Available on Steam". PCGamersWorld. 2011-05-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ Buckley, Matt (2011-05-08). "DPrime Review: Garshasp: The Monster Slayer". Default Prime. Archived from the original on 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ VanOrd, Kevin (2011-05-12). "Garshasp: The Monster Slayer Review for PC". GameSpot. Retrieved 2011-05-14.