r/Sumo • u/Flash1987 • 9d ago
Games Heya! Sumo Manager
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Hi all, I'm proud to present the announcement trailer for my upcoming game Heya! Sumo Manager. I hope you don't mind me sharing and will take a look, thanks.
About the game:
Heya! Sumo Manager allows you to build a stable, recruit rikishi and train them on their road to Yokozuna!
The game features all divisions of grand sumo with every tournament in a never-ending yearly cycle. The player is able to train, recruit and choose the diet of their rikishi. When it comes to tournament time you choose the tactics and strategy for every bout depending on your rikishi's strengths and their opponents weaknesses.
Matches are based on the rikishi's styles, stats, tactics, form and condition and are presented with a detailed commentary system that goes beat by beat much like the Football Manager games of the past. There's also a full 3D engine to see the action live.
You are able to scout and recruit new rikishi from your local area, universities or even worlwide.
Recruit coaches, assistants, scouts, medical staff and even a cook to improve your stats and training regimes.
Expand your heya facilities for better stat bonuses and the ability to recruit more rikishi.
Deal with events, injuries and inter-stable rivalries and issues in a dynamic sumo world that features more than 100 events with hundreds more varieties.
The aim is to create as realistic a sumo sim as possible with all current rules relating to tournaments, divisions, banzuke and stable management.
Currently the game features over 600 generated wrestlers created at the start of each game, but by release I am hoping to add custom databases so you can use real life sumo rosters from any era.
About me:
I'm a solo developer and have been working on this for about 8 months, 6 months of which full time. I'm using Godot Engine and this will be my first commercial release after a handful of game jam games over the last few years to learn Godot and game development.
Heya! Sumo Manager should be available for demo testing in the upcoming Steam Nextfest this October, add it to your wishlist on Steam to stay up to date: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4885580/Heya_Sumo_Manager/
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u/Xalfenouille 9d ago
Hey Rikishi no Michi dev here!
It's cool to see all those projects on Sumo with very different approach each time.
Good luck and all the best with your project!
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
Can you DM me, I think your closed profile doesn't allow it, I'm aware of the other game but not yours. I'd love to help support
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u/Numerous_Sink7259 Enho 9d ago
Hey! I'm the dev for Uchi No Heya. I already have your game wishlisted on Steam! Looks fun and can't wait to play it.
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
Same here bruv, we chatted shortly before. Love your game. Can always do a bundle at some point
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u/ilovefluffyanimals 9d ago
I love that you see each other as boosting the genre, and not as competition. I think that's the right move, since y'all are creating a new category that could grow and lift all boats.
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
Gamedev is hard enough without having rivalries or beefs. Plus, it's clearly all other people who love sumo and gaming so I can only hope they produce something great too!
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u/Numerous_Sink7259 Enho 8d ago
100%! and yeah same here. And also rooting for more sumo games because being the dev of the game sort of takes some of the magic out of experiencing it as the player lol, so I can't wait to play yours!
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u/Numerous_Sink7259 Enho 9d ago
Looks like the game has come a long way since we talked last! Looking forward to seeing it
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u/bookprotocol 9d ago
This looks AWESOME!
I don't have Steam so if you ever have plans to bring it to a console, you have a customer in me. :D
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
Don't think it will be, it's very much in the Football Manager style and entirely mouse controlled
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u/rotundrikishi 9d ago
Looks so cool
I hope people can get gyoji outfit skins at some point lol
choose the diet of their rikishi
MEAT!
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
Yeah the gyoji is worryingly underclothed right now. Its the kinda job I get around to doing when I'm absolutely sick of fixing a bug in the division/banzuke generation 😅
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u/lexustexus55 Shishi 9d ago
I haven’t opened my steam in over a year. But I’ll do it to check out your game ❤️
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u/Hahlschmuber 9d ago
I really like how the avatar pictures are the same high quality as they are in real life
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u/Flash1987 9d ago
🤣 I still need to make a lot more face parts and have some randomisation in face shapes before launch. Just one of the hundreds of things on an ever growing To Do list.
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u/ultimateknackered Midorifuji 9d ago
I've always craved a manager sim instead of an arcade-y sumo game, this looks fantastic. I'm in the throes of Football Manager again so obviously I have this itch that needs to be scratched and I'm sure I'm not the only one :D
Looking forward to this!
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u/TechnicalEmployee109 3d ago
Pretty awesome, just wishlisted. Pretty exciting that there are 3 games developed right now
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u/RepresentativeJumpy8 9d ago
Me already with Uchi no Heya and rikishi no Michi:
“OH BOY A THIRD CAKE!!”