Fight for freedom

Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet Steam artwork.jpg
Steam artwork. Carol is on the motorcycle; Lilac is posing on the right.
Developer(s) GalaxyTrail
Publisher(s) GalaxyTrail
Engine Sonic Worlds (Clickteam Fusion)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) July 21, 2014
Genre(s) Platform, action
Mode(s) Single-player
Freedom Planet (Japanese: フリーダム・プラネット Hepburn: Furīdamu Puranetto?) is a 2D platform/action video game created by indie developer GalaxyTrail (Stephen DiDuro). It features a cast of primarily anthropomorphic animals; the three playable characters are the dragon Lilac, the wildcat Carol, and the basset hound Milla. Along with their duck-like friend Torque, they embark on a quest to defeat the evil Lord Brevon, who wants to drain energy from the planet to rebuild his starship and conquer the galaxy. The gameplay is fast-paced and involves unique attacks for all three characters.

Freedom Planet began development as a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame, but when DiDuro became disillusioned with this task, he took to DeviantArt to recruit artist Ziyo Ling. She designed the characters and fans gave suggestions for more changes, thereby allowing the game to transform into its own intellectual property. It was released first as a Microsoft Windows demo in August 2012, then—after a few delays—as a full game for Windows on July 21, 2014. Both before and after the game's full release, critics have universally compared it to the Sega Genesis Sonic games, and these reviews have mostly been very positive. DiDuro is currently saving money to release the game for other platforms.