We are very pleased to be taking part in the Because We May group sale that is going on at the moment – it’s a whole bunch of amazing indie app developers who have joined together to put their games on sale. So we have put Pugs Luv Beats, our IGF-nominated adorable canine musical game, on sale for just $.99 through Friday! To celebrate, here’s a little video showing some behind the scenes footage of our promo video shoot. Say hello to our friends Jake, Frankie, Esther, Zelda, and Paddy…

Be sure to pick up Pugs Luv Beats on the App Store today!

Today we released Pug Synth on the iTunes App Store. It’s free! Go download it now!. Here’s a video to watch while you download:

There, did you download it? Good. It’s loads of fun. As you can see, it’s a super hilarious synthesizer and drum machine featuring the same pugs from Pugs Luv Beats. You dress them up in hats and costumes to change the sounds. And it’s free! What more do you want from an iPhone/iPad app?!

It’s already gotten a great review from Evolver.fm, who called us “Wacky Scottish Developers“, which is certainly a description we will wear with pride. The review is lovely:

With its newly-released Pug Synth, Lucky Frame’s animated pugs are quickly cementing themselves as the most musical virtual dog breed on iOS… Like its predecessor, Pug Synth sounds surprisingly good for a cutesy, animated iPhone game starring costumed dogs. It expands on one of my favorite features from the original Pugs Luv Beats: a touch synthesizer that lets you solo over the planet menu in that game, while rifling through compositions… With this simple app, Lucky Frame expands on what it did best in Pugs Luv Beats: repackaging an intuitive synthesizer in an unintimidating, charming, user-friendly interface.

Awwww, that makes our little pug tails wag. Enjoy the Pug Synth and spread the word!

Oh man oh man oh man oh man. We are very excited here at the Lucky Frame offices, because we learned yesterday that Pugs Luv Beats is a finalist in the prestigious 2012 Independent Games Festival Awards. We are one of only five finalists in the “Excellence in Audio” category.

The judging notes say:

“This one took me by surprise. It’s super charming and the music integration into the gameplay is really creative here. I was enjoying the audio until I realized that the planet selection screen basically allows you to play two monosynths and…at that point I was sold!”

Awwwwwwww, that just warms our little pug hearts.

So that means that some contingent from Lucky Frame will be headed to San Francisco for GDC and of course the awards ceremony. We are extremely honored and proud to be amongst such an amazing selection of games.

If you haven’t played Pugs Luv Beats yet, go to the website now, or just go straight to iTunes to buy it for yourself!

Here’s a press release about the nomination: PDF, DOC

We’ve gotten some pretty great feedback on Pugs Luv Beats so far…here are a few samples!

The Next Web calls us “The Strangest Game on iOS” and says:

Pugs Luv Beats, created by Lucky Frame, is one of the weirdest iOS games I’ve ever encountered. But despite my confusion, I keep coming back for more. The interactive soundtrack goes hand in hand with the gameplay, and the bird’s-eye perspective feels very fresh. With this is mind, I actually recommend it.

Slide to Play has some nice things to say too:

Pugs Luv Beats is a unique, adorable, and music-infused game…The building soundtrack as you gather more beats makes Pugs Luv Beats a mesmerizing experience.

Meanwhile, Brian at Scottish Games declares us “2011′s most adorable – and best sounding game…We defy you not to gurgle with joy.”

For those geeks amongst you, there is an in-depth look at the audio engine in Pugs Luv Beats at Create Digital Music which mentions “some seriously addictive gameplay and adorable pugs”.

Finally, the people buying the game seem to like it too! Our average rating is hovering around 4.6 stars, and people have left some really nice comments…

Great to see a game that uses sound in this way – most original game on the iPod I’ve played in ages. Its very addictive once you get to grips with the game play. If you fancy something different and not another boring rehash I highly recommend these cute little critters. Congrats to Lucky Frame – great work folks. (Katatype, UK)

Fantastically cute game, very well made. (djdigitalfx, UK)

The pugs are so adorable, rocking out to their beats! (pinkpanthro, UK)

I have to admit, this game is super fun and a little addicting. It starts off a little slow but eventually collecting more beats and unlocking more planets is awesome! Plus the pugs are cute and hilarious, especially when you make one sing along in the planet menu. (bboyhavoc, USA)

Happy New Year to everyone, we’ll have some new musical pug treats for you soon!

Lucky Frame is proud to announce that Pugs Luv Beats is now available for purchase on the App Store. Go now!

You can also now watch our amazing promo video, featuring real live pugs in costumes!

Thanks to everyone who helped get this game out the door, you know who you are. Please spread the word as much you can!

We here at Lucky Frame are very pleased to announce our latest project: Pugs Luv Beats!

Pugs Luv Beats is a groundbreaking music composition game for iPhone and iPad, available soon on the iTunes App Store. The innovative game design lets players guide adorable pugs around a galaxy of worlds, creating an endless variety of music.

Visit the Pugs Luv Beats website!

In the game, the player controls an alien breed of pugs. Once the masters of a wondrous and highly advanced civilization, these pugs are the victims of their own greed. They loved nothing more than to collect beats, which they cultivated with their special brand of “luv”. But an ill-advised scheme to grow the biggest beat of all time spun wildly out of control, and their home planet was destroyed. In Pugs Luv Beats, the player must help the pugs to grow more beats so they can rediscover new planets, build houses, and recover their lost technology.

Pugs Luv Beats will be released very soon on the App Store. We are extremely excited to get it out! As a little teaser, you can watch these two videos…the first tells the story of the Pugs and their catastrophic desire for beats, and the second shows the game in action.


If you would like more information about this game, please do not hesitate to get in touch, write us an email at info@luckyframe.co.uk. Expect more updates very soon!

Pugs Luv Beats was supported by the wonderful people at Channel 4 and Creative Scotland, as the logos on the right suggest.