Press kit · Rising Spin

Fact sheet

Title: Rising Spin
Developer: David Gröger (solo developer, Germany)
Genre: Anime-style sports story RPG (table tennis)
Platforms: Steam (PC), mobile versions in the works
Dates & price: not decided yet
Languages: English, German
Controls: Controller, keyboard, touch
Engine: Godot 4
Contact: groeger.david@gmail.com

Short description

The table tennis anime RPG: in “Rising Spin”, Dave grows from basement kid to club champion. Along the way there's real shot timing, special shots, a league season, doubles and minigames.

Description

Dave is ten and plays his dad in the basement. Then his neighbour Karina drags him to a trial session at TTC Dorf, where grumpy coach Kowalski makes him practise nothing but footwork and club champion Mats calls him “basement kid”.

The game combines a 2D world to explore (village, park, school, club hall) with matches based on real table tennis: topspin, push, block and flick need clean timing, and spin has to be read. Training happens in minigames, match days and tournaments sit in the calendar. Every chapter opens with its own anime opening.

The developer has played club table tennis for years. Tone: warm and funny, German club life with sports-hall smell, bratwurst on match day and pensioners with long pimples.

AI disclosure

Solo project: story, game design and code by David. Art, music and voices are made with AI tools. AI-generated content is selected, touched up and integrated by David. On Steam, the AI disclosure is public on the store page.