171 (video game)
171 is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Betagames Group, an independent team based in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is being published by Betagames Group for Microsoft Windows and by QUByte Interactive for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. Set in the fictional city of Sumariti, based on Sumaré in São Paulo, the game revolves around Nicolau Souza, a young man with a turbulent life who gets entangled into the world of crime. The game's open world allows movement on foot or on a variety of vehicles.
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| Developer(s) | Betagames Group |
| Publisher(s) | Betagames Group (Windows) QUByte Interactive (consoles) |
| Designer(s) | Diogo Moraes Renato Cesar Kleverson Vieira Eduardo Favaro |
| Programmer(s) | Diogo Moraes Renato Cesar |
| Artist(s) | Eduardo Favaro |
| Composer(s) | Wesley "Wzy" Rios |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | 17 November 2022 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The game was first conceived around 2010, when Brazilian-themed mods for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas were common. Development was slow in the first years due to the small team of less than ten people working part-time on the project. Initially the Blender 3D engine was used, but in 2015 the game was re-created on the Unreal Engine 4. 171 was publicly unveiled in that same year, generating great expectation in the media and being frequently nicknamed "the Brazilian Grand Theft Auto" thanks to its similarities with and inspiration on that famous game series. Betagames has since been releasing new development updates.
In January 2019, Betagames Group received over R$ 68,000 (equivalent to US$18,378) in donations on Catarse, a Brazilian crowdfunding platform, which contributed to its development and promotion in that year's Brasil Game Show (BGS) convention. After a pre-alpha release in March 2020, a second Catarse crowdfunding in May 2020 accumulated over R$195,000 (US$37,500). An alpha version was released in November 2022 through early access. A full release is expected for 2024.