A 3D adventure game inspired by the real Strandzha mountain in Bulgaria

“Strandzha Adventures 3D” is an exciting experience among the amazing nature, ancient sanctuaries, and legends of the real Strandzha Mountain. This adventure game is available in Bulgarian and English. All scenery in the game is based on real places in the mountain. Some of them are nowadays tourist attractions, and information about them can be found below. The game is available on Google Play (Android version) and Steam (WIndows version.

Описание на български език може да се прочете оттук.

An adventure game – platformer type with a lot of adventures

This is an adventure game with fantasy elements. Inspired by the 3D platformer games of the late ’90s. A casual game with lots of entertainment, various traps and obstacles.

The action takes place in the 2nd century BC when the real Strandzha mountain was inhabited by two Thracian tribes – Skyrmians and Asti. The main character of the game is Catos. He is a warrior from the Skyrmian tribe. His mission is to find and rescue his missing fiancee Teana. With the help of his Thracian sword “mahaira” (also called “sika”), he fights against the evil forces that stand in his way – forest beasts, forest spirits and evil wars. On his head, he wears the so-called “Phrygian hat”, characteristic of the Thracians. He collects gold coins that give him lives – for every 50 coins – he gets an extra life.

A visual idea can be gained from the photos:

“Strandzha Adventures 3D” is an adventure game created by us – the BgNatureTrip team. The game scenario incorporates the knowledge we have gathered about Strandzha Mountain as a result of our hikes and explorations in the mountain over the years.

Pictures from the game “Strandzha Adventures 3D” 

Adventure game inspired by retro 3D games of 90's
A fantasy game inspired by the jungles of the real Strandzha mountain
Casual game inspired by retro 3D games of 90's
An adventure game inspired by the history of the real Strandzha mountain
Casual game inspired by retro 3D games of 90's
A 3D casual game
3D adventure game for Android smartphones
A 3D adventure game for WIndows PC
Android game type fantasy
Windows PC game type fantasy
Windows PC platformer game with 3D graphic

Trailer of the adventure game

The Windows version on Steam will be available soon



Information about some of the real locations in Strandzha mountain that inspired this platformer game and how to reach them

Here are some of the locations that feature in this fantasy game as scenery for the opening levels. For the needs of the gameplay, the locations have been further decorated and hazards have been added.

To find out what the other places that are depicted as scenery are at higher levels – you need to buy and install the full version of the game.

Images from the Bulgarian lands, which are related to the Thracians – their way of life and beliefs. And they have influenced the creation of the game.

The Priest of Begliktash Oracle – modern reconstruction
Warrior with a Phrygian cap – wall painting from the Kazanlak Tomb in Bulgaria – IV-III c. B.C.
Clothing of Thracian men. The figure on the right served as a model for Catos.
Thracian mahaira sword

The god Dionysus – supreme for the Thracians in Strandzha mountain

Inscription dedication to the god Dionysus in the village of Brashlyan, Strandzha mountain

Dionysus has left his mark on modern Bulgarian folklore

The White Kuker custom, practiced only in Strandzha mountain, inherited much from the cult of Dionysus. Historians have found many references to the ancient myth in the ritual. The White Kuker himself is a personification of Dionysus, as he is dressed in a costume consisting of 7 sheepskins. According to the myth, the god Dionysus was torn into 7 parts by the Titans
White Kuker in Malko Tarnovo. In general, the kuker custom throughout Bulgaria is considered the successor of the ancient holidays in honor of the god Dionysus – the so-called Dionysia. This thesis was first expressed by the Greek theologian Anastasios Hurmouziadis, and later further developed by the English archaeologist Richard Donkins. Source: Wikipedia
“Kukeri show” in other parts of Bulgaria – a personification of satyrs according to historians. Photo source: Pixabay
The god Dionysus and his friends the satyrs – a tile discovered in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
A stone with an inscription of the god Dionysus from Malko Tarnovo, Strandzha. Another shrine of his was discovered there.
Nestinar rite (Anastenaria) in Strandzha – fire play on the feast of St. Constantine and Elena. It is believed that he inherited the features of an ancient custom of contact with the sun god – Dionysus. It is believed that in ancient times it was used to make prophecies. More info – Wikipedia

A movie in English for the ancient history of Malko Tarnovo, Strandzha – could be watch here.

The god Dionysus was originally a Thracian god, which the Hellenes adopted from the Thracians, as a result of the cultural exchange between the two peoples, and placed him in their pantheon of gods. While among the Hellenes Dionysus is simply the god of joy, fertility and wine, among the Thracians Dionysus has much more important functions. He is the supreme god and the path to the immortality of the human soul in the afterlife. It is the basis of the Thracian religious teaching of Orphism, which was subsequently adopted in Ancient Greece and found in many followers.