Rep South Philly: Vote for Ghost Crab Games in 'Groupees Build A Greenlight 5'

"Shop Local" is a phrase that has become popular in recent years. While it typically refers to locally grown produce or nearby small businesses or craftsmen, it can now be applied to the extremely popular video game market.

"Drive to Hell" goes head-to-head with seven other games in Steam's Greenlight 5

Ghost Crab Games, a two-man independent game development studio from South Philly from the minds of Chris Hoopes and Dustin Twilley, is currently being featured on Steam's Groupees Build a Greenlight 5 for the studio's first release entitled "Drive To Hell."

The coolest thing about Steam Greenlight is that it's a way for indy-developers to get noticed. "It helps us get a bit of funding as well as name recognition which is crucial in this business," said Chris. Through Greenlight, people can vote for the games they'd like to see "greenlit" to be sold on Steam, the largest digital game distribution platform.

Vote here to support "Drive to Hell" and a couple of dudes headquartered around the corner at 6th and Dickinson.

To be honest, "Drive to Hell" is very reminiscent of the Pennsport area should some futuristic Demon King strike down your favorite Mummer's club, The Shamrock, O'Jung's, or 2nd Street Brew House. Check it:

"Drive to Hell is an action-packed shooter where you’ll take a ride through an army of monsters to exact revenge on the Demon King for destroying your favorite dive bar. Enemies assault from all sides, each with it’s own special personality and attack style. To take them down, you’ll have access to many weapons and items as well as unique vehicles, special abilities and more!"

Here is what it looks like in action:

It looks awesome, right? Well, it gets even better because  you have the opportunity to purchase this game at a name-your-own-price type deal. Hit up this link and you'll have all of the info you need to avenge the loss of your favorite watering hole. But you better hurry, the deal only runs through Friday.

You can still purchase the game after the "Greenlight" experience is over through Ghost Crab Games' store where is $7.99 -- a steal for a locally made and insanely fun video game.

Oh, and hey, give Ghost Crab Games a follow on Twitter for updates on "Drive to Hell" and their other projects.