OVERDASH!
Technical
• PC
• PvP
• 2D / 2.5D
• Local (single device) couch multiplayer (up to 8 players)
• Gamepad controller focused
Highly competitive, fast-paced, action, couch platformer
Gameplay
• One game = Several short-length rounds (30 - 60s)
• Platform arena (fits in one screen)
• Movement shooter (double-jump, wall-climb, dash...)
• Players are trying to take each other out
• Simple score system
• Limited ammo (1-5 bullets)
• No HP system. You hit, You out
• Projectiles can be re-picked by anyone
• Players can absorb (and re-use) flying projectile with dash.
• Random pick-up spawns (gives abilities / special ammo)
• Special ammo (explosive, homing, aoe, proximity, undashable...)
• Abilities (shield, super-dash, flying, invisibility, triple-jump, slow-mo...)
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Expansion
• Even more abilities and special ammo
• Bracket tournament (for 8+ players)
• Customizable game / rule-modifiers
• Dynamic arenas (moving / shooting parts, environment danger)
• Arena destruction
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Target audience
• Tournament setting
• Competitive players
Style
• Sports action
• Literal arena
• Cheering crowd (reacts to events, eliminations, 1v1 situations...)
• Modern / Sci-Fi architecture
• Tension and thrill of competition
• No blood or gore
Loop
Game setup Start of Game
Start of Round
MAYHEM
Kill: +1 Eliminated: 0 Suicide: -1
Brief score screen
End screen
Theme Mood
Gameplay Mood
PV255 Game Development IMatej Vašek 553670@mail.muni.cz