The game concept involves a grid-based shooter where enemies move and attack toward the bottom of the screen and the player has limited movement and position-based attacks using five buttons. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic pseudo-medieval world where a trained soldier is sent on a mission to hunt his predecessor who went rogue across multiple environments. The target audience includes fans of retro-inspired indie games focused on a core gameplay concept within a short, complete storyline. The production uses concept art drawn by hand then scanned and colored in Photoshop, with the game created in Game Maker Studio using its built-in GML coding language well-suited for 2D games.

1. Pitch – Notes
Game Concept
- Shooter
- Grid based
- Enemiesmove andattacktowardsthe bottom of the screen
- Limitedmovement+positionbasedattacks
- 5 buttongame (fourmovementkeys+attack button) > mayincrease overcourse of game
- Easy to learn> lotsof room fordifficultyandchanges
Story Concept
- Simple narrative
- Post-apocalyptic,pseudo-medieval setting
- Main character isa trainedsoldier,sentona missiontohunthispredecessorwhowent
rogue.
- Multiple environments,suchaswastelands,cavesand ruins.
Target Audience
- Retro-inspiredgames
- Game basedarounda core conceptand buildsontothatconcept
- Indie scene
- Short game,sofocuson beingefficientwithtime,bothintermsof gameplayandstory
- Short,complete storyline.
ProductionTechniques
- Conceptart initiallydoneonpaper,withpensandfine liner(sharper line,easiertowork
withwhentransferredtoacomputer.
- Photoshopforexperimentingwithcolour,ormanipulatingelementsof designdirectly.
- Game created(includingcode andgraphics) usingGame MakerStudio,andit’sbuiltincode
language,GML. Game makerisparticularlysuitedto2d games.