[Arcade, RPG] Cold Shell [Steam]

Steam page: Cold Shell

Game name: Cold Shell

Genre: Arcade/Action/RPG

Platforms: Windows (Steam)

Developer: Brutal Muse

Description: Arcade brawler RPG in cyberpunk setting Sci-fi paladin simulator.

You can watch a game trailer on YouTube here:

Several screenshots:

My achievements:

Game was started at a local hackathon in 48 hours and it won the gamedev nomination.

Showcased Cold Shell at DevGamm'18, Minsk

Reached top-100 games of 2018 on IndieDB

Showcased Cold Shell at Starcon, St.Petersburg'19

Reached top-100 games of 2019 on IndieDB

GDWC 2020 weekly vote nominee

Aggro crab seal of quality

2020 Indie of the Year Top 10 Players Choice - Best Upcoming

And IndieDB dev blog : indiedb.com/games/coldshell

Steam page : store.steampowered.com/app/1080680/Cold_Shell

Updated the original post with a demo link :

Scirra Arcade: scirra.com/arcade/action-games/coldshell-29217

Download: indiedb.com/games/coldshell/downloads

Uploaded a video to YT - creating a level for the game.

1 hour in 2 minutes, enjoy :)

Mikal > Really enjoying this, to show my age, it reminds me (in a good way) of playing Smash TV in the arcade (top down and the awesome grunt sound effects.) What will the 'RPG' aspect be like? Will your character develop/upgrade beyond new weapons/items?

Thank you for the kind words, mate

The RPG aspect is allocating stat points to strength/endurance. Certain levels of stats unlock the ability to upgrade weapon (for damage) and armor (damage reduction) to next levels. Also the skills are upgrade-able.

The RPG elements are designed to be not-so-deep, because the main focus is on fighting enemies and progressing through missions, not grinding them for a level up.

It is already coded and functional, but lacks graphics - i'm waiting for my artist to cover it

Just for the sake of ppl searching for it on forum:

How do I upload images to my forum post? Insert image? Add image?

When you post/edit there is an "IMAGE UPLOAD" window below your text. Select your image and hit Upload button. After it's done you will get image's ID like xxxx

When you hit the "insert image" button it will paste

[img]

[img=xxxx]

Here was a gif of player's room. (removed it because reasons)

It will be a hub where player will upgrade stats and select a mission to run.

Great project!

How much play time do think you'll get out of it? Are you generating missions or do handcraft them?

Thank you, facecrime :)

There will be at least 2 hours of play time for a walkthrough. For Steam purposes, you know :)

Missions generation is combined. When you get a mission you have a corresponding map marker for it. Clicking on that marker will send you randomly to 1 of 4 hand made levels for selected mission type. Part of mission's name is generated.

Like defeat *gang_nameA* *gang_nameB* to escape. E.g. "Defeat Rusty skulls to escape" - that is just cosmetic.

There will be 3 acts with their own biomes and enemies. Act 1 is Thugs and city streets for example.