Neon Boris

The seventh game of the “12 games in a year” challenge I had set for myself is heavily inspired by chaotic top-down shooters like Hotline Miami. This game consists of a single level where you have to leave an enemy infested motel by gunning down everybody in your way. Along the way, you pick up several abilities, like a shield and a dash ability. I wanted to recreate the fast-paced action of similar games by stimulating high risk plays. This is also the first project where I utilised the hunting AI I would use in a lot of later games. If the enemy spots you and loses sight, they will follow you and hunt you down. Together with guns that are quite visceral to use, this game turned out quite nice and hectic at times. I also experimented with a fully controller operated game for the first time, solving many UI issues for later projects.