[WIP] Bleak Fortress - A futuristic stealth 2D platformer.

Hello everyone!

I present you Bleak Fortress.

What is the game ?

Bleak Fortress is a retro futuristic 2D stealth plat-former game that mix ideas from other games such Metal Gear Solid, Metroid and Blackthorn (An old Blizzard Entertainment retro game).

Planned game features

• Cross-platform: Win32, MacOS, Linux.
• Available in both languages at launch: French and English. (More can be supported if needed but will require translation)
• Amazing in-game sound ambiance.
• Game pad and keyboard support.
• Intriguing story.
• Simple inventory management.
• Explore a huge and deep hi-security underground fortress.
• Non-linear progression with mission objectives.
• Try many different approaches to complete your objectives.
• Unique objects and weapons to find in order to progress in the game.
• Hide yourself in deeper areas to avoid conflicts or enemy fire.
• Hijack terminals with your Satcom device in order to open new paths of exploration, obtain tactical critical data for your mission, or simply to disable security devices in order to progress in the game.

Story summary

The game take place in 2088, aboard on a ship called "Density" you and your crew has crashed on an uncharted ice planet. You wake up in a dark and strange place. It look like you have been captured and imprisoned in a very deep fortress out of nowhere. You must find what happened to your crew and find a way to leave this place.

Prototype public release

Technical Preview 0.1 [20MB, released on 2015-12-02]
BleakFortress_x86_64_r0.1.zip

Development blog

Keep a look at our development blog here !

Trailer

Screenshots






Thanks for your support !

More info at www.pyroswarm.ca !

 

Looks really cool, any gameplay vids?

 

Hi RavenOfCode,

Thanks for your comments. Yes, one is nearly ready to be available at the same time of the prototype public release.

 

Thread have been updated to include the technical preview 0.1 official trailer and playable build!

Enjoy!

 

I have to say the trailer looks great.

I found the descriptive text to be a bit disjointed, it might be just me, but I kept having to think about what was said a few seconds before (I get distracted easily ).

I downloaded the game and will get back to you on it within the next few days.

 

Alright! Thanks for your support.