Speed Demon

Speed Demon

A love letter to advanced movement mechanics in FPS games, Speed Demon is a fast paced action game centered around using your own speed to inflict damage to enemies. 

Aesthetics Inspired by:

• Cyberpunk 2077 
• Ultrakill
• Signalis
• Deathrun 66
• Ghost Runner

Mechanics inspired by:

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2

Core Gameplay

The game revolves around gaining speed through movement mechanics, avoiding losing that speed due to collision with the environment & enemies and finally using that speed to destroy enemies. The player gains speed through running, jumping, sliding, using the environment and so on, the player can dash or charge into enemies to inflict damage on them. Certain enemies are vulnerable unless you reach a critical velocity, at which point you can dash into them and inflict damage.

Due to the short amount of time we expect players at Level Up to spend on our game, we’ll avoid implementing a detailed progression system for now.

Mechanics (non-final):

• Dash
• Charge 
• Double Jump
• Slide
• Sprint

Story and Theme

Demons are real, and in the 22nd century mankind has imprisoned them to produce energy. You’ve possessed a RB-81T robotic weapon to make your escape.

We will not be focussing on a narrative for now, and are treating this as an arcade game.

Visual Direction

The player will cross many futuristic cyberpunk inspired environments, but over all they should be grimy, grungy, and brightly accented with neon lights. 

Audio Direction

Background music is fast paced and electronic, it will dynamically change depending on the speed of the player. Becoming faster tempo or including more instruments & tracks as the player reaches certain velocity thresholds.