Mutant Mayhem

This is the first full game I'm making
~It's in active development~

Current Features:

- Challenging fast paced top-down shooting action
- Base building, defense and repair
- EVERYTHING is upgradable (Structures, player stats, gun stats)
- Roguelite mechanics.  Collect Research Points for your progress.  Use these to customize your character before each run.
- Choose between 3 character types
- 3 enemy types with unique behaviors
- 2 weapon types, laser sword, and grenades
- Built in music player to choose your vibe
- 3 difficulty levels

Future Features:

- Bosses.  Battle huge bosses 
- Helper drones.  For attack, repair, and pickup collection
- More structures.  Drilling platform (gains credits), Power generator, Drone bay.
- More guns
- More enemies
- Traps and defenses.  Wall spikes, electric fence, razor wire, land mines.
- Multiple planets to play on.  As you progress, fight for a foothold on multiple planets in the Mutant solar system.  Each planet will have unique modifiers to challenge your play style, like with slower movement speed or energy weapons, or more expensive structures or building obstacles.  Win the game by surviving to the required night on every planet.

A bit about me

My name's Matt, and I love games.  I've always been drawn to PC games especially, and found a love for Indie Games early on.  

I made a few tiny simple games in GameMaker when I was a teenager, around 18 years ago.  I followed a different career since then and recently decided to dive back in to my life-long passion for making video games.

Diving back in

I brushed up my skills on some coding apps and then took Harvard's free CS50 course, and was suddenly armed with all the tools I'd been missing in my childhood.

What started out as a practice project ended up being pretty darn fun to play, so I've decided to take the project to completion.  It is the first full game I've made, and it's made with Unity and C#.  It's been an incredible learning journey!

A bit about the game

Mutant Mayhem is a 2D top-down shooter with base building and roguelite mechanics.  It is inspired by a game I made when I was a teenager, but this one has some serious upgrades!  I've put ALOT of hours into learning and making the game, and plan to complete and ship it, to learn the full cycle.  I'd like to add controller support and a hopefully create a mobile version.

The setting

Humans recently discovered anomalous energy readings from a system in the far reaches of the Galaxy.  Due to the vast distance and high mission risk, the decision was made to deploy a state-of-the-art AI controlled research ship, known as the Mothership.  It's mission is to learn more about the anomaly and gain a foothold on each of the planets in the system.

Upon arriving in the system near one of the outer planets, the ship's scanners notice that there are lifeforms on the surface.  The lifeforms resemble those which we find, (and used to find) on Earth!  More investigation is required to find out how this is possible, and how long these lifeforms have been here.

The Mothership is equipped with a cloning bay, and produces clones to send on expeditions.  The ship is able to augment the clones and their equipment with the Research Points gained from mission progress.  Clones are rewarded for their progress with Credits, which they can spend on base building and upgrades for their gear and structures.

The Game

You, as a customized clone, are teleported to the surface of an alien infested planet with a Quantum Matter Exchange Interface, or Q Cube.  The Cube allows you to teleport Mutant tissue samples back up to the ship in exchange for Credits.

The enemies are drawn toward the Cube and grow stronger, faster, and more numerous every night.  You must unlock and upgrade gear while building a defensive base to survive.  

When you die or give up you will receive Research Points (RP) for your progress.  The RP can then be allocated or re-allocated on Augmentations at the start of each game, so the RP is never spent.  This allows for trying new and more powerful builds each playthrough.

Looking for Feedback

I'm always looking for feedback, so please feel free to share your thoughts here or come say hi on Discord.

Mutant Mayhem Discord: https://discord.gg/b2m5M6kRwx