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[letsap]

Terror Dash! is a limited resource survival horror game that puts you in control of five characters with different abilities, running from an alien invasion through ten levels. There's no music, and the ambient sounds are your heartbeat and the sound of nearby aliens. I've been unsure of the name for a while, mainly because dashing around haphazardly gets you in bad situations.

[JamBot]

For Terror Dash, although not a terrible game, I was thinking maybe "Ambience" although without testing the gameplay this might not be great, like, if it is really action packed then it probably wouldn't be great.

[Gainsworthy]

JamBot, NIN is a decent name. I mean, as an abbrev'd form of Ninja, it implies lots. That's good. On the other hand, NIN is the acronym for Nine Inch Nails, is it not? Brand confusion. Though, last I checked Tim Langdell was in no way afilliated. Your call, really.


Letsap, that looks pretty cool. Terror Dash, though? mmm... it's kind of generic. Though I can't think of anything better. Maybe if we had more to go off?

[letsap]

Well, I'm designing it like an old Atari game, so something generic or campy isn't necessarily a bad thing. The five characters you control can be cycled through, and they are the Leader who lays traps, two Cops who can shoot, a Doctor who can revive people and take hits, and a Thief who can pick locks. Enemies range from zombies to alien crabs to blobs and other horror movie mainstays. I guess picture Zombies Ate my Neighbors meets Left4Dead on the Atari?

[JaJitsu]

As I Wander.
for a metroidvania. I probably won't use it, but i just want to throw it out there.

[Noyb]

Is it just me, or has Diner Dash and its x-tuple sequels and spinoffs ruined videogame titles with the format ____ Dash?

[superflat]

Elements was better, I still can't figure out why they didn't use it.

I posted 'Liquid' as that was the hook for me, in the footage I'd seen.

[Loren Schmidt]

Pastel, how about something more bombastic? Like, ah, "Attack of the Squiddles" or something over the top (and perhaps cute) along those lines. I really like your game by the way, it was really fun playing it (even though I suck at it).

I'm also working on a game I've been thinking about a title for. It's a turn based, tactical RPG. It's got a pretty strong roguelike flavor to it as well. The setting is feudal and a bit science fiction-ey, with 'magic' consisting of biological skills such as self modification, creating minions, and the like. Gameplay consists of exploration, dungeon pilfering, and monster thrashing. I'm aiming for a concise name that evokes the gameplay and the feel of the world. I'd like it to be a bit dramatic perhaps, but not in a serious way.

I don't really mind if the name isn't original- paintings and songs aren't expected to have unique names, and this is freeware so branding is not an issue. I just want the name to fit the game well. Ideas:

'Descent' would actually work pretty well on several levels, but it's perhaps too strongly associated with the game Descent
Ouroboros
The Forever War
Catacombs
Valhalla
Eden
The Pits of _
Adventure (not, mind you, to be confused with Adventure)

[KyouchouBudgie]

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron Take On The Recliner Industry Forever. Yes, that's the game's title.

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron is one of the only five superhero teams protecting the land of Pakmanistan from certain doom. They're made up of Flying Octopus Woman, the manliest man in existence, And General Colonel Von LieutenantFace, the army member who has served the least amount of time in any military, a total of negative seventeen hourse, and only wears underwear, ever.

After discovering that The Slightly More Remarkable But Not Really That Much More Remarkable Superhero Squadron made up of Offensive TV Show Man and Withdrawal Symptoms Boy have made heavy investments in the recliner industry and are reaping massive profits, General Colonel Von LieutenantFace gets jealous and decides to take the only logical course of action: Destroy every single recliner in existence. Flying Octopus Woman gets roped into this because of gameplay reasons.

Speaking of gameplay, It's an arcade side-scrolling shooter because you can fly, but the level doesn't move by itself. It also will have co-op, blackjack, hookers, and nonsense. I'm making it for a competition, and it's going to have a total of ten levels that have been excreted from the foul anus of Satan himself. It will also have high scores of some sort, special moves, bosses, and maybe actually fifteen levels or possibly nine thousand.

[Ed_Oscuro]

Many, many days late and dollars short, but:

Who remembers 'Xain D'Sleena', outside of the retro-gaming nerd community? Who remembers 'Kuri Kinton'? Who remembers 'Exxed Exes'? These names are weak, and they cannot burn themselves into our minds or our culture.

I remember all of them well enough to tell you that Xain'D Sleena (i.e., the Sleena has been Xain'd, which could be trouble brewing) is a much more interesting name than Solar Warrior, and the game runs like poo on two weak processors.

Street Fighter?! PSHAW, what, they're fighting in the streets!  How original! 

[Inanimate]

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron Take On The Recliner Industry Forever. Yes, that's the game's title.

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron is one of the only five superhero teams protecting the land of Pakmanistan from certain doom. They're made up of Flying Octopus Woman, the manliest man in existence, And General Colonel Von LieutenantFace, the army member who has served the least amount of time in any military, a total of negative seventeen hourse, and only wears underwear, ever.

After discovering that The Slightly More Remarkable But Not Really That Much More Remarkable Superhero Squadron made up of Offensive TV Show Man and Withdrawal Symptoms Boy have made heavy investments in the recliner industry and are reaping massive profits, General Colonel Von LieutenantFace gets jealous and decides to take the only logical course of action: Destroy every single recliner in existence. Flying Octopus Woman gets roped into this because of gameplay reasons.

Speaking of gameplay, It's an arcade side-scrolling shooter because you can fly, but the level doesn't move by itself. It also will have co-op, blackjack, hookers, and nonsense. I'm making it for a competition, and it's going to have a total of ten levels that have been excreted from the foul anus of Satan himself. It will also have high scores of some sort, special moves, bosses, and maybe actually fifteen levels or possibly nine thousand.

Why are you SOOO AWESOOOOOME

[KyouchouBudgie]

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron Take On The Recliner Industry Forever. Yes, that's the game's title.

The Unremarkable Superhero Squadron is one of the only five superhero teams protecting the land of Pakmanistan from certain doom. They're made up of Flying Octopus Woman, the manliest man in existence, And General Colonel Von LieutenantFace, the army member who has served the least amount of time in any military, a total of negative seventeen hourse, and only wears underwear, ever.

After discovering that The Slightly More Remarkable But Not Really That Much More Remarkable Superhero Squadron made up of Offensive TV Show Man and Withdrawal Symptoms Boy have made heavy investments in the recliner industry and are reaping massive profits, General Colonel Von LieutenantFace gets jealous and decides to take the only logical course of action: Destroy every single recliner in existence. Flying Octopus Woman gets roped into this because of gameplay reasons.

Speaking of gameplay, It's an arcade side-scrolling shooter because you can fly, but the level doesn't move by itself. It also will have co-op, blackjack, hookers, and nonsense. I'm making it for a competition, and it's going to have a total of ten levels that have been excreted from the foul anus of Satan himself. It will also have high scores of some sort, special moves, bosses, and maybe actually fifteen levels or possibly nine thousand.

Why are you SOOO AWESOOOOOME

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or sincerity. I'm going to say... sarcasm.

[Inanimate]

Why are you SOOO AWESOOOOOME

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or sincerity. I'm going to say... sarcasm.

Total sincerity. That is one of the BEST games I have ever heard of. who cares if it's just a synopsis?

[Burr]

Robowarz
A robot programming game for Game Maker Language
The game needs a website, and that name has a domain open.
It also turns up great hits on Google.

Good name?

[Mipe]

Bit too much of the "z" thing. But if it is free, is Google favored etc., well, why not.

[Hempuli‽]

I'd say anything but the 'z' thing - actually I think the whole name is a bit clichy. But whatever, it's always good if the domain is available and so on. Actually I'm quite surprised that Robowarz wasn't taken yet! :O

[tmth]

trajectory: ∞or The Infinite Trajectory
It was simply 'Trajectory', but some guy stole our title was first to come up with it.

[Gainsworthy]

I say go "The Infinite Trajectory". It's a nice name. Plus, Trajectory:∞ sounds like it's a sequel or summat. To a really, really drawn out series.

[Tycho Brahe]

Hey I'm in the process of making a platforming, physics based shooter based around the idea of a malfunction in a robotics research lab (a little cliched I know) with all the robots gaining self conciousness, and you (An unaffected robot) being sent in to clean up. It's still in the planning stages, however I think that a good name would help shape the overall direction in the game. I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for names or critiques for the ones I've already thought up.

(btw, I haven't checked any of theese for dupes, so if there are games with the same name, sorry!)
-Machinations
-Kreis (the protagonist is a circular robot, and kreis is German for circle)
-271 (the facility's reference number)

any ideas?

[gorgyme]

Both Machination and Kreis seem to focus more on the evil. Kreis being the protagonist, and Machination being A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes; The act of machinating or plotting

If you play as the antagonist, would the game title not follow them instead?

Equally - 271 sounds to me like it should have a second word with it...