Trailer:
TERROR SQUID is a game where you create your own bullet hell.We turned the genre convention of providing tightly choreographed bullet patterns on its head, and instead put the player in charge of choreographing the bullet patterns. Projectiles orbit the sphere and will always return to the player. How you move dictates the pattern you'll meet a few seconds after. Different patterns requires different ways of planning and reacting. When multiple patterns come together, it can quickly get quite hectic.
Back in January 2019, we won the Norwegian Championship of Gameplay with TERROR SQUID. One of the prizes was to get the game installed on a physical arcade cabinet at Tilt, a local arcade bar. TERROR SQUID is also the first Norwegian arcade game.
Today we're working on a release for Nintendo Switch and Steam. Everything is going fine. The game runs stable on Windows, MacOS and the Switch and is getting close to being feature complete.
We just released beta 3 on our Discord server, and are seeking feedback. The feedback on the previous two betas has been positive. We have a few testers who has been playing the game for 12+ hours each, and have been streaming it on Twitch.
We're specifically looking for feedback on the bullet patterns.
- Do you like them? Or do you hate them? Which patterns, and why?
- How do you like the sequence of the patterns? Could the sequence be improved, how and why?
Of course, if you find bugs or things that needs fixing, let us know.
For convenience, I've put the betas up here.
Win32 -
https://developer.cloud.unity3d.com/share/share.html?shareId=WknUZDpiwBWin64 -
https://developer.cloud.unity3d.com/share/share.html?shareId=bJI5QHTjDBMac -
https://developer.cloud.unity3d.com/share/share.html?shareId=ZJhZ_9pivBThere is an issue with hot-swapping of game controllers while in the game. The icons in the UI doesn't update. Other than that, hot-swapping should work.
For beta 4, we're working on:
- Balancing
- Improved visuals.
- New soundtrack.
- New voice overs.
- New sound effects.
- Steam integration. To begin with, only highscores.
We'd love for you to join our community!
Discord:
https://discord.gg/9wsFA4ZWebsite:
https://terrorsquid.ink