Chewsy
A downloadable game for Windows
This project was made for the GameJam 2020 hosted by GameDev HQ. We had 6 days to create a game based on the theme: "CHOOSE".
This is our first GameJam and I have to say: that prompt is rather daunting. The most defining element of gaming is the agency of choice. We tried to push the limits on what makes an interesting choice... rather, a Sacrifice... a Gambit. But it still begged the question: how does implementing some interesting choices separate any one project from every other game that innately contains choices; how can we capture the essence of "CHOOSE" with our own theme? After pitching each other many lofty ideas, we ultimately decided... this is impossible. But (a day and a half) later we decided to lean in to our favorite mechanic that relates to this theme...
***Resources you'd like to use as currency instead must be used as ammunition or life.
We asked each other: "Is there a species that would sacrifice their young in order to defend themselves?" (Sadly, there are many). But the most intriguing idea came out of a joke: "What about squirrels and their nuts.?"
You know how it goes: you start riffing and then suddenly you go: "Are we doing this now?"
SO HERE'S THE PREMISE:
You're a forest squirrel venturing out of your tree hole to harvest some nuts. Munch-munch-munch. Suddenly you find yourself surrounded by Predators (wolves, bears, snakes). Your only resource... is your nuts. You have 3 choices:
- HEALTH: eat to recover from damage.
- AMMO: Spend nuts as ammunition to ward off enemies.
- UPGRADE: Or bring your nuts back to your Tech Tree(house) to upgrade your skills.
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Obviously, having had only a few days to do this means some things are broken, and definitely not balanced. The waves are set to random with increasing difficulty. That said, I have found myself enjoying each little playtest. Those split-second choices are surprisingly rich .. and I'm curious to know what choices you would make.
Designers:
- Stealth Mode (Jesse Warren)
- Skodje
NOTES ON PLAY:
- FIRE Lt-click
- HEAL Rt-click
- UPGRADE ( at treehouse)
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows |
Author | StealthMode |
Genre | Action, Survival |
Tags | Animals, Forest, Real-Time, Top down shooter, Unity |
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