- Game Title: “Echoes of the Rift”
- Tagline: “Survive the Shadows, Escape the Horror”
3. Concept Statement: Echoes of the Rift is a 2D survival horror game set on an isolated spaceship overrun with space monsters. Players must locate badges and helpful equipment to avoid detection and access different areas to find an escape pod. Stealth, timing, and strategy are essential, as the monsters are equipped with excellent hearing and speed. The game challenges the players to quietly navigate the ship and outwit the creatures lurking in the shadows.
4. Description:
The core of the game is survival and escape. The object of the game is for players, who take on the role of humans, to find a means of escape from the monsters who have overtaken their human spaceship. The game be played solo or in co-op. It is meant to be suspenseful and will require stealth and wits to avoid and distract monsters, while also navigating and locating badges and keys off dead crew members and in various rooms of the ship. The game’s setting takes place on a lone spaceship in the middle of space set 1,200 years in the future. The humans on board are on an exploration mission to find valuable resources for weaponry rumored to be found on a distant planet in the Rift galaxy. The players begin the game shortly after the monster invasion, with the ship’s setting being dark and eerie with flickering lights, and the sound and presence of monsters and death around every corner.
Although the ship layout is randomized and changes with every playthrough, players will start the game in their sleeping quarters and are tasked with locating an escape pod. The main obstacle of the game is the monsters, who possess excellent hearing, agility, and speed, and are found patrolling throughout the ship. Secondary obstacles are the hidden badges and tools and being able to locate and use them to gain access to the various parts of the spacecraft. As players make their way through the game, they will have opportunities to unlock rooms that may possess gear and tools to help them on their mission to escape. This includes badges, maps, and gear to help reduce made by player footsteps. The causes of this change and progression include exploration, resourcefulness, and the motivation to avoid and outsmart monsters and locate the escape pod. The accomplishments of navigating the ship, outsmarting and avoiding monsters, and finding the badges and tools needed to escape will be the player’s main motivation to play and complete the game.
5) Competition: The game that most closely resembles Echoes of the Rift is “Alien: Isolation”. One main aspect of Echoes that differentiates from Alien is the fact that there will be no actual weapons available for players to use. Also, the collection of badges to progress through the map is another feature that distinguishes the two games. The 2D art style will differ from Alien’s 3D art style, giving players a new and unique playing experience. Lastly, instead of only one single overpowered Alien, Echoes will have multiple monsters constantly patrolling the ships perimeter, making it more difficult to consistently avoid detection.