Overglow

The year is 21XX, and mad science has finally been accepted as a means to solve humanity’s problems. A large system of corporations has sponsored the construction of a state-of-the-art laboratory called “The Innovatorium”, and over the years their experiments have started to border on magic as technology advanced faster and faster.

You play as the lead scientist of the Robotics Wing, Dr. Engelmov, as he experiments with the "Overglow", a way to upload a human consciousness into a computer network, and by extension, a robotic body. However, just as he sets up the first trial run of this project, a military unit rushes into his lab, fatally shooting him while hooked up to his computer.

Not all is lost, however, as in the last moments of his life the transfer was completed , before his body succumbed. He was uploaded successfully into Treads, the janky wheeled robot who often served as Dr. Engelmov’s lab assistant. The two-in-one must now escape the lab armed with only himself and the two other robots in the entire facility. Will Dr. Engelmov get to the bottom of this scientific snafu?

This game was made for Metroidvania Jam 13 over the span of 1 month. We are considering continued development in the future, and are currently searching for a new team. Please reach out if you're interested!

The team:

willowed - Level design, UI, character programming, environment programming, camera.

jaavwm - Team organizer, audio (unimplemented).

Irmandito - Level artwork.

ShadyLeeGamer - Enemy soldier programming (unimplemented).

QuicheUnleashed - Story and lore.

Silivar - Prototype character artwork (unfinished).

trueh - Inventory system (unimplemented).

Breck - Prototype gun / bullet mechanics.

Lelu - Graphic design principles.