GAMEPLAY LOOP

• Defeat all the smaller enemies in an area to absorb their voxels

• Reach map area BOSS characters with special abilities, defeat them to absorb said ability

• Gain all special abilities (can be done in any order) to unlock final stages and defeat Lord Voxel and gain the secrets of the one inch punch

PILLARS

• Bespoke voxel engine which turns game meshes into grids of cubes/spheres to allow for everything being destructible, creating voxels that can be absorbed and weaponised by the player

• Playful story and tone about the mythical one inch punch which can be played single player or cooperatively (multiplayer one on one fights too)

• Inverse Kinematic fighting engine so that the fighting is flexible and not reliant on animations

GAMEPLAY LOOP

• Plant/grow/sell/upgrade farming cycle were the grow phase can be boosted by either witchcraft or good charms / pious activity

• Community simulation were players must watch their PIOUSNESS meter, affected by donating to the church or sacrificing animals and humans

• Become the lord mayor of Salem, in any way possible, with the town under your thumb and working your vast lands for you

PILLARS

• Dark adult tone and a constant sense of unease like in the recent films The Witch and Hereditary incorporating the concept of faith and asking the question, ‘Is there actually anything supernatural going on here..?’

• Risk/reward farming simulation were engaging in witchcraft activities can boost your crops, but can also get you burned at the stake (can also gain boosts other ways, eg by praying)

• Community simulation were players must appear pious by going to church and can accuse neighbours of witchcraft to steal their land and/or gain a cult following of local villagers to work the land for them

GAMEPLAY SCENARIOS

• One player must navigate levels on foot whilst receiving information from the second player on what to do

• One player is driving the escape whilst the other is telling them to turn left/right, avoid chasing cars and disabling tracking bugs

• One player is trying to win a high stakes poker game whilst the other is helping them cheat by relaying the other card players decks. However the cheat cams are poorly set up and partially obstructed so things aren’t going to plan...

PILLARS

• Co-op gameplay were both players have totally different perspectives (one in the van with maps, CCTV, dossiers etc and the other in the action with no information and a restrictive first person viewpoint) and must work togethers.

• Very playful, humourous and completely non-violent tone. These criminals don’t have the slick and fancy James Bond-esque gadgets, what could go wrong will go wrong here and the gadgets will never behave quite right

• Level design incorporates multiple solutions to reach the goal

PILLARS

• Shared Hub is also a level

• The games are all linked by a shared visual style and a mysterious, recurring character...

• The games are short, replayable where death is final and there are randomised/roguelike elements

GAMEPLAY LOOP

• See No Evil is an asymmetric multiplayer where one player is invisible and the other is armed

• The Sins Of The Father is a melancholy story about keening, sin-eaters and Banshee using a unique theremin style control method

• Your Health Is Your Wealth is a casino sim where the currency is youth

• Jackie’s About is a branching narrative game about the frustrations of an extreme split personality (especially when your brain is harbouring a serial killer!)