Chase

Chase is about a character escaping the clutches of a roaming killer who is actively hunting them. The person has to use the tools at their disposal which comes at the form of personalized abilities to defend themselves. 

It is an asymmetrical horror game which means the whole gameplay element revolves around the player running around the map escaping the killer until the exit opens. If the player manages to escape, they win, if the killer manages to kill them first, it’s game over. 

I would like to focus a lot on the atmosphere surrounding the game to evoke the feeling of dread and impending doom awaiting the player. You are not meant to survive unless you play correctly. There will be an element of fear of course if the player manages to temporarily escape from the killer’s clutches.

How this will work is that I will be making one character controlled by the player which will have stats on the screen showing how much health they have. As for the killer, they will be AI controlled, roaming around the map searching for the player. If they manage to find the player, they will enter attack mode, and try to kill the player, if they succeed, the screen will go red and then turn black with a “try again” screen. The game’s round will take approximately 140 seconds, in the final 80 seconds, an exit will open up on the map where the player must run to it and escape before they get killed. If they escape, they get a “game won” screen. 

The player isn’t totally powerless as stated previously, they will have abilities to defend themselves, like faster running, a double jump and a stun movement that will stun the killer for a few seconds. While the player has only one ability, and that is to attack, if they successfully hit the player, they pause in place for a few seconds, before chasing again.