Slay Bells (2019)
Slay Bells (2019)
Current downloads: 50K
A Christmas-themed survival horror game inspired by 80's slasher movies and PS1 horror games.
Noteable Features• Large, detailed maps• Non-linear level design• Intense gameplay• Fight an evil Santa Clause• 5-part YouTube devlog series
A Christmas-themed survival horror game inspired by 80's slasher movies and PS1 horror games.
Noteable Features• Large, detailed maps• Non-linear level design• Intense gameplay• Fight an evil Santa Clause• 5-part YouTube devlog series
Project DifficultiesDue to it's Christmas theme, Slay Bells had to meet it's December 23rd deadline, which only gave me 5 weeks. I made good progress early on but it slowed significantly once I began level design. This was due to the massive amount of asset creation that was required.
My SolutionI made a lot of the assets in a way that they could be reused in a modular fashion. Buildings could be duplicated, rotated and placed somewhere else, npcs could be reskinned and used elsewhere. Everything didn't need to be unique. This meant that progress was expenential and I was able to get the game released on time.
My SolutionI made a lot of the assets in a way that they could be reused in a modular fashion. Buildings could be duplicated, rotated and placed somewhere else, npcs could be reskinned and used elsewhere. Everything didn't need to be unique. This meant that progress was expenential and I was able to get the game released on time.
Strongest AspectThe games marketability is where it stand above anything else I've ever made.
Released around Christmas of 2019, it has become the no.1 most popular game on Itch.io at the same time every year since and has been downloaded almost 50,000 times!
It's been covered by Bloody Disgusting, Dread XP and Screenrant as has been played by the likes of Markiplier, Kubz Scouts and berleezy, receiving millions of YouTube views.
Released around Christmas of 2019, it has become the no.1 most popular game on Itch.io at the same time every year since and has been downloaded almost 50,000 times!
It's been covered by Bloody Disgusting, Dread XP and Screenrant as has been played by the likes of Markiplier, Kubz Scouts and berleezy, receiving millions of YouTube views.