This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '2d, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/2d/in-development/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '2d, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '2d, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/2d/in-development/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Harmonic Convergence (working title) Enter a world of beautiful graphics, hypnotic music, and addictive gameplay.

Harmonic Convergence blends these elements together into an unforgettable
experience that will have you losing track of time trying to outdo your last
top score, and get one skin further.

Harmonic Convergence features sixteen skins from some of the most talented
artists and musicians in the industry. Each skin transports you to a new and
unique little world. Bear witness to an ancient rite in "Ritual". Get your
mouth watering for some delicious watermelon on a hot summer day in
"Fruit Salad". Fly through space and watch the wonders of the universe unfold
before your eyes in "Asteroid". These, and many more await!
]]> 19 Nov 2006 11:59:39 Solar Asylum A third person space adventure with extensive multiplayer modes. Tons of customization with numerous gameplay types, ships, weapons, and items as well as detailed stat tracking. There is also an incomplete single player adventure with increasingly difficult AI and customizable ship upgrades.
]]> 20 Nov 2006 10:17:11 ED
]]> 28 Nov 2006 02:28:18 Orchard Street Until I write out a good description, you can see a quick introduction here.

From that:
The entire game takes place inside of a young boy's diorama... All of the enemies are placed, meticulously & quickly by the hand of this creative young lad, which you may have seen in some screenshots.
]]> 06 Dec 2006 06:49:06 Blitz Blox A furious block-dropping game that pits you against your opponent on the same playing field. Defend your blocks, attack your enemy's blocks. Make use of special blocks to turn the tables. Play against calculating AI or against another player

Developer: Blade Edge Software
]]> 15 Dec 2006 02:02:43 Galaxy Conquest Take over the galaxy, fighting for space against as many as 4 players, human and computer. Place your planets to take over your opponent's systems to win in one of 4 main modes of gameplay. Watch out also for hidden special systems, which can both hinder and facilitate your path to utter conquest

Developer: Blade Edge Software
]]> 15 Dec 2006 02:53:03 Conflict: Online Conflict: Online is a 2D, top-down online shooter. The game is based on inspiration from game's such as America's Army, Soldat, Unreal Tournament, and Counter-Strike. The final version will allow account creation/management, experience/honour levels, training missions, a map editor, and many cool gameplay types (such as classics like Deathmatch and Capture the Flag, as well as unique game types like Give & Take and Bully).
]]> 20 Dec 2006 06:39:11 VectorBlast VectorBlast is a single player arcade style space shooting game which borrows entertaining concepts from a number of memorable classics. Although the game is of RETRO nature, the playability, audio and visuals are more modern by design.

-Features-

Single Player game
Gamepad support including Xbox360 controller
Six stages with giant boss encounters
Skill Reward system (unlockables)
Unique scoring and multiplier system
Online Leaderboard system
PC and MAC compatible
Vectorblast is powered by Garage Games Torque Game Builder.
]]> 25 Dec 2006 12:29:07 Stuck in Space Stuck in Space is a fast paced, 2D, role playing strategy game based in space. In the middle of combat your ship was destroyed, leaving you with only an escape pod and your life, just. You crash down on a planet where you meet a friend also involved in the fight, They provide you with food and shelter, from their damaged ship. From the two damaged ships, you cobble together a working one, your the captain and your friend is the first mate. Your mission is to gradually gain supporters and allys and eventually take over the entire galaxy.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 09:11:31 Halo: Alpha This is a game i decided to make because i like playing Halo 2 via LAN, and wanted to translate that into 2d. Its a work in progress, so dont be surprised to see some small bugs here and there.
]]> 06 Jan 2007 10:02:36 Nuttz Welcome to Wonderful Woodland, squirrel! Maybe there aren't any nutts left so you can gather them for winter, but your neighbour sure has lots of them. You never really liked him, did you? Take his nutts and add them to your stash!

Nuttz is a game for two players, based on Capture The Flag. Each player controls one of insanely-quick squirrels and tries to run over to his opponents base (middle hollows), steal the nut, and stash it in his own base. You can only carry one nut at a time. If you stomp the enemy mario-like, he will be immobilized for 1 second, and will lose the nut he was carrying. From time to time, like in every normal forest, on middle-top platform spawns magical FreezeGem, which will immobilize your opponent for 5 seconds, he will not lose the nut however. You can use bottom and top hollows for quick transfers between levels. First player to get 10 nuts wins. You see amount of nuts in player1 and player2 bases in top left and top right corners respectively.

Blah Blah. Game is still in development (one reason why it's insanely fast is no framerate independency ;)). Want to add 1 or 2 more features, and then eventually totally rewrite code cause it's fugly. Nevertheless, it plays nice on my comp, and that's all that matters, right?
]]> 17 Jan 2007 04:45:54 Zider Game Engine The Zider game engine is a 2D/3D hybrid game engine focusing on 2D side scrolling, and top down game play styles.

There is a game in the planning stages that will use the Zider engine called "LOTP: Heroes" (Title might change)
]]> 23 Jan 2007 12:38:39 Fowl Prowl Fowl Prowl is an addictive single player game that marries themes from duck hunt and big game hunter into a brilliant masterpiece.

Players will choose from three available hunters and four weapons. Each hunter has a preferred weapon so aiming and speed are always combining for different skill and techniques.

Travel across the globe hunting fowls, but don't shoot their babies, or you might get a visit from the local authorities.

COMING SOON
]]> 27 Jan 2007 01:11:16 Sun Age SunAge is a new breed -oldschool- 2D RTS with revolutionary graphics and supersmooth balanced gameplay, while being playable on a vast range of PCs. The game will include the full set of a singleplayer campaign, skirmish as well as multiplayer battles (LAN & online).

SunAge runs on an indie developed engine that had been in development in-house at Vienna based Vertex4 for some time; recently the transfer to Direct X 9 has been made, resulting in better looking environments and vastly improved effects.
]]> 30 Jan 2007 06:25:37 And Yet It Moves And Yet It Moves is basically a mixture between a jump and run and a puzzle game, with the extra ability to rotate the world. The player can run left, right and jump, but can also turn the world clockwise and counterclockwise by 90 degrees. When this happens physics works the following way: as soon as rotation starts all objects get frozen and after rotation objects continue to move with their velocities (direction and speed) they had before. With this ability you can move objects and yourself but also need to keep orientation and watch out for dangerous situations. Don't worry though, your made out of paper so you can die as often as you want to.
The overall goal is to get through this collage of ripped paper. And if your quick - and don´t die too often - you might get into the highscore list.
This is a gameconcept for a mediainformatics course held by the igw at Vienna University of Technology. We made two levels that show different aspects of how actual gameplay could be like. The first level - the cave - is more jump and run style and is an easy one where you can practice and improve your rotation skills. The second one - the jungle - is an advanced level with more sophisticated puzzles. To solve them you have to apply the physical consequences of rotating the world to the player and other objects simultaneously.
]]> 30 Jan 2007 03:14:44 Battle Zone Name: Battle Zone
Size 2MB
Genre: Top Down Shooter
Made with: Game Maker 6.1 (http://www.gamemaker.nl)
Price: Free

Currently Features:
~2 working missions
~3 Weapons
~Some Simple AI
~Original Music and Graphics
~Working lighting Engine (by Shadow Yoshi)

Press F1 in game for more info, only Campaign currently works.
]]> 31 Jan 2007 01:33:22 Xero In Much of the game is still in discussion. However, in it's simplest form the game is an evolution of the 'top-view shooter' genre.
]]> 07 Feb 2007 12:12:15 Shopper Rush You desperately want the new hot gadget and you're ready to do whatever it takes to get it. However, you share the same thought with over a thousand other people!

Shopper Rush is a 2D game in where you control a single character in a sea of AI players. Some levels will throw over 1200 AI players at you at the same time and your job is to get from one side of the shopping mall to the other, and be one of the 30 first customers in order to get your long-awaited gadget.

You also have a couple of tricks in order to get there before everyone else does. You can bump into people so they'll fall, you can push tables and other objects in their way, sprint past them or even spin around and make everyone around you fall. Great if you're stuck somewhere!

The basic game mechanics are based on group behavior and flow dynamics. For example; If 100 people are rushing to the stairs, chances are that it will clog up and you're probably better of taking the slightly longer route around it.

The game is a 5 week project at the University Of Skövde and deadline for the game is February the 16:th. It is also participating in the Swedish Game Awards.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 04:55:54 OZ game Platform game with:
4 worlds and 3 level + 1 boss per world.
The objetive of each map is collect flowers and find exit.
Now the game is in development and no have public demo.
]]> 10 Feb 2007 08:05:18 VoiD.net

- What is it?

VoiD.net is a 2D platformer that tries to take advantage of current technology for revisiting and expanding the platformer genre. It's being developed with Blitzmax.

- What is it... not?


  • It's not retro or a remake. No "classic" control or feel.
  • It's not all about jumping down on enemies and collecting coins or rings. No random items floating around. It tries to make the player feel inside a (somewhat) coherent world.
  • The objective of the game is not get to the end of the level to find out the princess is in another castle. As the story develops, the player will have to adapt to each plot-driven situation.
  • There's no destined all-good hero trying to save the world. You control a group of characters that have their personalities, lives, and motivations.

Note: I love oldies like Mario Bros and Sonic! - It's not that they're not great games, but this game isn't aiming at that!

- Features?

At this point you'll have figured out VoiD.net has a big adventure component, and this heavily influences the gameplay. It has some RPG aspects (character levelling, skills / "magic") and even tactical wargame or fighting games ones.
Let's say I try to mix what I liked most of each (2D) genre into a platformer. This is the result:


  • High-res 32bit, hardware accelerated graphics (supporting OpenGL & DirectX currently; probly DX support will be discontinued).
  • VoiD Engine scripting language for developing customizable campaigns.
  • Deep immersion in the sci-fi world of Void through ingame narrative, playable cutscenes, "alive" game maps and npcs...
  • Up to 5 selectable characters at the same time in the player party.
  • Fast paced control system, designed for heavy action scenes.
  • Vehicles, some controlable by the player.
  • Levelling system for characters. Character classes & subclasses, skills (including some kind of magic), buyable equipment, award system a la Tactics Ogre...
  • Fluid character animation, thanks to VoiD Engine 2D Skeletal Animation System.
  • Ambient, weather and cinematic effects (graphic effects via shaders, when available).
  • Lots of developer love :)

- Personal note

I've been into development (on my own) for more than 2 years, and I know I still have long ways to go. The game has evolved a lot since its first form and has become somewhat complex.
This may sound crazy for just one dev, but I have my reasons. It's a very personal project, because I see it as my "ultimate freeware game" before starting to think more... commercial.

If you have any comment, ... well, just leave it, or mail me or whatever you want!

Void does not forgive.
]]> 11 Feb 2007 12:38:40 Aquaria Lonely, restless Naija has spent her entire life wrestling with questions about her identity. We join her as she takes her first steps away from the comfort of home and into new, potentially dangerous waters. Through exploration and magical combat, Naija will unearth the history of Aquaria and connect with beings lost in the depths of time. On the search to discover the fate of her people, her destiny and that of Aquaria's will be forever altered.
]]> 12 Feb 2007 05:49:13 The Avenge This really simple game based on a few warriors, wizards, archers, and paladins set out to avenge there alleged kings death, King Ferdinand of Seria. Your the main character and you set out to accomplish quests to complete the tasks at hand. This game is a bit like the classic Zelda games, gameplay wise. Its all 2D and midi music, which adds to the classic environment. Come join us in the world of Severty.
]]> 25 Feb 2007 10:46:35 Sparks

This game is currently under development


Sparks is a 2D Space shoot em up game filled with action.

You are a spaceship that can move around and aim at 360 degrees.

The game have two game modes:
Arcade Mode (currently under development)
Time Challenge (not yet added)

In Arcade Mode, you play through the game and try to complete each level, or swarm. The game is over once you either run out of lives, or you finish the last level.

In Time Challenge, you play through the game like in Arcade Mode. If you die before you finish the last level, you will not be ranked in the highscore.

You will be able to view an online highscore list. In Arcade Mode you will be ranked by Score, Completed levels.
In Time Challenge you will be ranked by how long time you used before completing the game.
]]> 26 Feb 2007 06:34:11 Last Alarm Last Alarm is a visually stunning 2d vertically scrolling shooter that challenges the player in his Arrow prototype fighter to escape the ARGUS complex, a computer AI that has assumed control of the solar system. The player will travel through the galaxy fighting off the ARGUS systems' agents to reach station IO and survive to free humanity another day.
]]> 28 Feb 2007 08:17:57 Gesundheit! Help an allergic pig save a city from snot-eating monsters using a clever combination of brains and boogers.

While keeping out of sight, you must lure your enemies through each single-screen level with your delicious nasal discharges. Objects scattered around town provide your pig with different ways of solving each puzzle. Control is simple and intuitive, requiring only a two-button mouse.
]]> 13 Mar 2007 12:32:37 Phase Pong

This game is currently under development

Features C++, DirectX 9.0, XACT, AI, and BOIDS

Phase Pong is a pong clone I am currently developing. It will Eventually have all of the gameplay you would expect from a pong clone, along with some special features that will take this classic game to the next level.
]]> 04 Apr 2007 09:18:18 The Outcast This is an alternative implementation of a client that uses Tibia protocol. Tibia is a MMORPG developed by a company called Cipsoft; this client contains no Cipsoft code, and is in active development
]]> 22 May 2007 08:34:26 Solar Warriors Had to make a remake of an arcade game to test my C++ skills
Ended up with this game .

Note that this is a school exercise . Not a full game . (however it's a game)

1-2 players
5 weapons
optional jetpack
1 Teamdeatchmatch level
1 Bonus map

Contains graphics from the original Xain'd Sleena(Taito) and WonderBoy(SEGA)
(And some sounds from other games)

Enjoy!

Some of the keyboard buttons are mapped to debugging features , press them again to turn off what you turned on :)
]]> 25 May 2007 07:35:30 Snowball Fight! Hit your opponents with snowballs while avoiding being hit yourself. Pick up Power Ups for special (temporary) abilities. Play against your friends and computer players.
]]> 23 Jun 2007 02:01:50 Shatterd Dreams Shattered Dreams is a 2D online game developed as an individual project by only a couple of people in their free time. It is currently in development.
]]> 02 Jul 2007 11:35:51 Moonlander
]]> 03 Dec 2007 08:40:41 lila dreams
]]> 01 May 2008 05:42:17 Air Roar SDL
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