Strange Galactic Friends

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High Concept ​

01. High Concept ​

The game is a local Coop-Puzzle-Platformer, which plays in a futuristic setting. To collect fragments of the destroyed spacecraft, the players need to solve puzzles by changing gravity and interacting with objects (e.g. movable boxes/ pressure plates). Enemies appear, which are only vulnerable to certain abilities, which one of the players possess.

02. Player's role and their importance ​

  • Finding the way back to your spacecraft
  • Find collectables in each level to rebuild your spacecraft

03. Avatar ​

  • Two of the Phaser Brand Mascot entities as player characters (modified)
    1. Slime Alien
    2. Laser Phaser Alien

04. Nature of the Gameplay ​

  • Cohesion of two players who try to solve specific problems alone, to solve general problems as a team
  • Players have to face different enemies (every 30 to 60 seconds) while solving tasks

05. Interaction Model ​

  • Players can interact through avatars with puzzle elements by pushing and pulling items, triggering buttons, stepping on pressure plates and shoot their laser phaser
  • Players can interact through avatars to pick up collectibles for rebuilding the spacecraft
  • Both Players can switch gravity by pressing a specific button on their keyboard at the same time

06. Camera Model / View changes ​

  • Each player will be followed by their camera.

  • That's why each player uses their own screen and keyboard.

  • 2-dimensional side view

  • Every player sees his own avatar on the ground side of the game and the other one up-side-down on the ceiling.

07. Game-Genre ​

  • Science-Fiction (characters = Aliens, device to switch gravity)

08. Game Type (Coop/Competitive, Device local /Network) ​

  • Coop Multiplayer
  • Players use different machines and separate controls (keyboards)

09. Target / Distinguishing features ​

  • Target Audience: bored students in lectures, Couch-Coop-Enthusiasts and Fans of party or couple games
  • Creative tasks to solve on your own to solve big tasks as a team
  • Builds up team abilities

10. Platform ​

  • PC/Laptop

11. Game Setting/Location ​

  • Planet which the spacecraft has crashed on

12. Game Type (Levels/Open World , Victory Conditions) ​

  • Multiple Levels; To complete a level, players need to pick up the collectible (spacecraft-part) and open the pathway to the next level

13. Story ​

  • Alien Spacecraft has crashed on a planet, the aliens getting up after the crash discovered that their ship is broken. While trying to find parts to fix the ship, they notice the creatures inhabiting the planet aren't friendly.