A downloadable game

Story

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic terraformed earth where humans have been dominated by a superior alien species, the Grobb. The Grobbs pit poorly humans against each other in this morbid competition for their amusement. Winner takes all in this 1 on 1 fight to the death.

Scope

Abyssal Mayhem is a 3D multiplayer PC strategy first person shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, where players are pitted against one another in a series of strategic battles through 2 game modes. 

Infinite Spawn 

  • Players will spawn with an assault rifle with infinite ammo to kill monsters that spawn in their own arenas. 
  • Each monster kill will spawn the same monster in their opponent’s arena.
  • Players will play by levels and the level will be declared completed when a quota for the number of monsters killed is reached.
  • There will be power ups and better equipment lying around the map and players may acquire them by roaming around.

Snipe to win(In Development)

  • Players will spawn with an assault rifle with infinite ammo to kill monsters that spawn in their own arenas. 
  • Each kill entitles them to an orbital strike which can destroy a part of their opponent’s map grid. 
  • Better equipment and power ups can be obtained through roaming their own arenas to aid them in their battle for survival.

Current Progress 

Overall :

  • Game Main Menu 
  • Game Guide 
  • Options Menu (only with sound slider bar)
  • In-game Chat

 

Infinite Spawn : 

  • Full Map Design
  • Player UI 
  • Difficulty levels system
  • 5 Weapons with varying damage systems 
    • Assault Rifle : Shoots projectile bullets that damage single targets.
    • Shotgun: Shoots 5 bullets in a spread that does maximum damage to close range targets
    • Laser Weapon : Shoots piercing beams that damage multiple targets but is blocked by walls.
    • Rocket Launcher : Shoots an explosive round that knocks back and damages enemies within a spherical shape.
    • Juggernaut's Weapon : Shoots multiple projectiles that damage single targets with a higher rate of fire than the Assault Rifle. 
  • 4 Power Up Orbs
    • Extra Life : Grants players an additional bar of health.
    • Invincibility : Increases player’s rate of fire on their weapon and clearly outlines and highlights enemies for them.
    • Paranoia : Periodically blinds the opponent’s screen after warning them of the imminent danger.
    • Juggernaut Spawner : Spawns an additional Juggernaut enemy on the enemy’s map.
  • 5 Enemies with varying attacking patterns 
    • Walker : Melee attacker walks towards player.
    • Juggernaut : Minigun equipped enemy that flies towards the player.
    • Assassin : Sniper equipped enemy that spawns on towers and traces the player's movement before shooting.
    • Juggernaut Boss : Larger version of Juggernaut but with homing missiles with Area Of Effect damage.
    • Assassin Boss : Larger version of Assassin with a sniper that deals more damage.

Snipe to Win : In Development

Check out our Github public repository for more information about the game: 

https://github.com/Arif-Khalid/Abyssal-Mayhem

Download

Download
Abyssal Mayhem.zip 124 MB

Install instructions

In order to experience the full game you will need 2 players

Both players need to have steam client downloaded and installed on their device as this is how the networking is achieved through steam API

To play the game designate one player to be the host and the other to be the client that connects to the host through their steam friends list and thus players have to be steam friends with each other.

For the host

  1. Download the full zip file and extract it to a local directory
  2. Start the steam client on your device
  3. Launch the Abyssal Mayhem executable from the folders
  4. Enter Infinite Spawn using the play infinite spawn button and select your desired difficulty
  5. Explore the map and kill monsters while waiting for your friend to join you

For the client

  1. Follow steps 1-3 of the host instructions such that you are now in the main menu of abyssal mayhem
  2. Find the host on your steam friends list and join his game
  3. Upon joining the host the game will start for both the client and the host! Have fun!

P.S. Since the game is not officially registered on steam it takes the default app ID of Spacewar and will show both players playing Spacewar on steam.

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