projectile-based deckbuilding videogame

a game pitch by ashley wrenn

the concept

singleplayer (non turn based) semi-open world roguelike deckbuilding videogame !

that’s a lot of words

• singleplayer runs
• 2d art style
• procedurally generated biomes
• real time combat

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real-time in world combat

• player has a hand of cards readily available to them while walking through the open world
• there is no separate battle scene- combat with enemies happens in the world in real time, like in Minecraft or Legend of Zelda BOTW
• cards can be used in two ways
• cards have written text that can have an immediate or lasting effect on the world, for example “summon 3 snakes” or “ocean enemies get -5 attack”
• each card ALSO has a projectile effect that is triggered if the card is thrown at an enemy, for example lighting an enemy on fire or rooting an enemy in place
• enemies attack in real time so the player needs to continuously be playing/throwing cards

deckbuilding

• gain cards through exploration/combat
• different cards are available in different biomes, you can stay in areas to focus on certain types of cards
• your deck can *and should* be changed freely at rest sites to adapt to your current strategy, certain cards will be better for certain areas

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scope

• 3-4 small biomes
• different biomes have different types of enemies and allow the player to find different types of cards
• procedurally generated
• biomes spawn off of each other and bleed into each other
• reasonably sized game map (~15 connected screens, depends on scope)
• stronger enemies/bosses can be summoned in certain locations
• ~50 cards (or 8-10 per biome and a 20 card ‘base set’)

(examples of biome generation from Minecraft and RotMG)

screen size

game loop

artstyle

i haven’t decided on an aesthetic i want for the game yet and would be open to exploring that with any artists interested! i thought it might be cool if the cards had like a bright and colorful street art/marker type style to them like they were physically drawn onto the card but each biome could also have its own artstyle *cough* SPIDERVERSE *cough*

needed roles

• programmers
• 2d artists (primarily character/enemy artists and animators)
• mechanics/system designers
• another producer
• sound designers and musicians
• writers

thanks for watching :)

if you have any interest in joining the team or want to hear more about the idea, feel free to dm me @pinkpi on discord !

hi :)

my name is ashley (they/she)

• producer
• designer
• artist

card game experience

• worked as a card designer on

magic: the gathering

• i literally only think about card games

BONUS: random card game ideas :)

• item cards are physical objects on the map (like a lantern or a plant) and can be picked up to be added to the deck or placed down from the deck
• cards can have lasting effects on the map or duration based effects
• cards can have uses in combat or outside of combat

projectile-based deckbuilding videogame

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• singleplayer semi-open world roguelike deckbuilding videogame, with real time combat where cards can be used either for their written effect or as projectiles
• procedurally generated open world (~15 connected screens, depends on scope)
• PC game coded in either Unity or Godot depending on programmer preference
• Some challenges could be the scope of the project, since procedural generation can be very complicated
• Looking for all roles, primarily programmers (2-4)

if you have any interest in joining the team or want to hear more about the idea, feel free to dm me @pinkpi on discord!

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full pitch