Year end - Some reflection time

 I did not notice but I haven't updated this blog for quite some time, but I posted videos in YouTube every week without fail. I made quite a lot of progress this year by creating a new level editor and also started a new dialogue system, I had quite a lot of troubles with these two areas since my previous editor was too customized to a specific game, now it is more generic, and the dialogue system, I wanted to display text and tell a story in my games, but without it, it was quite cumbersome and took a lot of time to implement stories into my games, so I did not add much story to any of my games because of that. My new game Kung Fu Clairvoyance will solve those 2 issues with a new map editor and a dialogue system that I can re-use in any future games, with those two tools I am expecting to develop faster.

This year I made 3 games, but didn't finish any of them due to different reasons, a card game that became quite difficult to make it fun, I still want to complete it, and with the dialogue system I think I can add all the missing part to it, next is a factory type of game, I got it mostly working but I needed to tell the story of the game, so again, the dialogue system will help me solve that, once I finish Kung Fu Clairvoyance in the first part of the year I should be able to move back to my other 2 games and finish them, it took quite a lot of time this year to make any progress, since I was not a full time game developer as I was two years ago I lacked the time and strength to finish all in just the few hours I had every day. 

If you are following me in YouTube , Twitter or other social media places, thanks again! hopefully I can post more next year! but no promises yet, at least new games will come up for sure.

Wish you a happy new year and enjoy holidays, 2025 will be a better year with many new releases and new projects in mind.

Highway burnout! released

 Finally the last game of the year has been released, Highway Burnout!

You can download it from  https://mysticriver.itch.io/highway-burnout 

​A high speed action 2d car game, race against time to defeat a terrorist organization that is trying to use a nuclear bomb, reach and destroy the last truck carrying the bomb before it detonates, you only have 30 minutes to get there. For that upgrade your car on the way with new weapons, and car enhancements for the ultimate killing machine.

Castaway card survivor game

My next game is going to be a card game about surviving in a deserted island, you just got there but do not recall much of your previous life, you just woke up in the beach under a hot sun and you will need to find a way to survive and find a way to return back to civilization by building tools and a ship.

Explore the island, find resources as cards and build your way out, check my video in my Youtube channel and how you play the game.

 

There will be around 100 cards to play with, and I at around 50% of the game development now, expecting to finish it this month.

The Last Mob Witness Remastered

 This week The Last Mob Witness remastered has been released.

The game had quite many enhancements including a 2.5D view of the background levels and pixel art animation of all characters, some minor game adjustments and you can also kick your enemies.

Here are some of the in-game screenshots! and as usual you will be able to download it for free from my page at itch.io

Check my main page for the download link!

 

 

 

The Last Mob Witness - Fast gun + Beat-em up

 This week I am working on the final level of the game, after it is finished tomorrow I will play test the whole game.

This is a screenshot of the subway level.

Added also a some new actions like taking cover by using your enemies and stab them when on the floor for maximum damage. Next video will show all the details as well as the link for the download of the game!

The Last Mob Witness - Fast gun + Beat-em up

 

What is this game?
The Last Mob Witness is a single player gun and beat-em up game, fast action game with guns and if no guns beat them with whatever you can get on hand including knives, swords, pipes, and many other things, ran out of bullets, throw your weapon to knock them out!

You are the last witness against the crime boss, and you need to reach the court room to testity against him, no one will help you now since there is a kill contract established by the organized crime awarding $10 million to who ever kill you.

Run and move fast before others find you, the only safe place is court, trust no one until you reach there.

History
I was excited a few years ago when I watched John Wick's movies and I heard about John Wick's game, but I was disappointed when I found it is a tactical strategy game, I wanted to play a fast action game like in the movie, and since I was not able to find one, I started mine now.

Gameplay goals
I wanted the following actions to be allowed in game
- Take cover behind objects or walls

- Shoot a wide variety of guns and have limited ammo
- Reload your guns if you earn or have clips 

- If no ammo, or at any time, you can choose to throw your weapon to the enemy to knock them down to the floor giving time to you to decide your next action

- Use knives, swords and other things to hit your enemies

- Throw your weapons, knives, swords, anything you can grab

  

- Counter their punches and disarm your enemies in close combat
- Grab them and throw them to the floor

- Punch enemies if no weapons
- Enemies will also have to reload and have limited ammo
- Cover with your suit since it is like an armor until you loose the protection

- Free flow punching


Development
This is my 3rd game that will be released this year, and it will take me a little bit more than one month to complete it, you will be able to download it for free. I developed all the art / animations in a very limited time and budget.

I'm starting this devlog almost at the end of development which started just 3 weeks ago!. I reached alpha version now, and adding more levels for the release with 5 levels planned for this game, expecting to finish polish of the game this weekend.
I am planning a better version of the same game with better character sprites for next month.


Devlog
Most of my development is shown in YouTube, please consider following me, I will really appreciate your support!. More to come soon! Feel free to ask questions at any time.

Announcement trailer - 

 

Follow up - I made a level editor : 

Loot Rat has been released!

 Just a little bit more than a month ago I started this game, and now, you can play it , download it from https://mysticriver.itch.io/ totally free.

 You play as a Loot Rat, roll dice and complete requirements from cards to get loot!, then assign loot to the enemies of the hero so once dead the hero will get those loot items, help the hero complete the quest and save the world!.