Sketch of Si by Titas~!

I'm noodling around with making a funny ecchi roguelike game in UE5! Right now, I've got some of the basic combat implemented (shoot cubes) and a basic dialogue system, using the excellent Not Yet dialogue plugin https://github.com/NotYetGames/DlgSystem

https://youtu.be/VT1smt-ReEQ https://youtu.be/P_nurzD-sX8

The general vibe of the game is mostly inspired by games like Nuclear Throne and Risk of Rain 1/2, with the core mechanic being instead of switching weapons you switch between your selected party members that use their own mechanics, while also building connections with the characters as you progress.

Hades feels like an obvious comparasion, though I only started playing it after concepting this game because I wanted to see a fully realized version of this kind of game. It's quite good at it, and has given me a lot to chew on.

In the combat testing you can see the blue meter is the shared resources for the partys special attacks, the idea being you swap out the characters depending on the situation. Generally speaking, I want the combat stuff to be fairly light and easy to grasp, and the 'run' will include a lot of dialogue scenes and events rather than just being straight combat.

The meat of the game will be what takes place between each run, the social scenes in the building the game takes place in. I guess the most basic pitch for the game is its a roguelike where you are incentivized to progress further to unlock new romantic/eroge scenes with the party members.

The title (which may change) is taken from the location of the game, a former science building in an old university, now a dormitory for the games cast. The setting is something like a less lethal Stalker... the world being post-change and filled with anomalies, like the strange labyrinth that lies below the science building that forms the structure for the games runs.

I'll share more details about the party members (and protagonist) as I concept/design them, but so far Si (Sisyphus) I've got some sketches down for, which very kindly Titas drew some fanart of. Shes an insane Riamu type little with dual mac 10s. The perfect girl.