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More_Badass · Mar 9, 2015

You can follow its development here:
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=45642.0
http://hopooo.tumblr.com

Free alpha is available to download here:
http://hopoo.itch.io/deadbolt

Grim reapers are commonly displayed as a hooded figure in a scythe, sending people to the afterlife. This was good back in the old days, but today, with the invention of doors with locks and guns, the grim reaper is having a hard time reaping lives. That is where you come in, as the modern day grim reaper, with modern day equipment, ready to kill modern day undead.

Deadbolt is a side-view action shooter made by the same developers of Risk of Rain. The best comparison that I have heard is a mix between Hotline Miami's twitch shooting and over-the-top gore along with Gunpoint's tactical traversing. You just run around and shoot things

The plan is that the more you play, the better arsenal of weapons you have. While you start with a fully loaded gun, the bullets are never enough to clear the whole building; therefore, you have to scavenge the weapons of other enemies, resulting in an almost puzzle-like gameplay of bouncing between different enemies to get ammo to kill the next.

so1337 · Mar 9, 2015

Looks pretty interesting but I don't know how many of these hyperviolent games I can realistically stomach. I do love me some Hotline Miami tough.

Corpekata · Mar 9, 2015

Between this and a couple others really seems like Gunpoint made quite a splash among indie devs.

arts&crafts · Mar 9, 2015

Risk of Rain is sooo good, I want them to make a new one

--R · Mar 9, 2015

I've played it for like... 15 minutes and it's soooo much fun.

More_Badass · Mar 9, 2015

--R said:
I've played it for like... 15 minutes and it's soooo much fun.

Yeah it's really fun. Obviously feels early, but for an alpha, it's polished and enjoyable. I like the little details like how you pulls knives from the knife block. The dev has cool plans for enemies, like vampires being night club owners, each faction having special traits, and a Mordor-esque system where you take out gangs by killing different lieutenants to reach the boss and who you decide to kill affects what kind of reinforcements the boss has

Primethius · Mar 9, 2015

Tried out the Alpha. That was really fun. I'm day one just based off them being Risk of Rain devs.

Ozium · Mar 9, 2015

risk of rain was ballin' so I will buy this just on that fact alone..

IbizaPocholo · Mar 10, 2015

I like it.

RoyaleDuke · Mar 10, 2015

Interesting, so it's basically Rorschach with guns + Gunpoint.

I like it.

Oreoleo · Mar 10, 2015

so1337 said:
Looks pretty interesting but I don't know how many of these hyperviolent games I can realistically stomach. I do love me some Hotline Miami tough.

I don't get these kinds of comments (no offense). These graphics (And HM's) are about as far removed from reality as it gets. To me they are totally benign. Is it really something that affects you? Genuinely curious.

RoyaleDuke said:
Interesting, so it's basically Rorschach with guns + Gunpoint.

I like it.

Good comparison actually. Gunpoint was great

Citizen_Insane · Mar 10, 2015

Looks sick and I love Risk of Rain, but whatever happened to the RoR PS4/Vita versions? I've been waiting so long for that!

sturgboski · Mar 10, 2015

Citizen_Insane said:
Looks sick and I love Risk of Rain, but whatever happened to the RoR PS4/Vita versions? I've been waiting so long for that!

I was about to post the same. Was so excited for Risk of Rain on the go.

Finale Fireworker · Mar 10, 2015

Oreoleo said:
I don't get these kinds of comments (no offense). These graphics (And HM's) are about as far removed from reality as it gets. To me they are totally benign. Is it really something that affects you? Genuinely curious.

The extremity of violence is not contingent on realism alone. I would say that, for somebody like the poster you quoted, realism has absolutely nothing to do with it. Violence is violence however it is portrayed. Your sensitivity to it, or lack thereof, is individual.

The act of shooting another unsuspecting person and spraying their blood all over a room is violent and grotesque. Whether it is in words, images, or moving pixels. People just react to different portrayals at different intensities.

Wreck-It Ralph · Mar 10, 2015

I can't get past the part where you have to throw the knife.

More_Badass · Mar 10, 2015

Wreck-It Ralph said:
I can't get past the part where you have to throw the knife.

Aim fast and just throw at the enemy's legs. A knife throw kills instantly

Wreck-It Ralph · Mar 10, 2015

More_Badass said:
Aim fast and just throw at the enemy's legs. A knife throw kills instantly

I guess I'm just not fast enough with my mouse, because I tried like five times and couldn't get it. The dude always shoots me by the time I get the camera to stop moving.

TheWorthyEdge · Mar 10, 2015

What was the other game that was like this? A 2D/3D hotline miami game...

BennyBlanco · Mar 10, 2015

HAhah o man. That toilet kill.

Risk of Rain was surprisingly great IMO. I would love a sequel but I have faith they'll make another good game. Sucks that Risk of Rain never got proper match making.

I really hope they bring back the guy who did the OST, because wow he is talented.

MichaelFassbender · Mar 10, 2015

Fuck yeah, I'm on board. These dudes are TALENTED.

More_Badass · Mar 10, 2015

TheWorthyEdge said:
What was the other game that was like this? A 2D/3D hotline miami game...

Not A Hero. That looks faster paced, more arcadey than this

Mechazawa · Mar 10, 2015

Oh yeah. I can fuck with this.

Hope they bring the bad dude who did the Risk of Rain soundtrack back too.

Momentary · Mar 10, 2015

Man... how about give a proper co-op mode on their last game before leaving it behind.

More_Badass · Mar 10, 2015

Rayge said:
Man... how about give a proper co-op mode on their last game before leaving it behind.

The main dev's a college student, so I imagine that might be a factor

inm8num2 · Mar 10, 2015

I enjoyed Risk of Rain but sucked big time at it in the few hours I played. Regardless, looking forward to the devs' follow-up.

Momentary · Mar 10, 2015

More_Badass said:
The dev's a college student, so I imagine that might be a factor

I know that already... I just want to properly play with my friends

OldGangWarily · Apr 22, 2015

Rayge said:
I know that already... I just want to properly play with my friends

They will be graduated this year though! ;D

(He's my brother if you're curious as to why I know this)

MiguelItUp · Apr 22, 2015

I'm surprised I didn't find out about this sooner! Risk of Rain was/is awesome, and I was anxious to see what the devs were going to do next. This definitely has my attention.

More_Badass · Apr 22, 2015

Some new screenshots:

Zombie Kingz gang

WIP Level Editor. Steam Workshop is planned

OldGangWarily said:
They will be graduated this year though! ;D

(He's my brother if you're curious as to why I know this)

Your bro is crazy talented

Armaros · Apr 22, 2015

OldGangWarily said:
They will be graduated this year though! ;D

(He's my brother if you're curious as to why I know this)

Does you brother have plans set for the music?

Risk of rain OST was amazing!

OldGangWarily · Apr 22, 2015

Armaros said:
Does you brother have plans set for the music?

Risk of rain OST was amazing!

I love the OST as well

Somebody actually asked this on his blog so I'll post the response here:

"The idea ive been throwing around in my head is that each faction would have their own corresponding music associated with them (zombies = hip hop, vampires = house, you = jazz etc) but nothing has really started yet in the music front. I think music can really make (or break) a game, so Id like to take a closer look in integrating it with the gameplay this time around."

Here's the link to his tumblr if you're interested.
http://hopooo.tumblr.com/

More_Badass · May 17, 2015

New GIF showing off a new level and new enemies

elfinke · May 17, 2015

Whoah, this is neat. Risk of Rain is great, and Gunpoint is among the greatest, so I'm plenty on board with what is happening here.

Unicorn · May 17, 2015

I liked the few minutes I played. I own risk of rain and gunpoint so I should play those.

More_Badass · Jun 9, 2015

Another GIF of the vampire club

Novocaine · Jun 9, 2015

Does this include the guy who did the RoR OST? Because that was a fucking kickass soundtrack.

Citizen_Insane said:
Looks sick and I love Risk of Rain, but whatever happened to the RoR PS4/Vita versions? I've been waiting so long for that!

Yeah, still want this. Haven't heard anything for a while.

Dog Problems · Jun 10, 2015

Novocaine said:
Does this include the guy who did the RoR OST? Because that was a fucking kickass soundtrack.

Chris Christodoulou. Yeah, I hope they get him to do the soundtrack again. Love his work.

HappehLemons · Jun 10, 2015

Wait, he's making another game but hasn't finished Risk of Rain yet..

Corpekata · Jun 10, 2015

HappehLemons said:
Wait, he's making another game but hasn't finished Risk of Rain yet..

How is it not finished?

Cotrip · Jun 10, 2015

Citizen_Insane said:
Looks sick and I love Risk of Rain, but whatever happened to the RoR PS4/Vita versions? I've been waiting so long for that!

From their twitter, this february:

RK9039 · Jun 10, 2015

Will check the alpha out later, I love Risk of Rain.

HappehLemons said:
Wait, he's making another game but hasn't finished Risk of Rain yet..

It is finished.

HappehLemons · Jun 10, 2015

Corpekata said:
How is it not finished?

RK9039 said:
Will check the alpha out later, I love Risk of Rain.

It is finished.

I play Risk of Rain a good amount with my friends and the game doesn't work online or on LAN properly. Once someone had a framerate drop (Which is bound to happen once the screen gets congested) the games desyncs causing everyone to be looking at different enemy placements making it almost impossible to cooperate.

The game has major compatibility problems with different computer hardware and didn't run a full 60 frames on my gaming laptop, or my i5 macbook air, but on my friends older macbook with lower specs run 60 frames, and on my older XP laptop the game runs a full 60 frames.

Also most importantly to me what happened to the PS4 version?

Coreda · Jun 12, 2015

This is so my type of game. Super tight and full of style for such a small game. Reminded me a bit of Hakaiman. The zombies being drug dealers and watching TV in dives makes so much sense.

Took a classy JIF:

so1337 · Jun 12, 2015

Oreoleo said:
I don't get these kinds of comments (no offense). These graphics (And HM's) are about as far removed from reality as it gets. To me they are totally benign. Is it really something that affects you? Genuinely curious.

I'm a couple of months late, but I'd be remiss to leave your question unanswered. I played a little bit of Deadbolt soon after I made that post.

Deadbolt is benign (and a lot of fun). The world is very playful (zombie gang bangers). It's about as unsettling as a Road Runner cartoon.

If you don't see how a game, in which you bash in the head of a guy whose face gets visibly more bruised and bloody, could elicit some feelings of discomfort, then I don't know what to tell you. Hotline Miami's pixel art is sort of like mosaiced porn. You can't quite make out every little detail but your brain is more than able to fill in the blanks.

More_Badass · Aug 18, 2015

Charon, the ferryman

thetrin · Aug 18, 2015

This looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more of this.

human onion · Aug 18, 2015

Risk of Rain is fantastic, so I'm looking forward to this.

Messofanego · Aug 18, 2015

Coreda said:
This is so my type of game. Super tight and full of style for such a small game. Reminded me a bit of Hakaiman. The zombies being drug dealers and watching TV in dives makes so much sense.

Took a classy JIF:

Hah, awesome! Will have to give this a go sometime.

More_Badass · Jan 5, 2016

Has a Steam page now, slated for Q1 2016
http://store.steampowered.com/app/394970

indigo-cyclops · Jan 5, 2016

Yea I love the look of this. Remember hearing about it, going to check out the alpha.

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