Symbiosis
SYMBIOSIS
Creating life: it's a messy business.
Symbiosis is an under-the-microscope top-down roguelike shooter, where you take the role of a pair of biologists attempting to create viable new life.
You'll start with one inert host body to combine with one dangerous parasite, then begin your experiment. With your help, the symbiote will try to make its way through four increasingly difficult environments, defeating its competitors to prove itself as the strongest life in the petri dish.
If your symbiote dies, the experiment's over, but with enough success you'll gain the funding to unlock a greater range of hosts and symbiotes. Can you find the right combination to defeat the Alpha Symbiote?
GENERAL CONTROLS
Mouse: Point
Left Click: Shoot
Right Click: Host Ability
(Settings are in the top left hand corner of the Game)
HOSTS
You'll only start with one host and one parasite, but it won't take long before you unlock them all. Keep playing to find the best combination!
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Design & Narrative - SpadgersHat
Lead Programmer - Brick Wall Games
Art & Programming - Snacks1483
Art - xc00ki3punch3rx
Music & SFX - Reybleton
Created in 7 days for the Brackeys 2021.1 Game Jam
Theme: Stronger Together
Development log
- Symbiosis (Post Jam Update)Mar 07, 2021
Comments
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Really like the 8-Bit style, the text sfx and slow-text appearance is really nice. SFX and art is very nice, really nice feel to it and clear that a lot of thought and polish has gone into this. I really like it and I like the variety, great work!
Still no downloadable version? :(
It's on the way, i'll get it done by Friday! I just wanted to focus on getting all the improvements and fixes in first.
Looking forward to it. Im glad you're still working on this, the game has a really cool concept.
really fun game! I just wish it was a bit more difficult to make second runs more interesting. Other than that, I love it :)
took me some time to figure out that you can test your character in the character creation menu (and also that the fourth host is the easiest to control imo)
All in all this game is quite fun to play and the soundtrack just carries me away every single time I start a new run [^-^]
Thanks man! I really wanted to experiment with the controls in this game. I thought if they were all the same players would get bored quickly, making the 4th unlock the easiest might not have been my best idea.
Can we get a desktop version? Also, please keep working on this project the game is really cool!
Thank you!
I'm going to do a post jam update with a bunch of bug fixes, i'll upload a desktop version then. I can't change any download settings until the jam is over sadly. PLease subscribe to my itch for further updates!
This is amazing! I loved playing this game, i really like the concept and the art, everything about this game is amazing, some of the movement is weird and i know thats the point of it but it is offputting at times, its still a great game none the less, keep up the good work!!
Thanks so much! Great feedback! Yeah, it'll take you a bit of getting used to, but each host has its own strength. I've completed the game with each, now, but you have to make your choices carefully!
https://mazzs-games.itch.io/all-for-one Here is an entry to which I contributed through the artistic side, I hope you can find the the time in your day to give it a review! Have a good day! :))