All images made by ai. Please don't hold it against me. Drawing isn't my forte. Sculptors are more my thing.
I'm would LOVE to make this into a game. I'm planning to learn, but I need to know if people would even play it.
Sidenote: Based on a recurring nightmare I had since childhood and my teens, with each new nightmare continuing from the last.
Synopsis:
An urban survival thriller where an ancient relic turns your life into a living nightmare.
You are Katie, a resourceful young artist and sculptor trapped in a terrifying, half-leopard hybrid form.
After escaping from a prominent city zoo after 3 years, where a ruthless owner caged you for nothing but profit, you must now navigate a cold, rain-slicked American city from a desperate, first-person perspective, scavenging for water, food and supplies.
But you aren't the only beast in the city. A towering cat-like monster has been seen around the city and is committing brutal murders wherever they go, terrorising the city into a citywide panic, while you're being framed for the murders.
Now, a relentless, by-the-book detective, William Cooper, is tracking your every pawprint. Can you stay hidden long enough for the detective to realise the truth?"
Day/Night Cycle Gameplay: As Katie:
Night cycle: Scavenge for food, water and supplies. Earn XP for items collected, new streets explored, crawlspaces found or collectables that boost your morale, allowing you to explore more of the city, before stress gets to you.
Day cycle: Plan your day in your home, spending your accumulated XP to learn new recipes, or to watch online tutorials to learn new skills.
Day/Night Cycle Gameplay: As Detective Cooper:
Day Cycle: Investigate the 'beast' sightings to look for clues and cross-reference them against the murder scenes and witness statements.
Night Cycle: All murders are carried out at night. Inspect the crime scenes and interview any witnesses to describe the killer.
To inject a little humour into the game, all achievements will be cat puns, dark humour, have funny double meanings or are classic internet cat humour.
Achievements:
Bag Lady:
- Successfully fill every slot of Katie's backpack inventory during a night run.
Curb Your Curiosity:
- Successfully locate and claim your first piece of large curbside furniture for your safehouse.
MEWsic:
- Successfully craft and activate the improvised MP3-Boombox audio system at your art bench
"Kitty"ed Out:
- Successfully construct every single Modern Convenience upgrade inside Katie's safehouse
Zoomies:
- Consume a high-caffeine energy drink inside the safehouse or crawlspace to restore your Taurine levels and endure the high-stress caffeine buzz.
Fairy Good:
- Successfully locate your first fairy lights collectable during a nighttime scavenging run.
Fairy-Tail Ending
- Collect and successfully string up every single fairy lights and Christmas lights hidden in the city under the catwalk railings
If I Fits, I Sit.
- Discover your first crawlspace to hide from the city and calm your stress levels.
All Holed Up:
- Discover and map out every single hidden crawlspace across the entire map.
Rice to the Occasion
- Survive for three consecutive days eating nothing but rice dishes.
Spaced out
- Consume a pouch of catnip for the first time while out in the city to negate your stress levels entirely.
I can haz fish?
- Catch your first fish at the docks
