WARNING: Controller is required to play. The game has no audio implementation to date

🌌 The Game 

“Specularity” is a 2D top-down shooter game where the player controls 2 characters that move, act and shoot in specular opposite ways at all times, making for a convoluted and confusing yet elegant experience.

The concept was created for the Game Design 3 Course at Howest DAE and the prompt was "One enemy only" and "Keep it alive".


🌌 Story 

“Souls wander across this dimension, hoping to find a way out, seeking a means to finally exist in the real world.

By wandering around looking for a way out of this limbo, another lost soul found itself chained to your image.

A reciprocal link influences your twin fates, and it’s up to you to save both to achieve existence.”


🎮 Controls

The game is only playable with Controller:

  • R1 / Right Bum
  • per : shoot
  • Left Stick: move 
  • Right Stick: Aim


👤 Credits

All credits to Giorgio Allotta.

Special thanks to: 
Andrea Rigacci who helped with the math.

Download

Download
Specularity 24 MB

Install instructions

  • Download
  • Unzip the folder
  • Open and double click SpecularGame.exe to start the game

Comments

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I like how the symmetry point moves in later levels, makes it really interesting how the movement of your clone is affected.

Nice concept, good job!