Hannutapio
Härkönen

Concept
A mix of real-time survival horror and turn-based roguelike combat. Melee and cast magic at crawling enemies (that move only when you do) and hide from the creatures hunting you. Levels have procedural room layouts.

Post-mortem / design lesson
The two genres end up pulling in opposite directions. The roguelike tactics do not contribute to the anticipation of horror, and the horror encounters break the tactical nature of the game.

Code samples on GitHub

Controls:

Concept
This prototype includes survival horror combat and an unarmed horror section. The combat section experiments with a semi-randomized, but scripted level.

Post-mortem / design lesson
The randomized level system from the roguelike prototype ends up just needlessly complicating things without adding much. The pace of shots in combat is too slow, and the corridors are too long, making players eventually kite & shoot enemies from far away, breaking the intended tension.

Code samples on GitHub