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Kain Shepard edited this page Aug 12, 2022 · 21 revisions

Welcome to the Sci-fi Exploration Game wiki

Summary

A short hike meets Prey

Aesthetic: simple graphics, wacky, fantastical, sometimes spooky

  • Easier to suspend disbelief
  • Easier to write for
  • Easier to make art for

Gameplay: Exploration, Traversal, Discovery like a short hike

  • Traversal mechanics and minigames
  • tight pacing to make sure the player never gets bored
  • clear goals to make sure players don't feel stuck

Levels: Immersive sim level design with a focus on exploration instead of combat

  • Environmental Storytelling
  • A place that feels lived in
  • Finding the balance of getting lost but not getting overwhelmed
  • Metroidvania-ish like Prey and Control

Story:

  • Firewatch made sure you were taking part in the story instead of just revealing was previously happened. You were causing things and things were happening to you

References

  • Gameplay
  • Environment/Level Design
    • JazzPunk
    • prey
      • big hub world connecting a several smaller, more goal oriented hub world
    • dishonored
    • Bioshock
    • portal
    • control
    • close to the sun
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
    • Hitman?
    • rime?
    • Malls?
    • Theme parks
      • ["Everything I learned about Level Design, I Learned from Disneyland" Scott Rogers, Walt Disney
      • tom sawyer finding treasure with little stories
      • Fun little interactive things that don't serve the plot but add world building
      • Toon town
    • Meow Wolf
    • Greg Girard
  • Story
    • JazzPunk
    • gone home
    • what remains of Edith finch
    • firewatch
    • Tacoma
  • Aesthetic
  • Tonally Chaotic
    • JazzPunk
    • Keeping contrasting tones separate is generally the way to go
    • But you can use dissonance to your advantage
    • Yakuza
    • Disco Elysium
    • Pyre?
    • Borderlands
  • abzu, journey
  • Jurassic World Aftermath
  • amnesia, layers of fear
  • Stanley parable, the beginner's guide, Dr. Langeskov
  • subnautica
  • obduction
  • death stranding?
  • urban exploration
  • Alba: a Wildlife Adventure?
  • Ether One
  • INFRA

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