Flood Escape

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"Flood Escape" is an Early Access asset flip that's deep in development hell. The objective was to make some kind of asset flip BR game with a twist, you fight over an area with a severe case of rising damp. Nobody wanted this. Nobody played this. The game graphics look better than you might expect, but that's just because it looks like some or all of them are "borrowed" from asset stores or wherever. Gamers can tell... and it comes across as insincere. Sure, some of the stuff here is from the developer... you can tell from the misapplied textures and general garbage quality. There's also the old adage that those who lack the budget and talent to make their own game assets properly usually lack the budget and talent to do the rest of the job of game development properly, too. It's free... now, but it wasn't before, the developer was trying to gouge gamers a whopping $5 USD for a selection of assets from the Unreal Marketplace. It's a nice gesture for the game to be given away for free, but it also tells us that the game wasn't good enough to succeed as a paid product. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed th…

Game breaking bug, my character is invisible and I can't shoot.

Flood Escape is a pretty simple idea, but I liked how quickly it turns into a panic filled fight for survival. I am placed inside a research facility while water keeps rising underneath me, and the whole match becomes a race to stay above the flood while dealing with everyone else. I liked the combination of vertical movement and shooting because it gives the battlefield a constant sense of urgency. The main gameplay is built around first person combat with weapons scattered around the map. I have to move between different levels of the facility while watching the rising water and looking for useful weapons. I enjoyed the fact that the environment itself is part of the threat. Even when I am winning a firefight, I still have to think about where I am standing because staying too low for too long can become a problem. The movement also adds some interesting possibilities. The developers planned features such as wall running, sliding and melee combat, and the basic design already encourages me to keep moving rather than camping in one location. I liked that because the flood gives the entire match a natural reason to stay active. Every encounter feels more urgent when the safe spac…