Hello everyone,
Back in 2024 while I was working on Sabers Unleashed 3 I got bored with making swordfighting/melee fighting games and systems. I was scrolling on YouTube and saw a video of a developer named Frosted making their own FPS game from the new Roblox FPS template. I had never tried making an FPS game, and after trying his game felt very inspired to make my own game.
Around the same time I had been fascinated with the game Lethal Company, specifically with the feeling I got the first time I played the game of not just horror and dread but the sense of exploration with my friends I got from it that emulated a feeling I got from exploring with my friends as a kid but with a twist. With these feelings in mind, I came up with the idea for the game Blacksite: Code Red
In Blacksite: Code Red you and up to 3 other people play as scientists trapped at the bottom of a science research facility in Alaska. Starting with nothing but the coats on your back, you must fight and survive through 5 chapters of the game with each getting more chaotic and dangerous as you go to find the ever elusive exit. Collecting weapons along the way, juggling ammo and your health, and tending to friends while exploring a massive randomly generated facility. Once you die, it’s permadeath and you can either spectate or return to the lobby to start another attempt with a new map.
As of right now, I have the outlines for each of these chapters done. What’s left is making weapons, enemies, polishing the AI, and the pieces for the map along with recording voice lines, dialogue, more soundtracks, and things like the lobby system.
I would love to hear the thoughts of other developers on this as well as criticisms anyone has for it, as this is my best project thus far.
For those interested, here’s a quick look at gameplay:
