Outbreak

The year is 2094, humanity has partially colonised the upper atmosphere of Venus. Free from the jurisdiction of the governments of Earth or Mars, many wealthy organisations now prefer to conduct their more ethically questionable research on the previously uninhabitable planet. As a result, much of inhabited Venus is home to scientific colonies, one of the largest being the Ishtar Research Colony or IRC -a pioneer of research into cybernetic enhancements. In recent years, vast amounts of money and time have been spent on developing cybernetics with self-repairing capabilities, however much of the research has been fruitless, until a recent breakthrough.

Using nanotechnology, IRC scientists developed nano-robots with a hivemind-like way of operating, that are capable of using resources provided to repair cybernetics at an extremely fast rate. However, due to a lack of necessary safety precautions, this technology has caused unforeseen outcomes…

Within weeks of the breakthrough, the nano-robots began to develop a networked intelligence that was far greater than predicted, becoming able to control the cybernetics that they were intended to repair. Soon after, the nano-robots began to install unwarranted enhancements to the subjects attached to the cybernetics, creating horrific hybrids of IRC staff and IRC hardware.

Out of fear and in a desperate attempt to shut down the networked nano-robots, the IRC attempted to destroy these subjects and the servers housing the intelligence controlling them. However, in an effort to prevent this outcome, The Intelligence augmented the nano-robots under its control, making them airborne and capable of reproducing using available materials within the facility.

In the hours following, the IRC was overwhelmed by the self-replicating, airborne swarms. Those that were lucky enough to survive the nano-robot swarms were relentlessly assaulted by the abominable fusions of man and machine that it created. Only through a sheer will to survive can they hope to escape the technological hell that they’ve created.

About the game:

Outbreak is a 2D top-down shooter with story based progression made in Unity as part of my university coursework.

The game is currently still in development, but the first two levels are playable all the way through.

Additional info:

This game also uses a variety of sounds from https://freesound.org/ for a full list of references please look at this document :

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qyuD35yOTYU-DLGH1ZHDWr1apB4c2cxg1YN3Zfme0e0/...