Beneath the Badlands is a first-person shooter action game where the player takes the role of a bounty hunter named Aster. In an alternate version of the North American west, humanity uses a steampunk method of industrialization to continually strip the Earth of its natural resources. In response, the Earth spawned a plague that mutates flora and fauna deep underground.
Beneath the Badlands
The protagonist, Aster, is a non-binary bounty hunter and is played through first-person. Sage, Aster’s partner, is a female bounty hunter. The duo receives a contract to discover the remains of a derelict town. Upon arrival, an encounter with a creature causes the two to become separated.
Playing as Aster, the audience must navigate dangerous caverns, progressively learning about what happened to the original inhabitants. To advance, players will have to fight hordes of mutated creatures to reach the final boss and end the spread of the plague. As the creatures are slain, they will drop items and upgrades, but players must be careful: resources are limited.
Game Play
Beneath the Badlands is a rogue-like, procedurally-generated first-person shooter game. Players can upgrade their weapons and enhance their body as they continue through the levels. Players should be warned: if a mutated creature gets the upper hand, Aster will be dragged out of the caves, breaking every enhancement obtained.
Visuals
The creatures themselves are mutated by a plague with horror-like body alterations. As a 3D first person, the art style revolves around an older, western theme with steampunk inspiration. Based on real-life proportions, the texturing will be stylized painterly with a dark tone.
Target
Audience
Action, horror, blood, and gore, Beneath the Badlands is directed toward audiences 18+. Paralleling a universe similar to our real world, the Badlands hold many dark secrets for those who crave mystery and madness.
Platform: PC
