Meadowlark

Presentation of the game

Meadowlark is a project started in early 2023.
It is a wester themed, First-person Survival Horror game set in a which is currently in a state of combat prototype.

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Engine :

Survival Horror

Survival Horror and Horror Western games fans

Unreal Engine 4

My roles :

Implementations of monsters and their AIs in the game engine.
Conception and implementation of the Level Design.
Creation of the Environmental Design of some buildings.

Production :

This game is the result of the collaboration of three 3rd year Game Design students. We are working on this project in our free time and it is currently in the Combat Prototype stage. We use assets purchased from Synty Store in order to bring our game to life.

A famine-stricken village

As you are tasked to deliver food to the villagers of Meadowlark to help them survive the famine that has struck them, you realize that, once you arrive, there is not a soul in sight…

Only emaciated creatures wander through the village. Your goal will be to explore the village to find out what has happened… Where are the villagers, where do these creatures come from, and what do they want?

Gameplay

The fights :

In order to survive monster attacks, the player will have access to 3 different weapons:

The axe, allowing you to hit monsters that get too near in close combat.
The revolver, for a safe long-range shoot.
The shotgun, to more easily kill packs monsters.

However, the player will have to be mindfull of they use the bullets, as they are in limited supply.
In case of injury, the player can find healing items, also in limited quantities.

The creatures :

Monsters are the main danger in our game, they are everywhere and are very aggressive towards players and will try to kill them as soon as the opportunity arises.