[upcoming] Joan Mad Run - bloody indie scroll shooter

[Happymagenta]

Hello, everyone!

I've got some fresh news on our project Joan Mad Run.

First we were planning to make the game for iOS only. And the mission is almost complete - 90% ready. However, during beta-testing quite a number of people became really interested and we got lots of requests to make the game for other platforms too. And so we decided to make an Android version as well as PC, Mac and Linux. That's why we are testing our luck on Steam EDITED. And we really need your support! Please read the story, EDITED and EDITED, if you like what you see!

About the game

Joan Mad Run is a pixel-art gory fight-to-the-death run’n’gun, that takes your enemies straight to hell. Literally.

Imagine that you wake up in a ward cell...you don't know why you are here, you can't tell who you are...but the only thing you are certain of is that you have to get out to find out the truth. Even if that means destroying everything on your way.

When there is noone you can trust, you can trust your guns. Luckily, you will have plenty. So you get an amazing chance to satisfy your bloodlust by burning your enemies alive, melting them with acid, chopping them and watching their blood spurt like geyser, striking them with lightning, exploding them, squeezing them like bugs or sending them directly to the blazing inferno.

Besides weapons you will also enjoy mighty power-ups, e.g. Ultra Boost and Bloodlust:

And of course we shouldn't forget about grisly bosses:

What do you, guys, think? Your opinion is really important, so please share your thoughts in the comments!

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[Happymagenta]

Oh I'm truly sorry
This won't happen again, I promise

 

[Happymagenta]

Dear friends,

We made a full avatar map, that shows all Joan's health levels and power-ups. Hope you'll enjoy it:

And here's our first beta gameplay video:

What do you think? Please let us know!

P.S.: our 2nd beta is coming soon, so please stay with us

 

[fzazman]

IMHO, it looks pretty sweet. Love the continuity of animation from the start menu to the gameplay.
I think maybe you can vary the size of the weapons, since it look like most of them have the same size.

 

[Happymagenta]

IMHO, it looks pretty sweet. Love the continuity of animation from the start menu to the gameplay.
I think maybe you can vary the size of the weapons, since it look like most of them have the same size.

Thank you so much for your opinion! We will definitely take that into account.

 

[Happymagenta]

Hey, everyone!

Here's some more info about Joan.

Since we are working on weapons at the moment, we'd love to share what we already have.
However, there's still much to do, so please feel free to tell us your thoughts and ideas, even the craziest ones

Every little detail is important for us, that's why we focused our special attention on weapons' effects. And unlike in other games of the kind, every Joan's weapon kills enemies in a special and different way. You can see that at the screenshots:

Katana. Cuts enemies in pieces:





AK-47. I guess no comments are needed here:






AK-47 upgraded with grenade launch:

Laser. One ray - and all the enemies in your way are gone:






Superevil laser flare. Passes through all levels and slices your enemies:

Freezegun. Watch your enemies freeze and fall apart like glass:





Freezegun Pump. Freezes not only enemies, but the whole environment and all the traps:

Find more weapons on our Happymagenta blog!

All your thoughts and ideas are heartly welcome! Please share them in the comments below.

 

[fzazman]

add dubstep guns please!!! Anything will be fun with dubstep gun.

 

[Happymagenta]

add dubstep guns please!!! Anything will be fun with dubstep gun.

Well, I'm not quite sure that dubstep guns will actually fit the game, since we are making it bloody But thanks a lot for your opinion, we'll think that over. And please feel free to share your fresh ideas with us, we really appreciate that.

 

[Happymagenta]

Hey, everyone!

Here's a new portion of Joan weapons. Much crueler than before. Hope you''ll enjoy them.

Imp gun. Creates a black hole into a dark world of death, that pulls souls and blood out of enemies:





Satanic. An upgraded version of Imp Gun:

Acid gun. Strikes with acid that melts enemies.When upgraded - spawns headcrabs that spit acid all over the level:

Microwave gun. Ignites and incinerates enemies:





Circular saw. Simply brutal:




When upgraded - strikes enemies with flying discs:

Lightning Cannon. Strikes enemies with lightning, chainig them and turning into ashes:

When upgraded - creates a ball lightning:

Plasma sword. Deflects bullets and cuts enemies into pieces. After upgrade you'll be able to throw it into enemies and watch it come back right into your hand just like a boomerang. Collect crystals, upgrade its color and stats:

In this pic you can also notice a secret level:

Mono-molecular wire. Cuts enemies into many small pieces:

When upgraded it creates a net which turns your enemies into a pile of minced meat:

And now come my favorites:

Resizer. Inflates and explodes enemies:

Reducer. Makes enemies small so that Joan could step on and crash them:

What do you think? Which weapon would you choose to punish your enemies?

 

[Happymagenta]

Guys, we added some new info on our project, please let us know what you think!