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Surface Runner

A narrative driven-platformer that puts the player in the shoes of an AI that is becoming more and more sentient.

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Developer
Bobby Sanders, Rick Foster, Isaiah Harrison, Kevin Campbell
Publisher
Brik Studios
Release
July 19, 2023
3 years and 14 days ago
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Mixed21 reviews52.4%

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About the Game

This is a game demo

The player plays as an AI experiencing sentience for the first time and all of the emotions that come with that. The player will progress through three different levels gaining more and more sentience.

-narrative driven-platformer
-team of 4 college students making it in 4 months
-Created all in Unreal
-puzzle solving and parkour gameplay accompany the story
-Controller recommended for gameplay (use mouse and keyboard for menus)
-Playtime is 15min- 1 hour+

Controls-
Mouse and Keyboard-
Mouse= Look around
Space= Jump/ jump off wall
WASD= Move
Shift= Wall Run Mode
E= Interact
S= Jump backwards from ledge
V= Toggle Target Visibility Crosshair
F= Teleport

Controller-
Left Stick= Look around
A= Jump/ jump off wall
Right Stick= Move
R2= Wall Run Mode
X= Interact
Down on D-pad= Jump backwards from ledge
Y= Toggle Target Visibility Crosshair
B= Teleport
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