Sneaky

Sneaky

Release type: TBA
Latest build date: 2014
Levels: TBA
Author: Alan Caudel
Website: Dummy Duck
Related games: Lighting

THIS GAME IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
ALL INFORMATION IS TENTATIVE

This is an experiment in creating a stealth game in Game-Maker. The point is to avoid detection by the guards and searchlight. The character has no attack ability. The controls use the numeric keypad.

4 & 6 = Walk Left & Right

1 & 3 = Sneak Left & Right

2 = Hide

The first guard is sleeping. If you walk by normally, the sound of your footsteps will wake him up. So you need to sneak by him. This was done by making the character shoot out small "footstep" monsters that blend in with the background. If they hit the guard, he wakes up. If you sneak by, you don't shoot out the footstep monsters.

The second guard is already awake, and on patrol. If he walks your way, hide in the shadows until he passes. This was done by simply making the character turn clear when you hold down the 2 key.

Don't get caught in the light!

A newer version of the game includes a searchlight. This was done with a complex background animation using multiple blocks. The light turns on, and after a brief moment, it turns to the right, and then turns off. When the light starts its move from left to right, it shoots out a monster that blends in with the background, and moves to the right matching the animation. If your character is visible when the light is moving, you get hit by the monster. So you have to walk by when the light is off, then you have a brief moment when the light turns on to hide before you get hit.