Sindicate

The Sindicate is a 3D, co-op, two-player roguelite where the players have to navigate the streets of a lawless 1920s magical city to climb to the top of the crime syndicate running it. Playing as one of 3-4 different supernatural creatures, the players will tag-team switch between 2 different, asymmetric sets of abilities to work together to defeat the bosses of 7 different sectors of the city’s criminal empire. The gameplay will consist of the player characters building up relations with NPC characters across runs—earning favors, accumulating trust, and progressing through individual character narratives—as well as combat-based trials to assert themselves as more powerful than the organization running the city. After each run, they will return to their home base, a bar, to build NPC relationships more and power up aspects of their builds. Its art will be noir-inspired with pops of color to indicate the mystical effects of magic on the world.

Gameplay:

Network Setup for the Demo:

For the demo, you will need to add a file to set up the client and server architecture for the game to run. This configuration file must be named "network-setup.txt" and should be located in a folder at "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Project-Mafia".

If playing alone, simply add the following in the document:

S

If playing as a pair, get the IP addresses for both players' machines. Choose one player to host the game, and write the following to the config file on the first player's machine (their computer will be machine 1):

S
<IP address of machine 2>

On the second player's machine (their computer will be machine 2), write the following to the config file:

C
<IP address of machine 1>

When launching the game, ensure that the first player launches first to create the game instance, and then have the second player launch.

Controls: 

The player switches between being the on-field and off-field player with the other person, and the controls vary based off of which one you are currently. 

You can swap roles with the other player by both pressing Space. Once both players have pressed space, they will switch roles.

On-field controls: 

- WASD/Arrow keys to move 

- Left mouse button to swing sword 

Off-field controls: 

- Left mouse button to fire projectiles 

- E to use an explosion ability