The Vile Bunch is a local & multiplayer arena action game, set in the Wild West, also known as the American Frontier. Four players fight to the death, using guns, swords and even their fists, with unique, different characters.
The game is set in 1873, in the the Western United States. Four outlaws, all from different walks of life, get together and pull off one of the biggest bank robberies to date. Once realizing that the haul is much bigger than they thought - each of them wants the whole pie for himself.
- The Cowboy
- A civil war veteran who has a very dark outlook on life.
- The Dancer
- The saloon dancer who always dreamed of being rich.
- The Prospector
- The crazy prospector, who obsesses over gold.
- The Freeman
- A former slave who wants to be a better person.
The Vile Bunch 2D game that can be played locally with four people or online with one player. The game is played on multiple levels (“arenas”) with different layouts, each centered around the Wild West theme. The game ends when a player reaches three wins.
The game is won by eliminating the rest of the players while surviving yourself. All characters can run, jump, shoot and use melee. Each character is the same gameplay wise, with cosmetic changes. Each player can choose one character.
Each character starts with three bullets and melee weapon. Bullet do more damage, but they are more valuable and harder to hit. Throughout the round, different pickups respawn in set places, to discourage people from hiding or camping. To further encourage fast paced gameplay, after a minute players will start to lose health which will cause them to hurry. This will be caused by an environmental effect (e.g lava rising, earthquake, meteor shower), which will be unique to every level.
The levels are big, with a good number of platforms and places to hide and ambush. All the levels will have their own theme (e.g desert, cave and so on), their own tile set and their own soundtrack. The plan is to have each level be tied to a character, for example the cave level will be The Prospector’s map, while the saloon level will be tied to The Dancer.