[WIP] Blacksea Odyssey: Space shooter about hunting fish


A top-down shooter about hunting giant space creatures.

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Blacksea Odyssey feataures rogue-like elements, massive boss battles, and an expansive customization system.

You play as an old man who rides around space in his surfboard-like ship, trying to catch larger and larger space fish until you can eventually catch the Titanfish - the largest of them all.

Blacksea Odyssey will be released on Steam in early Spring 2016, and Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Late Spring 2016.

Announcement Trailer

Key Features

Rogue-like Elements

Blacksea Odyssey features rogue-like elements such as procedural level generation, permadeath, and a steep difficulty curve.

Massive Boss Battles

The bosses in Blacksea Odyssey range from half the screen size to several times larger than the screen – not to spoil anything :wink:

Expansive Customization System

Each level consists of procedurally generated environmental objects and randomized enemy spawning, making each level unique.

Harpoon Mechanic

The harpoon acts as a utility which can be used to slow enemies and rip them apart, leaving them permanently wounded.

Current Status
We’ve recently wrapped up our Alpha Demo and are currently working towards Early Access.

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This looks amazing! I’d love to try this out, so if you need an alpha tester I’d be glad to test! :slight_smile:

Thanks a lot ,we’ve been putting in lots of hard work and I’m glad to see it’s starting to pay off!

We’re actually going to release an alpha demo to our email subscribers in the next week or so. We’re looking for all the feedback we can get and would love to have you be a part of it. You can sign up on our site here.

Here’s a recent tech demo of some of the game mechanics in case anyone was curious :slight_smile:

very interesting visual style, I also like the quality of movement.

Signed up for the email and looking forward to playing this!

Thanks so much for positive feedback :slight_smile:

We may have an open alpha available within next few weeks, so keep an eye out for that!

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Here’s our most recent tech demo with a nearly completed level. Hopefully this gives a better idea of what the game will eventually look like. :slight_smile:

Our old versus new screenshot. You can see some of the progress we’ve made.

A few people said that they’ve preferred some elements from the old image such as the background color and HUD, any comments regarding that?

I like the background in the old image, it is a bit brighter and seems more alive

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Also, this is a small thing, but the smoke trails following the main character look amazing! Just thought I’d point that out :slight_smile:

Thanks a lot! PJ who has been doing our particle effects is doing a beast job! Wait until you seem some of the other ones down the road! :stuck_out_tongue:

We have actually had a couple people mention this to us, I’m glad you chimed in as well. We’re definitely going to add some more colors to each of the levels background. We also had a couple of people mention that they prefer some of the more minimalist elements of the previous UI. Which we might play with a little as well! Thank you for input Haagndaaz :slight_smile:

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Sneak peak of our newest boss. “Queen Verminess”

Blog post we wrote about our top 4 favorite features of Blacksea Odyssey. Check it our if you guys want some more details on our game :slight_smile:
http://blackseaodyssey.com/2015/08/18/the-top-four-features-of-blacksea-odyssey/

Some new character concepts we just added, let me know what you guys think of them :slight_smile:

Xezemoth


Xezemoth comes from a species of hyper intelligent reptilian creatures. Their species is known for it’s imperialistic and carnivorous view of the universe. They travel from galaxy to galaxy conquering all known forms of life, raiding and pillaging anything they see fit along the way. Xezemoth is known as one of the foulest and cruelest amongst their species. Xezemoth is a specially foul beast of his species, after being tainted by the ghosts of the Neverrealm. His wrath is especially cruel, and so is his hunger to spread evil.

Sample Dialog:

“You are but swine swinging to the rhythm of your own decay.”
“I smell your blood, I feel the heat of it, I can taste it’s essence

Emerald Jones


Emerald Jones’ real name is Dexter, just Dexter. When he was little he was picked on by all of his peers and classmates. Growing up in the center of the fashion cosmoverse, he was always trying to fit in and be cool but had little luck. Finally when he became an adult Dexter changed his name to Emerald Jones and became a big hit in the fashion industry, his number one clothing line being Big Game Wearables, a collection of handmade purses, suits and jackets tailored from the skin of exotic space fish.

Sample Dialog:

  • “That’s razzlin dazzlin babae!”
  • “It’s about to get reaaal funky in here ladies and gentlemen, real funky! Now come on!”
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More concept art for our characters. Here’s our protagonist, the old man. It’s safe to say he lifts.

The Old Man

The Old Man, the eldest human huntsman to still roam the Blacksea, comes from a time where space huntsman used to kill for food, not sport. At the climax of his career, his fellow huntsman respected and revered his skill. But one day a Titanfish dug it’s razor sharp teeth into his shoulder and ripped his right arm clean from his body. Despite continuing to hunt with a regenerated bionic arm, his skill and favor has sense wavered. The Old Man’s unyielding determination and sense of destiny drive him to regain his glory and claim vengeance.

Sample Dialog:

“My great Titanfish must be somewhere!”
“I am not made for defeat!”

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Last but not least here is a shot of our bounty hunter.

Rade “Crazy Eyes” Lawson

Rade “Crazy Eyes” Lawson is the most feared bounty hunter in the universe. Growing up on the galactic frontier with a rough childhood made him heartless and cruel. He only accepts the deadliest, most daring jobs – regardless of the pay. While he still does jobs on the side, he decided to take up hunting astrofish because he found hunting people “too easy and boring” for his taste. They call him “Crazy Eyes” because they say when he’s on the hunt, he becomes crazed and his eyes unveil his bloodthirsty intentions.

Sample Dialog:

“If you wanna live another day… Get out of my way!”
“You’re all too lousy to earn the biggest bounty!”

Here are some new screenshots of our game.

Crystal Biome

Jungle Biome

Desert Biome

Here are some new enemies we recently added into the game :slight_smile: Can’t wait to show you guys some more of our future updates! (Our newest boss is going to be huuuuuge) Unity is a powerful engine :slight_smile:

The Beetle Warrior

The Beetle Queen

The Beetle King

If your interested in reading a full breakdown about the enemies check out this blog post we wrote about them here. http://blackseaodyssey.com/2015/09/16/three-new-desert-enemies-that-you-dont-want-in-your-bedroom/