HaleVirus

This game was developed in 48 hours for the IPCA GameJam 2021. Our team "hAleVeR" composed by Alexandre Monteiro, Guilherme Camargo, Rafael Faria created "Halevirus" and ended up winning the category for Best Idea.

Halevirus is a puzzle platforming game where the player controls a Retrovirus that is trying to get to the brain of the body he's inside. The game's art is filled with psychodelic imagery to represent the inside of the body of a creature with unstable states. 

The main mechanic of the game involves in the virus shooting a copy of itself. This copy is able to absorb other viruses in order to gain their properties, taking inspiration on real world retroviruses that use the genetic code of other organisms. 

The viruses that the player encounter are inspired by real world viruses as well, having the Influenza Virus(Flu) for the Ice powers, Yellow Fever for Fire powers, etc...

Game Controls:

A/D - Move left and right

W/S - Move up and down on stairs

Space - Jump

R - Restart Level

Escape - Restart Game

Mouse - Aim

Left Mouse - Shoot

Game Mechanics:

Shoot - Shoots a copy of the player that absorb the properties of the viruses it enters in contact. Can only be done once every 3 seconds. If it hits a button it opens a door for 3 seconds

Door - Is locked until the player shoot a button. Opens after 3 seconds if not hit by Electric

Fire - Melts fat and ice

Ice - Freezes water

Purple - Goes through fat

Electric - hits a button and make the door stay open for infinite time