Hey everyone, with 8gauge, I first want to bring a quality game. That’s why I waited a few days before posting the launch Devlog. I wanted to make sure everything worked.

8Gauge is a very fast paced action shooter/platformer. You play as a one man army fighting against terrorism in Andossia. You investigate blow up a growing insurgent force unearthing old bunkers and all the not so legal stuff within.

My UI might not be at the peak of what’s possible, that’s not where I spent my time. I’ve spent my time tailoring the game mechanics to the intended game design: aggressivity

You’re supposed to feel bad-ass, no camping, no peeking, only running in and improvising.

And trust me, if you run into the stream of bullets, you can be sure the game will back you up.

You can be fairly reckless and win. However, on harder difficulties you need to be careful how you approach the enemies as they become quite lethal. You’ll have to leverage the different ammo types your one gun can use to win. You could thin out the crowds with explosives, prioritize the armored enemies with AP rounds or try to get everyone with piercing rounds…

The game mechanics are a blend of tried and true elements (for example from the recent DOOM games), and of my own innovations. The difficulty in 2D is that dodging enemy projectiles is more difficult, because you lack a degree of freedom. This incites very careful play. 8Gauge isn't about that kind of caution. To fix this, you don’t have to dodge every bullet, in fact, you can’t. You will get hit, but a few bullets won’t hurt much. Because, the more you move, the higher your armor is, the less damage you take. Whats important is not getting hit too much. Even if you are on the edge of death you can quickly get back up to prime shape by picking up health off of dead enemies.

What are you waiting for? The terrorists aren't gonna kick their own asses!

By the way, I want to thank the Itch.io team for making it possible for small developpers like me to bring our games to an audience.