@sceaven.bsky.social
Hello! I'm HSTopaz, a hobbyist game developer, currently working on 'Scarred By Heaven', a story-focused beat-em-up about an otherworldly murder mystery. You can see more on my website: https://sceaven.com/ Or my itch.io: https://sceaven.itch.io/sceaven
A gameplay screenshot of Saki fighting two opponents in a street.
A gameplay screenshot showing a boss fight against "Livio Rosanna".
A gameplay screenshot of Saki fighting three mannequin-like creatures in a fog-covered city street.
18.01.2025 21:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Artwork of the characters Saki and Friday, featuring text that reads "Scarred By Heaven Combat Demo 1-25"
I've just updated the game's combat demo to include some newly finished maps and battle tracks, as well as a few other minor additions. You can check it out on sceaven.itch.io/sceaven !
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I've managed to fully finish the game's first major boss fight, Livio, as well as make a small system for creating 'cinematic' fight intros using existing attack animations, inspired by match-up intros from old fighting games. #gamedev
10.01.2025 21:31 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
An in-game screenshot showing two characters standing on a suburban street on a rainy night.
An in-game screenshot showing the character Saki lying on a sofa in a small garage.
An in-game screenshot showing Saki standing before two enemy thugs as she glows with a strange pink aura. One of the thugs has their hand trapped in a pink bubble. A textbox on-screen reads "Wh-What the fuck...!? I can't move my hand!"
An in-game screenshot showing a beat-em-up battle segment, in which Saki is fighting three strange mannequin-like creatures.
Chapter 1 of the story is now complete, with all of the chapter- specific cutscenes, animations and battles finished!
I've also made a start on composing the game's soundtrack recently, which has been an interesting change of pace.
There's a full blog post on my site! sceaven.com/blog
#gamedev
A screenshot of a battle, in which Sakiko is battling two rowdy punks.
A screenshot of an in-game menu, in which the player is ordering a 'Chicken Skewer' from a restaurant.
A screenshot of a cutscene in which Sakiko seems to have blocked the attack of a mannequin-like creature. Her hand and a scar over her right eye are glowing pink with some kind of magical power, surprising her.
A screenshot of a conversation between the characters Sakiko and Lana in an unfinished map. A textbox shows Sakiko talking, saying "No, I'm fine. This is more than I could have asked for..."
26.11.2024 21:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An in-game screenshot, depicting a conversation between the characters Friday and Sakiko in a city street. An on-screen textbox shows Friday talking, with the text "Nothin' personal. I'm just not cut out for that detective crap, y'know?"
An in-game screenshot, depicting a battle in which the protagonist Sakiko is fighting 3 mannequin-like creatures in a foggy city street.
An in-game screenshot, depicting a conversation between the characters Lana and Sakiko in a bar. An on-screen textbox shows Lana talking, with the text "Maybe he knew he'd have to get me buzzed to even think about this shit."
An in-game screenshot, depicting a conversation between the characters Yuri and Sakiko in a bar. An on-screen textbox shows Yuri talking, with the text "...So it's like... a-a fake city?"
26.11.2024 21:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hello! This is my ongoing game project, Scarred By Heaven--a story-focused beat-em-up!
I'll be using this account to blog about the ongoing creation process. You learn more and download a small playable combat demo on my website: sceaven.com
More screenshots below!
#gamedev
