Sunrise

Not Formally Released - In Production

A co-op survival game where everything can kill

In this 3D co-op metroidvania largely inspired by Rain World and Lethal Company, you play as a skrunk, a lowly pack animal, lost in a harsh and unforgiving ecosystem. You must survive by hunting prey for food and finding shelter, whilst avoiding becoming prey yourself in a world where anything can kill -- including the sun.

Developer Commentary

My most recent project - and the one that's been developed for the longest. At the start, I wanted to learn networking and multiplayer basics, and also learn how to use Valve's Steamworks SDK.

Much like Amelioration, this game was developed for the NZQA Technology Scholarship for 2025. Results have not been released yet, but the report written for this is readable anyway.

Scholarship Report

If you want specifics about the development process, I'd recommend reading the scholarship report above.

Despite the scholarship being submitted, I'm continuing development on it as I still consider it incomplete. It's currently released on Itch.io, but I eventually want to release this to Steam - given it's usage of Steam's APIs.

Updates and improvements are actively occuring - the game is far from complete.