KILLING MACHINE: Movement

An overly ambitious action platformer with a ton of features. Over 50 levels. 50 cutscenes.

https://killingmachinemovement.com

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Read what people have to say about Killing Machine: Movement

The game is an absolute anomaly, an out -of-place artifact. It simultaneously feels like it's from 2008, 2023, and 3030.

It's a baffling artifact of a game. There's a whole tapestry of wild prog rock sci-fi worldbuilding going on here, under a veneer of abrasive meme-laden dialogue and amateur voice actors swearing a lot.

The vibe I'm getting from this game is like someone took Coheed & Cambria's entire discography, chemically rendered it down into an inky and incredibly illegal chemical compound and then injected it directly behind my eyes. It is... bracing.

This rips so hard, i'm so stoked to see people are still making the kinda stuff you would find on newgrounds like 20 years ago

I love it, this is the DGAF insanity I want from my fringe amateur primitivist indie scene

It's like if during a tabletop RPG session through Skype a drunk GM was trying really hard, through their cheap headset, to introduce everyone to the custom system they created after an acid trip

This game is causing me intense psychic damage and I think it might be fully intentional.

I'm still processing that goddamn intro. One question: What?

Gameplay Trailer

Cutscene Trailer

Tell me about the gameplay!

!!!ADVICE FROM THE DEVELOPERS!!!

Skip The Tutorials Until We've Fixed Them!

The only controls you need to know are:

-WASD: movement

-Mouse: aim

-Left-click: fire/select menu icon

-Right-click: spell

-SHIFT: menu

-ESC: check objectives/sound levels

-1 or [: health potion

-2 or ]: mana potion

if equipped, double tap W / W+A / W+D to boost up.

(In midair, you can boost in any direction.)

Play The Tutorials Only If You Want To Master The Optional Features Of The Game!

As you can see from the screenshots, Killing Machine Movement is a 2D side on shooter and platformer with immersive RPG elements and emergent gameplay. Akin to Soldat and Deus Ex.

Keep in mind, when you die on a level in this current version, you must begin the level again from the start. This may be frustrating for players who aren't prepared for this aspect.

You can have conversations with certain NPCs. When the time comes for you to choose a dialogue option, select it with your mouse and left click.

The game is long and begins at a slow gradual pace before increasing in difficulty.

This game is about listening and filling in the gaps by yourself. It won't hold your hand. Pay attention.

ADVANCED Default Hotkeys:

(Not necessary for beginners to learn)

Q: Teleport

Z: Float

E: Etherealise

X: Manashield

C: Slowtime

G: Grenade

H: Farsight

T: Fly

TAB: Switch to previously held weapon

CTRL: Toggle spell

Tell me about the experience!

Old Text:

You are Kador, a heavily armed nano-augmented spell casting former agent of the Corset Timarchy. You navigate a psypunk future society of shifting alliances. Starting in the continent of Mass City.

This game has taken a ton of effort for over a decade. Finally it is done. You can read about the game's history here. 

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About the game

Movement started in 2007. We wanted a challenging platform game where a skilled player could move in unusual ways. We had big plans and intentionally let the feature creep flow.

What we have ended up with is a huge game with a ridiculous amount of features. Many guns, many spells, many augments, different types of grenade, a huge story, tons of voice actors, loads of cutscenes, an IRC client, different game modes, loads of levels, secrets, etc, etc.

You have spells like teleport, fly and etherialise (which lets you can move through walls). We kept adding guns to your arsenal. We just kept going but our plans kept growing too.

This game needed a story, so in 2008 we brought on board our writer and director. We knew he would go overboard with a long and over the top ambitious story. It took four hours to write the initial script, but even at that time it was clear that its four acts equalled the ambition of the project. With him on board the game gained an atmosphere, an art direction and a ton of cutscenes. The story became a prequel to an old game KILLING MACHINE.

But as such a huge project there was lot of work. The years went on and this work became sporadic.

Sadly one of our two developers died at the age of 27 during this time. He was the creator of the original KILLING MACHINE, the person who would have played this game the most. Development slowed to a halt after this. This game is dedicated to him.

A few years later in 2021, we dusted this project off. So much work had been sunk into it already. We decided one way or another we would get it completed. Scoped back to two acts from the original four, it was possible. The end was in sight. We said give it one year and release whatever state it is in.

Two years later, in 2023, we finally finished and released the game, Overdue on every deadline, but the wait is over. Greatest is the world!

Opening Cutscene

Devs Playthrough