{"id":921,"date":"2025-11-03T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jb19g23\/?p=921"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:40:28","slug":"game-concept-1-tidebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/jb19g23\/2025\/11\/03\/game-concept-1-tidebound\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Concept 1 – Deepfront"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ocean stirs. From its depths, colossal creatures rise with fury unmatched and purpose unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As cities fall and coastlines crumble, you are among the few standing between humanity and the tide. Build your defences, rally your allies, and confront the monsters that should never have surfaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every battle brings you closer to uncovering the truth that lies beneath the waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/0nWK3G<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They rose from the depths. We called them monsters.<\/em>
We built weapons, walls, and armies to push them back.<\/em>
But when we followed them into the sea\u2026 we found the truth.<\/em>
They weren’t here to destroy us. They were trying to survive us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

High Concept<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deepfront <\/strong>is a 1\u20133 player cooperative action game about defending coastal cities from colossal sea monsters rising from the ocean’s depths. Players deploy to threatened cities, construct defences, and face off against titanic creatures in cinematic battles. But as the campaign pushes out to sea, the team uncovers that the war they’re fighting may not be what it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Pillars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Dynamic Defence:<\/strong> Combine strategy and action by fortifying cities before each attack.\n
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    1. This is a timed event that occurs before the monster strikes, meaning players have only a limited amount of time to plan and prepare for each attack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Cinematic Encounters:<\/strong> Every monster is a handcrafted battle blending scale, emotion, and chaos.\n
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      1. Each monster will be a unique behemoth based on real-life sea monsters from around the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. less accurate to real-life location, more focus on the destruction of the environment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Team Synergy:<\/strong> Class-based co-op that rewards coordination and adaptability.\n
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        1. Single-player mode should also be available, allowing players to try out various classes with ‘easier’ levels to compensate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Evolving Mystery:<\/strong> The deeper players go, the more they uncover about the ocean’s awakening and their own role in it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Setting & Tone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          World<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          The near future. Humanity has built its civilisation against the sea, massive port cities, energy rigs, and floating industrial platforms. When the monsters came, humanity met them with weaponised harbours and fleets of mechanised defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/14ADaG<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          But the ocean is vast, ancient, and full of secrets. Beyond the shorelines lie ruins, ship graveyards, and ecosystems twisted by human progress. The line between civilisation and nature has blurred, and something deep beneath is stirring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Tone & Themes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n