Blast, shoot, spray, and hunt the damned souls that wander the forests in Discount Paranormal. Go on hunts in the shoes of an independently contracted ghost hunter in this uniquely spooky Roguelike FPS.
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Why Early Access?

“Early Access allows a solo developer like myself to ensure the best product experience for you, the player! I'm the only individual currently working on this project, and it seems it will be that way for quite a while.

Early Access allows me to release the game with a ~75% completion status while continuing to work on the game, receiving your feedback in the process, allowing me to create a better game overall.

Our goals for Early Access release are 2 playable environments, all complete with their own enemies, bosses, items, points of interest, consumables, and the like. These locations are the:

Deepest Pines, a fog ridden forest cluttered with ghoulish foes and abandoned cabins alike.

and the

Frostworth Valley, an icy hellscape only the bravest dare venture to. Better bring a jacket, and a shotgun, because the cold isn't the only thing out to get you.


Six months after Early Access Release I plan to have a 100% complete game for all of you to enjoy, including two more locations ("The Scorch", and "Amber Nightmare"), more consumables, more enemies, more weapons, bug fixes, a full soundtrack, all for a complete experience.

But first, to get there I need your help through feedback and support! That's why Early Access is such a useful tool for a game's community.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“With the development time frame I have, I only plan for Discount Paranormal to be in Early Access for about 6 months at maximum. The majority of the work will be done before the game is even released in Early Access, and I feel as if any additional polishing and completion will only take this long. Anything after that will most likely be free additional content!”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version is planned to have 4 different complete environments, each of which with its own soundtrack, enemies, additional weapons, and the like.

The early access version is planned to only release with 2 to 3 different environments depending on how busy things get in my personal life.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Currently, the project is in pre-release (pre-alpha) which means I'm still planning for events, getting the word out, building a community, and working on devlogs!

Currently, I have one environment in progress, the base engine in place, and am working to ensure we're ready for Early Access release.

Once we're at Early Access release, we'll have the previously mentioned 2 to 3 different environments.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes! As mentioned above, people can buy the game at a lower price (~75% lower) when the game is in Early Access.

Once the game is released, it will raise to its originally intended price.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Right now, I'm trying to make sure to do regular streams and plan to also release videos entailing the development process!

This gives people a firsthand look at what I'm doing with the project. Transparency and learning are very important!”
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About This Game

Damning souls is the business, and business is good.

Discount Paranormal is an FPS Roguelike that puts you in the shoes of an indie ghost hunter eager for the next contract. Blast skullies, snatch loot, and get some sweet contract pay as you fight and explore through a randomly generated corner of the woods that nobody dare venture to.


Features:

Random Generation:
First and foremost, Discount Paranormal gives the player a unique environment to explore during each and every run. Throughout the environments that you explore, a number of Points of Interest are randomly placed, indicated by a variety of different in-game signals. These include but are not limited to: varied campsites, log cabins, ancient runes, grave sites, cursed grounds, stone crypts, secretive traders, packs of treacherous creatures and many more...

Ghoulish Adversaries:
There's a reason nobody strolls into these woods. Discount Paranormal is the company name, and hunting the paranormal is the game. From Floating Skullies, high-speed Flaming Pumpkins, Ghoulish Goblins, humongous Jumping Spiders, and quite a few more things you can't wait to blast for cash.

Varied Weaponry:
When it comes to dealing with the supernatural, every threat calls for a different form of defense (or offense). Rotary Grenade Launchers, Suppressed Submachine Guns, Lever Action Rifles, and old Eastern Surplus Weaponry, plus whatever else you can get your hands on, with 40+ weapons planned for initial release.

Contracts:
Everything may be unpredictable in the forests of the unknown, but at least you can know what you're looking for. While you explore the wilderness hunting for those spirits that refuse to pass, pick up a variety of Contracts that give you bonuses for completion and additional side objectives. While you get paid for every ghastly entity you annihilate, why not make some extra scratch? Contracts give you bonuses and new Points of Interest to explore, with goals like bashing more Pumpkins, finding specific loot, using specific weaponry, and anything of the like.

One way or another, you're sure to enjoy the hunt. If you survive.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game depicts cartoon acts of drug and alcohol use, and violence.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i7
    • Memory: 12 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060
    • Storage: 5 GB available space

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