SPECIMEN

SPECIMEN is a first-person, co-op horror game about capturing an alien.

The alien hides among cases (pictured below). As you remove cases, the alien has fewer hiding places and becomes more dangerous.

GAMEPLAY

You are a scientist tasked with capturing a dangerous specimen.

• Figure out where the specimen is so that you can capture it.
• Remove cases so that it has fewer places to hide.
• Once you suspect you've found its' hiding spot: use the BioVac to capture it.

STORY

You’ve docked at an abandoned space station, as part of a team of scientists tasked with capturing a SPECIMEN lurking somewhere on board. Your mission: find it and bring it back—no matter the cost.

CO-OP

Utilize proximity voice chat to communicate with your fellow scientists as you explore the space station together.

Stay close to coordinate your efforts, or split up to cover more ground. Together, you’ll need to figure out where the specimen is hiding, plan your moves, and ultimately capture it.

Alternatively go solo (singleplayer) and retrieve the specimen alone and rely solely on your own instincts

CONTROLS

• Movement: WASD
• Interact: E
• Flashlight: F
• Sprint: Left Shift
• LMB: Use equipment

THIS IS A PROTOTYPE!

This is an early prototype exploring the potential for SPECIMEN to be a full game!

Take note I'm using the free tier for the servers which supports a maximum of 100 concurrent players.

The dream version of this game has:

• Loads of different gadgets to help capture the specimen: walkie-talkies, traps, decoys, etc.
• More opportunities for co-op gameplay, like buttons that need to be pressed across the station, and rescuing scientists cocooned by the SPECIMEN.
• Objects that you can collect around the space station, like batteries for your torch, or unique gadgets.
• Loads of space stations.
• A progression system that lets you buy more equipment after SPECIMEN excursions.
• Different SPECIMENS with different behaviors.

I’ve dedicated the past month to building this game, and while I’m excited about the progress, it’s still a work in progress. Expect a few rough edges and some jank, but I hope you enjoy what’s been created so far!

HELP ME MAKE MORE

If you'd like to see this game go further, here's how you can help:

• Download the game, invite your friends, and try to catch the SPECIMEN!
• Leave a comment below.
• Join Barking Dogs discord and let me know about any bugs, compliments, or criticisms you have.
• Find other people to play with on the discord!

Thanks to Free Lives for funding the development of this prototype.

Thank you for playing!