SSH Productions: Pixel Hunt

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Pixel Hunt is a point-and-click adventure created with the AGS Adventure Game Studio for the Monthly AGS game creation competition, February 2005.

The February 2005 rules were:

  • The game must take place in a hotel.
  • It should be based upon one or two of the following genres:
    • Crime
    • Horror
    • Western
    • Sci-Fi
  • No puzzles should involve any sort of keys. Keyholes are fine.
  • At least 4 rooms. This can include a bar, reception, and/or any other sort of room which might fit into your hotel.
  • The main character could be good or bad. At least 3 other characters, and both genders should be represented.
  • Any resolution.
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Pixel Hunt is a Crime game with 9 rooms, 8 characters (1 female), optional voice pack and various possible endings. The "optimal" ending scores 100 points. Other endings score according to number of deaths and number of bad guys caught.

Uncompress the ZIP file in a directory, and then double-click the Setup program before playing the game for the first time. Here you can set the usual AGS options: resolution, window/fullscreen and sound settings. If you want to hear the voice acting, unzip the voice pack into the same directory as the game, and it will be used automatically.

Screenshot

The game uses a Sierra-style interface: left-clicking the mouse on  something will perform an action on it, right-clicking changes the action. You may alos click on the buttons on the bottom of the screen to change the action, or interact with an inventory item to use it on another thing.

Despite the title, Pixel Hunt should not feature any pixel hunting.  The game is set in a land of pixels, and puns on graphics terminology are at saturation level (see, there's one already!).

The source code is also available (minus sound files) here. I hope you can have some fun from the game.

Credits

  • Pixel Hunt was designed, drawn and programmed by Andrew 'SSH' MacCormack
  • AGS Engine by Chris Jones (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk)
  • MAGS administered by Klaus (http://www.mags-competition.tk)
  • February 2005 MAGS rules by Neil Dnuma
  • Beta testing by Tommi 'Ishmael' Kivisto, Gal 'Al_Ninio' Macover, Zooty, Dart (and Pumaman)
  • Voice acting by SSH, Erik 'EldKatt' Igelstrom, Nataly 'Ginny' Eliyahu and Bell Labs