At Project House, Leeds, 38 games will be demoing, with 300+ developers, game industry publishers, investors and platforms in attendance. This is GaMaYo #24, don’t miss it on the 22nd May 2025!

This event is brought to you by Game Republic along with their Official Partners Barclays Games and Creative, Plus Accounting and Red Kite Games

Today we are looking at ‘Hyper Sentinel’ which is confirmed to be at the event, from Huey Games & Four5Six Pixel!

Hyper Sentinel by Huey Games & Four5Six Pixel

What would be your description of your game?

An intense shoot-em-up + roguelite fusion. Pilot your fighter to destroy the defences of procedurally-generated space titans, then land, infiltrate and plunder the depths with your droid. Spend your bounty on epic upgrades & explore the moon base hub to interact with characters & unlock secrets.
It’s Uridium and Paradroid meets Hades in an explosive fusion of gameplay styles:

Pilot your fighter through blistering space battles, annihilating the ever-changing defences of colossal space dreadnoughts.
Send your droid into the depths of these titanic war machines to plunder the precious resources held within.
Spend your bounty on epic upgrades & explore the moon base hub to interact with characters & unlock secrets.

How did development start? (Were there any key inspirations or ideas that drove you?)

In 1985 and 1986 respectively, Hewson published Paradroid and Uridium, developed by Graftgold. Both titles went on to be smash-hits on the Commodore 64, and often appear in the top 100 C64 games of all time.
In 2018, Huey Games – the modern incarnation of Hewson – partnered with Manchester-based indie developer Four5Six Pixel to develop and publish Hyper Sentinel, a shoot-em-up inspired by Uridium, Defender and Space Invaders. It was successfully funded on Kickstarter and met with critical acclaim.
In 2023 work began on a sequel, which sought to fuse Uridium and Paradroid inspired gameplay sections, with modern roguelite gameplay loops, features and upgrade systems. Hyper Sentinel Fusion was awarded a UK Games Fund development grant of £150,000 in 2024, was a finalist in the Very Big Indie Pitch in January 2025, and was selected for the Official Selection at the London Games Festival 2025 in the “Best of British” category. Our community have been playtesting the game since late 2024.

Tell us about the team behind the game!

Huey Games was founded in 2016 by Andrew Hewson (founder of game publishers Hewson Consultants, 21st Century Entertainment), Robert Hewson (Game Director on several LEGO games) and John Ogden (former BBC and The Foundry technical lead). As a provider of Co-Development and Smart Porting powered by HueyCore, with have worked on titles for Konami (CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, Deliver At All Costs), Devolver (Inscryption), Marvelous (Cuisineer, Ninja or Die, Nova Antartica), Yogscast Games (PlateUp!), Fireshine (KeyWe, Radical Rabbit Stew), Armor Games (The Last Stand: Aftermath), Akupara (GRIME) and Sporty (Sociable Soccer 24 & 25). We won Best Small Studio at the 2023 Game Republic Awards, and developed the critically Hyper Sentinel in collaboration with Four5Six Pixel.
Four5Six Pixel is indie game developer Jonathan Port, maker of the critically acclaimed Hyper Sentinel, Lead Developer and Designer on Hyper Sentinel Fusion and Wreck Out.

What kind of experiences do you hope to bring players?

DESTROY THE DEFENCES
Swoop across the surface of colossal, procedurally-generated space-destroyers and enemy bases in your Sentinel fighter. Harness the silky smooth controls to dog-fight, dodge and destroy surface defences. Endlessly replayable sandbox shoot-em-up action!

Blistering combat built on fast, fluid controls
Pick your targets wisely to affect the challenges that await within
Defeat monstruous bosses and discover awesome ship upgrades

PLUNDER THE DEPTHS
Once the defences have been lowered, land your ship and send your Hyper Droid inside to plunder and pillage whatever you can steal before the whole place self destructs. Make choices on the fly to ensure you maximise your plunder, but make sure you get out before the whole place goes boom.

Steal your enemies form and weapons to turn their abilities against them
Hunt down the Mother-Brain to secure powerful upgrade pods
Grab what you can and escape before the time runs out

UPGRADE & EXPLORE
When you fall in battle, time rewinds, sending you back to Moonbase Alpha—your hub for reinvention. Spend your hard-earned currency on game-changing meta upgrades that permanently enhance your abilities. Between runs, interact with a colorful cast of characters, each adding layers to the unfolding space opera, where the story evolves based on your in-game achievements. Upgrade the once-barren moonbase into a thriving sanctuary, unlocking powerful buffs as you transform it into a true home among the stars.