Come to GaMaYo 24! 38 games will be demoing, along with 300+ developers, game industry publishers, investors and platforms in attendance. Join us on the 22nd May at Project House, Leeds to play a range of genres.

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Today we are looking at ‘Syndicate Smackdown’ which is confirmed to be at the event, from Trip Hazard Games!

Syndicate Smackdown by Trip Hazard Games

What would be your description of your game?

Syndicate Smackdown is a fast paced, Hotline Miami inspired game where you bat back projectiles and take down enemies to storm your way through levels and take down the boss lurking at the end of each level.

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

Development started in a team game jam as part of our university course, but from day one of planning we got hooked on the concept and decided to work on the game full time instead of only doing the scheduled hours. Creating a game that was fast paced and had a unique style was one of the main motivators for the project.

Tell us about the team behind the game!

From collaborating on the game at university, we discovered our shared passion and complimentary skills helped us work really well in games together. We’ve since branched off and are in the process of forming an indie games studio, TripHazard Games. Our team is a mix of designers, a programmer, artists and we even have our own musician! We often spend time together as friends, either working on games or just having fun.

What kind of experiences do you hope to bring players?

We hope to bring fun, paced experiences to players, with a balance that gives challenge without being too frustrating. We aim to make any of our projects, including Syndicate Smackdown, something you can just pick up and play and have a fun time, no matter the play time.