Full Development

Retrograde Arena

Full Development

Retrograde Arena

Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill, but the environment does!

Weapons are your ultimate tools, not just for blasting enemies, but for propelling your customizable Drone around the maps at great speed! Mastering Retrograde Arena’s recoil propulsion and the impact of the various weapons is essential for victory in the neon-soaked world of Retrograde Arena.

Battle against friends, strangers, or deadly AI with up to 6 players in three different game modes that will demand different skills and styles of play!

Trailer

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Art Portfolio

Objective

Objective Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.

Challenge & Solution

Challenge
Real-Time Online Multiplayer.

Solution
Mirror + Steam networking.
Mirror + Photon for Switch

Challenge
Switch Porting.

Solution
Graphics optimization, Shader and post processing changes without changing art direction.

Team Composition

Producer

Project Manager

Backend Programmer

Network Programmer

AI Programmer

2D Artist

Workflow

Design

Prototype

User & QA Testing

Iteration

The Team built a demo to test out the new features and to see the response from fans of the franchise. The demo itself was available to play during Steam Next Fest in February 2022.