Trapped on a mysterious planet, HIIT finds himself in a strange place filled with challenges to overcome. Explore this adventure and uncover what happened in Zaruma before your arrival.

Characteristics

Platform - PC

ESRB rating - E

Single Player

Genre - Action-Adventure Metroidvania

Engine - Unity

Target Audience

Players +10 years old due to the focus on puzzles
Players familiar with Metroidvania games Like Metroid or Hollow Knight who like agency to explore without guides to where to go
Players of platformers and also players comfortable with puzzle games in general
Players who like short, creative and fun indie experiences

Game Overview

HIIT: Stranded in Zaruma is a third-person platformer adventure game set in a distant planet. The player controls a robot called HIIT that crash-landed from space on Zaruma. He must acquire his skills throughout the game and use them to explore the planet in order to fix his ship to escape.

This game is inspired by the Metroid Prime games, but imagined in third person and with retro visuals.

Zaruma Planet

Interconnected areas an puzzles, backtracking and unlocking skills are core aspects of the game. With a big focus on the mechanics to interact with the world. Giving the player the sense of accomplishment, progress and joy to explore are the goals that guide the development of this game.

References

Visual and tone

The tone and mood of the game sits between the relaxed gameplay of a platformer but having a serious and mysterious mood. The environment and music have a pleasant vibe of adventure but at the same time is alien and futuristic.

The overall visual design is planned to be just pleasant enough for the player and at the same time is simple enough to build fast with focus on the content and challenges.

Kero Quest 64 reference

Super Kiwi 64 reference

Music Reference

Metroid Prime Music- Phendrana Drifts