Virulence is a 2D top down infection-em-up game , where the player will explore the human body as a virus species and infect other cells in order to survive. The player can control an individual virus or replicate and control a larger group. The virus is constantly under threat from the bodies immune defenses, other pathogens and harsh environment.
The demo teaches the core gameplay mechanics and is set in the human stomach. The player must survive the harsh acidic conditions whilst avoiding getting killed by other pathogens.
The stomach dungeon is a taster of one of the 5-6 main dungeons in the game which will exist. My plan is to also have other dungeons located in the large intestine, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver. The goal of each dungeon is to gain the DNA strand unique to that organ dungeon, once all strands are collected the final dungeon in the brain can be entered.