Stickman Slayer (2020 Video Game)

Stickman Slayer is a run and gun video game developed and published by indie game developer Blue Galaxy Studios in 2020. Stickman Slayer is the first game developed by Blue Galaxy Studios. The game uses hand drawn 2D graphics and traditional animation. (Traditional in the sense that the art and animation is hand drawn but digitally) Stickman Slayer features one or two players playing as stickman, Jim and Michael going on an adventure to rid the world of zombies after a science experiment gone wrong that culminate in platforming levels. The game received mostly positive reviews and was a commercial success earning 2 million dollars the first 2 weeks

Gameplay
Stickman Slayer has the player(s) play through several platforming levels that are navigated through a over-world map with a top down view. These levels are traditional run and gun levels with enemies, similar to Contra. Some even have bosses at the end. Completing these levels unlock pathways which eventually lead to the final level. Levels also have coins which player(s) can collect and use to buy upgrades and weapons at the shop which is accessible through the over-world map. The player(s) have infinite lives and 4 hitpoints in every level but there are no checkpoints in levels so they must restart. The game has singleplayer, online multiplayer and local co-op. Online multiplayer wasn’t added until the Xbox One release.

Plot
Stickman Slayer follows the story of a brave stickman, Jim who used to be a hunter. One day, a laboratory accidentally unleashes a deadly chemical which turns most of the stickmen into deadly zombies. However, some still remain and vow to kill all the zombies. One of these is Jim who partners up with a local cop, Michael. (Not applicable in singleplayer mode) to kill zombies and rid the world of them. Jim and Michael realize all their family have been zombies and are forced to kill them. After, they seek revenge on the laboratory boss who was responsible for all of this and kill him too. They will never get to see their families again but at least they have each other and the few remaining stickmen