Maniac

About This Game

A car-chase roguelite in an open-world destructible city with a cast of 6 crazy characters and over 20 pursuit levels. Gameplay inspired by classic GTA and Survivor-likes. Made by the creator of Soldat.

• Chase driven action based on physics and destruction
• Use whatever means necessary to earn money
• Increasing law enforcement with each wanted level – police, FBI, military, special forces…
• Buy guns, explosives and special items
• Characters with different abilities
• Upgrade your character and car (damage, armor and capabilities)
• Special Rampage / Kill Frenzies missions!

Dear computer video gamer,
I have worked hard to achieve a masterful game, both deep and fun, satisfying the most demanding action desires. The idea came years ago when I vigurously played the demo of GTA 1 after school. I was addicted to killing as many pedestrians, cops and doing as much damage as possible within the 6 minutes time constraint of the demo. I also liked the original top view experience most and not finding a game like that on the market I decided to make one myself. But with additional twists, with horde-survivor/roguelite and extraction shooter elements to make it more interesting and emphasize unique play strategies.

What makes a good police chase game?

• demanding police chase AI
• tricking AI into blowing each other up
• slick feel-just-right driving
• great driving physics with drifts etc.
• satisfying physics leading to emergent situations (eg. explosions!)
• satisfaction and flow from avoiding the most dangerous situations

Have fun,
MM – the developer