Anshō (Project SS) - Wowie Jam 3.0

A 2.5D side-scrolling action game made in 48 hours for Wowie Jam 3.0. Built with Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints, using Epic's Paragon character assets and UE4's side-scroller template as a base.

Wowie Jam 3.0 theme: "FAILURE IS PROGRESS"

Play on itch.io

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About

Anshō is a jam game built around the theme of failure is progress - turning the standard side-scroller death sequence on its head. The player uses the Aurora character (from Epic's free Paragon asset pack) and progresses through a side scrolling environment where the enemies double as weapons.

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Tech

• Engine: Unreal Engine 4.26
• Scripting: Blueprints
• Base template: UE4 Side Scroller BP template
• Characters: Paragon: Aurora (Epic Games free asset)
• Platform: Windows Desktop

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Opening the Project

1. Install Unreal Engine 4.26 via the Epic Games Launcher
2. Download Paragon: Aurora from the Epic Marketplace (free) and add it to the project
3. Clone the repo
4. Open Project_SS/Project_SS.uproject in UE4.26

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Jam Submission

• Jam: Wowie Jam 3.0
• Theme: Enemies Are Bullets
• Duration: 48 hours

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License

GPL-3.0 - see LICENSE