The Basic Premise#

Beyond the Lost Lands, or “BtLL” in short, is a realm-like game, that brings many new ideas into the genre.

Realm-likes are games that are heavily influenced by Realm of the Mad God, released in 2011 by Wild Shadow studios.

Realm of the Mad God screenshot

The main features of these games include:

  • Realm exploration
  • Procedural dungeons
  • Bullet hell gameplay
  • Permadeath
  • Multiplayer co-op

Just to name a few.

BtLL will follow along with many of these core mechanics, but takes a new spin on some, such as a singleplayer, more story-driven progression and a procedurally generated infinite open world.

The game also has many similarities with more popular games, like The Binding of Isaac and to some extent even Terraria.

You choose to play as one of many possible classes, and gain stronger items as you encounter stronger enemies and tougher battles.

⚠️ BE CAREFUL! ⚠️ When you die, your character is lost forever.

Why?#

I love the gameplay and flow of Realm of the Mad God. It’s a game I’ve played on and off since 2013, however I don’t like a lot of what the developers are currently doing and as such I’ve chosen to develop my own game.

I will be using the Unity engine for this game, as that’s where I already have experience.

Through this website, I’ll be sharing both technical and general game updates. At some point, I might also start a YouTube channel to post more content on.