Welcome to Scavenger Squad

This is my first devlog post! I'm excited to share my development journey with you.

Scavenger Squad is a game about raccoons causing mischief. As a rebellious raccoon, you escape the Raccoon Federation while collecting garbage and causing as much trouble as possible.

This will be a puzzle-platformer with some physics-based puzzles, stylized look and feel, and quirky characters and props.

Platforming

I really love platformer games, so I'm trying to put some of that into it. Wall jumps, double jumps, tail swings, and the like are all part of the game. But not permanently. You--as a raccoon--only gain such abilities when you find just the right garbage to eat, such as a WhizBang Energy Drink, and then you can double jump away until the caffeine wears off.

Breaking the Rules

Raccoons are all about ignoring rules and causing trouble. The Raccoon Federation is a group of raccoons seeking to overthrow humanity by collecting and protecting trash. You play as a member of the Raccoon Federation who is also breaking their rules, which gets you into some trouble.

But breaking rules is part of the game itself. Find shortcuts, skips, and glitches and get rewarded. Unlock speedruns where you go out-of-bounds on purpose.

Hoarding

Raccoons love and live for garbage. So as you go through each level, try to find and collect all trash collectibles. Some may be located on the path, in garbage cans, or in secret areas that will test your platforming skills. Some garbage can even be worn!

Vandalism

Ruin the levels as you play them. Find and collect sticker sheets, then slap the stickers all over the level as you go.

This is all still in development so things will most definitely change between now and launch, so join me in this journey. I'd love to hear what sort of things you would find fun in such a game. Send a message on Discord.

Stay tuned for more updates!