About this game
All Nighter is a time-based roguelike where the player is pulling an all nighter in order to finish his paper that is due the next morning.
Since the player is on-the-clock to complete their paper and their concentration is waning, they will be timed to complete each level. The gameplay consists of the player traveling through their many internet tabs to find sources for their paper (represented by coins) to power up and defeat the Intro, Body, and Conclusion of their paper. While searching, the player will be attacked by distractions and defeating distractions earns you a little extra time.
Like other roguelikes, when the player is defeated, they must start the whole game over again.
Mechanics
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Random Room Generation: The levels will have randomly generated map layouts. Even though the number of rooms on specific levels will always stay the same, the layout of the rooms will always be different on subsequent playthroughs. Levels will always have an item room, a shop, and an exit.
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Coins: Coins are rewarded to players who defeat all the enemies in a room. However, when players are below 2 hearts of health, they have a chance of receiving health instead. Players can use these coins to buy items from the shop.
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Timer: Players will be timed to complete the levels (2 minutes and 30 seconds on level 1, and 3 minutes on level 2). When you defeat enemies, they drop clocks that can be picked up to add a few seconds to the timer. Also, when you are in certain rooms like the shop or the boss entrance, the timer will stop. The timer running out will result in a Game Over.
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Dash: Players can press the SHIFT KEY to dash in the direction the are moving. The dash has a 2 second cooldown, and the cooldown can be decreased with certain items.
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Special Attack: Players can press the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to perform a special attack. The special attack does not do damage to enemies, however, it does make enemies slower and make them take 2x damage for 3 seconds (bosses do not get slowed down and they only take 1.5x damage). This attack has a 3 second cooldown, and the cooldown can be decreased with certain items.