The Nova Project

The Nova Project is a game released by TheOtherGuy for the GMTK Game Jam 2019. It takes place on an unnamed space station under siege by a strange mutating plague capable of turning it's inhabitants into twisted crustacean beings.

Three days prior to the game's events, the station was struck by asteroids. While these asteroids aren't mentioned outside of the beginning of the game, they likely have something to do with the arrival of the plague.

The player takes the role of Company Employee 404, as they make their way through the infested station using both fight and flight.

The Nova Project is currently unfinished, but may be updated in future.

Mechanics
The primary mechanic of The Nova Project is time. While outside of designated oxygenated areas, the player has exactly one minute to move around before receiving a game over thanks to their limited oxygen supply.

After meeting Dr. Ress and being given the secondary task of locating chemicals to synthesize a cure for the plague, the player is also given an extra 1-hour timer within which they must complete all objectives before they succumb to the infection. This timer is largely redundant however, as the game ends before the player could feasibly run it out in a normal playthrough thanks to it's unfinished nature.

Bugs

 * In certain areas enemies will respawn once killed. If the player encounters an enemy in the spot where they respawn, they may be immediately forced into fighting that enemy again.
 * There is supposed to be a secret 'game over' event after the hour timer reaches 0. However, if the timer is allowed to reach 0, nothing actually occurs.