A fan-remake of the 2D retro-game "Saboteur" by Clive Townsend.
https://zxspectrumgames.com/games/saboteur/
2D camera and controller by Glitched Velocity. https://vazahat.itch.io/
Test to speech extension by 5v3n. https://5v3n.itch.io/simple-text-to-speech
In-game music by Luposian.
Remade using CopperCube, the free game-engine. https://www.ambiera.com/coppercube/download.html
Latest Update: 09:35, 27Nov, 2023
Done...
Added health-bar.
Added health regeneration whilst idle.
Added damage from dogs and sentry cannon.
Added water-spray effect from dinghy.
Sentry cannon sweeps by default.
Sentry cannon tracks player when LASER beam tripped.
Sentry cannon sound while gun is firing.
Added in-game music by Luposian.
Dog walks when patrolling, runs when triggered.
Player enters scene on boat.
Added boat sound.
Game restarts when killed (basic).
Added pickup place-holders.
1st Switch now enables/disables sentry cannon.
Footstep sounds for ladders.
Updated player sprites to "Ninja".
Working Ladders.
Working switches (no doors yet).
Realistic 2D run/walk dog animations (Dobermann Pinscher).
Added parallax background scene.
Switches work (push "W" to switch on/off).
Dog sounds (scamper/attack).
Bubble particle-effect when underwater.
HUD layout for messages, health-bar and pickup icons.
Mission timer.
CRT scan-line bezel.
Player movement almost complete (using Just_In_Case's 2D controller).
Jump detection.
Underwater detection.
Jumping and landing sounds.
Footstep sounds when walking.
Footstep sound variations for land/water.
Extruded 3D Map Geometry and collision-mesh.
Transparent alpha 2D map facade.
2D background and foreground mapped.
Animated 3D security cameras/sentry guns follow player.
Sentry guns activate/de-activate on player detection.
Added basic speech events (using Sven's SAPI plugin).
Added some game sounds.
Added climb up/down/idle animations.
Fixes...
Widened the stereo channels of the music.
Fixed dogs turning no longer disappear/clip into the walls.
Fixed sentry-gun sounds, now only sounds once per bullet.
Medium performance increase (switched to OpenGL renderer).
Resized dog run/walk animations to 128x128 pixels.
Fixed a sentry cannon that didn't fire.
Added a missing ladder.
Canceled walk sounds while climbing.
Slight performance increase (draw distance).
Changed the camera-distance to match the original game.
Slight performance increase (animated textures).
Slight performance increase (lower resolution).
Prevented jumping whilst climbing.
Prevented walking whilst climbing.
Adjusted all the ladders to make dismounting easier.
Fixed sound-loop when climbing.
Fixed player gets stuck when dismounting ladders.
Added a better hit-box to the player.
Fixed ladder drift - player stays central.
Removed shadow from dog animation.
Tweaked gravity and speed for best overall feel.
Added ground-plane collision detection to prevent glitches.
To do.....
add 2D pop-in sprite for female narrator/messages/hints.
resize all sprites to avoid blipping during animation change.
code to keep player central on ladders
add fall-damage for long drops.
fix the player friction on walls (pending).
add pickups (pending).
add NPC characters.
add Bomb-timer.
add helicopter.
add lift/elevator
add subway trains.
continually decorate the map textures (ongoing).
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Rating | Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 total ratings) |
| Author | insanostudio |
| Genre | Survival, Action |
| Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, Creepy, Horror, Minimalist, Mystery, Pixel Art, Retro, Short |











