DRAUGB
A downloadable game for Windows
Prototype for a collaborative survival shooter.
Gamepad STRONGLY recommended.
Install the itch app
Launch DRAUGB in the itch app
Follow on bluesky for development updates that only lie
Join the discord for development updates that only tell the truth
Development
2010 - designed 2015 - written 2020 - prototyped movement and controls for 7DFPS 2020 2021 - more work on movement, submitted to 7DFPS 2021 2025 - added MAZE level for PROCJAM 2025 2025 - more work on controls, submitted to 7DFPS 2025
For this jam I added a level called MAZE which is an attempt to do something no one has ever done before: make a 3d version of Castle Wolfenstein (1984).
Design
DRAUGB is a poem about my relationship to the Call of Duty franchise. Some of our history together:
In 2008 Call of Duty: World at War included Zombie Mode as a reward for completing the campaign. CRAUGB asks: what if Treyarch spent the whole budget on that instead? What if they didn't have a budget?
Between 2009 and 2019 Activision Blizzard published 11 other Call of Duty titles. I didn't play any of these.
In 2020 I was asked by Infinity Ward "How much will money will you pay to download 100GB of Call of Duty: Warzone? Will you pay nothing? We have your friends already." After much contemplation, DRAUBG answers: in order to play murder online with MY friends I will need to receive an annual salary of $170,000.
In 2023 Microsoft launched its first Microsoft Azure region in occupied Palestine. It includes multiple facilities with availability zones designed to provide internet services to local organizations and their illegal surveillance and apartheid system.
At some point I played APE OUT, holy shit have you played APE OUT? That's way better than whatever I was trying to do.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Is multiplayer implemented yet?" No.
"Is combat implemented yet?" No.
"What engine do you use?" No.
Controls
Quit | Esc | -- | -- --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- FEET | | --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- Move | WASD | L | LS Run, Jog | Shift | L3 | LSB Jump | Space | Cross | A Crouch | Ctrl, C | Circle | B --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- HEAD | --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- Look | Mouse | R | RS Walk, Aim | Mouse 3, F | R3 | RSB --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- HANDS | | --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- Fire | Mouse 1 | R2 | RT Rack | Mouse 2 | L2 | LT Offhand | Q | L1 | LB Hand | E | R1 | RB --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- HANDS (GOOFY) | --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- Rack | Mouse 1 | R2 | RT Fire | Mouse 2 | L2 | LT Hand | Q | L1 | LB Offhand | E | R1 | RB --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- ITEMS | | --―――――――――|―――――――――――――――――――――――|―――-- Reload | R | Square | X Use, Belt | Tab | Triangle | Y Gear | 1234567890 | DPad | DPad Gear | Mouse 4, Mouse 5, Mouse Wheel --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- OTHER | --――――――――――――――――――――――|――――――――――――――-- Menu | Enter | Start | Menu Clay | ~, Ctrl ~ | Select | View --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- MOVES - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Jump ↕ = Dive Jump ↔ = Dive Crouch ↕ = Stance Crouch ↔ = Spin Run + Crouch = Dive Jog + Crouch ↑ = Dropkick Jog + Crouch ↔ = Dive + Spin Jog + Crouch ↓ = Slide Run + Dive + Run = Roll --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- GEAR --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Gear ↑ = Head item Gear ↔ = Gear items Gear ↓ = Empty hands --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- GUNS --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Reload ↑ = Load Reload ← = Change ammo type Reload → = Equip magazine Reload ↓ = Unload --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- BELT --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Belt ↕ = Belt items Belt ← = Swap Belt → = Away --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- MOVES - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Hand + Offhand = Prepare Prepare + Fire = Throw Prepare + Rack = Drop --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- USING - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Use to interact with things in the world Use nothing to equip/unequip belt items --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- GRABBING - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Grab a corner or ledge to mount gun Grab a player from behind to stack up Take any item from another player's hands Keep or push to prevent taking --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- TRAVERSAL - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Hold crouch to glide across terrain Hold jump to hop, climb over terrain Menu while running to autorun --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- WEAPONS --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Winchester Model 1897 Shotgun - Rack, reload, unrack to chamber load - Hold down the trigger and rack to slam --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- United States Model 1917 Revolver - Hold down the trigger and rack to fan --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- AUTOPAD AND HALFPAD --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Switch between mouse, keyboard, and gamepad at will; The face buttons move to the dpad while using the mouse --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- GYRO - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Use a PS5 controller for gyro aim --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- HAPTICS - WIP --―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――-- Use a PS5 controller for trigger haptics
Pick an album to listen to while you play for the full experience:
SAKURA by dj seinfeld
MANY MANY PINGS by blawan
GRAPEFRUIT REGRET by karenn
LOMAY by locked club
198XAD by mega drive
NE BOYAT'SYA by any act
THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING by james holden
NONE OF THIS IS REAL by dj rozwell
DREAM SEQUINS by nmesh
SLEEP OF REASON by randomer
FAMILY PORTRAIT by ross from friends
TETSUO: THE IRON MAN REVISITED by in-house pharmacy
HE HAS LEFT US ALONE BUT SHAFTS OF LIGHT SOMETIMES GRACE THE CORNER OF OUR ROOMS by silver mt zion
ANJUNADEEP 12 by james grant & jody wisternoff
THE FEAR IS WHAT KEEPS US HERE by zao
SICK ELIXER by blawan
IRAK by locked club
Here's a timeline of some reference games:
1996 - Marathon Infinity 1996 - Zero Population Count 1998 - Half Life 1999 - Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun 2000 - Perfect Dark 2000 - Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 - Soldier of Fortune 2002 - TimeSplitters 2 2002 - Command & Conquer: Renegade 2002 - Half Life: The Specialists Mod 2003 - Halo: Combat Evolved 2004 - Doom 3 2004 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2005 - Project Snowblind 2005 - Resident Evil 4 2007 - Bioshock 2007 - Medal of Honor: Airborne 2008 - Call of Duty: World at War 2008 - Dead Space 2008 - Fallout 3 2009 - Left 4 Dead 2 2009 - Red Faction Guerilla 2010 - Fallout: New Vegas 2010 - Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days 2010 - Lost Planet 2 2010 - MAG 2011 - E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy 2012 - Natural Selection 2 2013 - Payday 2 2013 - Arma II: DayZ Mod 2014 - Alien: Isolation
Here's some other games I like that explore similar ideas:
Receiver (2012) by wolfire
Sub Rosa (2012) by cryptic sea
Sir, You Are Being Hunted(2014) by big robot
Far Cry: Primal (2016) by ubisoft montreal
PUBG: Battlegrounds (2017)
The Forest (2018) by endnight
Generation Zero (2018) by avalanche
Metal Gear Survive (2018) by konami
Subnautica (2018) by unknown worlds
Void Bastards (2019) by blue manchu
Receiver 2 (2020) by wolfire
BABBDI (2022) by lemaitre bros
Abiotic Factor (2025) by deep field
Skin Deep (2025) by blendo
TimeSplitters: Rewind (2025)
Tiberian Sun: Reborn (2025) by w3d hub
Feel free to make suggestions! Here are the suggestions I have already received:
Escape from Tarkov (2016)
Call of Duty: Warzone (2020)
Helldivers 2 (2024)
Arc Raiders (2025)
Battlefield 6 (2025)
Requirements
Windows 10 (64-bit), I'll do more platforms later.
A lot of psychological horror media goes with "and everything that happened was the racing thoughts of a dying man" but I would like you to consider that those are the only kinds of thoughts anyone has ever had. That doesn't have anything to do with the game please:
Installation
Install with the itch app to avoid SmartScreen, etc.
Browse to itch://games/1303663 if you already have the itch app installed.
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