Gatekeeper

Game Jam Entry

Theme: Shoot at Sight
Development Time: 6 Days

Gatekeeper is a tense checkpoint decision-making game set in the year 2126, where humanity survives inside protected shelters. You play as the lone security guard assigned to screen every visitor before they enter society.

How the Theme Aligns

The theme Shoot at Sight is deeply connected to the core gameplay of Gatekeeper. Every visitor may be a threat, forcing players to make high-pressure life-or-death decisions. Some enemies must be eliminated instantly, while others require patience, timing, and judgment before taking action.

The game explores the tension between fear, suspicion, and responsibility — asking whether every threat should truly be shot at sight.

About the Game

Gatekeeper is a choice-driven thriller where every visitor may hide dangerous intentions.

Through questioning, observation, and final judgment, you must decide who deserves entry and who must be stopped. Some are harmless survivors. Some are cannibals. Some are far worse.

One wrong choice can doom the entire shelter.

Key Features

• Dialogue-based interrogation system

• Multiple suspicious visitor types

• Tense decision making under pressure

• Quick reaction "Wait and Shoot" mechanic

• Multiple endings based on performance

Built With

• Game Engine: Unity

• Programming Language: C#

• Assets From:

  • Images and Backgrounds: Google

  • Sound Assets: Pixabay

  • Sprites: Gemini, Own and Open-Source

How to Play

1. Question each visitor carefully

2. Look for suspicious behavior and contradictions

3. Choose a final verdict:

• Allow Entry

• Shoot Immediately

• Wait and Shoot

4. Protect the shelter at all costs

Build Information

• Platform: Windows

• Built using Unity Windows build settings

Contributors Github IDs

Developed by:

• Om Mittal — Coder (Gameplay Programmer), @ylucifer_playzt (Discord ID), om040806mittal@gmail.com

• Jay Variya — Artist (Asset Creation/Finding)

• Nihal Pathan — Writer (Story, Dialogues)

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