HULLROT

A top-down retro sci-fi horror shooter where the lights are out, the ship is falling apart, and something is hunting you in the dark.

WELCOME ABOARD THE USCSS MOURNFUL

You are Dorren, Head of Security, six months into a long-haul voyage while a company called Delra is studying a  biological sample known as ECHO-9.

Then containment fails.

The crew begin to change. The ship's systems start failing. Sections of the Mournful are locked down, and power is diverted away  directly to the main cabin, you need to get there.

There are 15 escape pods.

Now Dorren has to fight his way through the ship and reach Berth 15 before there is no escape.

SURVIVE THE MOURNFUL

HULLROT is a top-down sci-fi horror shooter built around combat, exploration, salvage, and survival in the dark across 54 levels and multiple story chapters.

🔦 FIGHT IN THE DARK

Your flashlight gives you limited visibility while creatures hunt you through the ship. Enemies can emerge from the darkness with little warning, and every fight can become chaotic when you cannot see what is coming.

HULLROT is a shooter in the dark until the lights come on.

💡 RESTORE THE GENERATORS

Activate generators and restore sections of the Decks Power. This is how you unlock the door to the next deck.

⚡ USE THE ENVIRONMENT(Under development still)

The Mournful can work against you, but it can also become a weapon.

Activate electrical traps to funnel enemies into dangerous areas and create breathing room when you're being overwhelmed.

Just remember: Dorren isn't completely immune to the electricity either.

🔫 FIGHT TO SURVIVE

HULLROT is combat-heavy. You'll need to fight your way through the ship while managing ammunition, positioning, visibility, and the enemies surrounding you.

🛠️ SCAVENGE & UPGRADE

Search the ship for salvage and break apart crates and other objects to recover resources.

Use your salvage to improve your equipment and prepare for what waits on the next deck.

🧩 EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT

The decks are procedurally generated, so the layout changes from run to run, though there is chapters and a story structure.

You can't simply memorize the perfect route. You have to learn how to survive the game itself and adapt to whatever the Mournful throws at you.

THE STORY (new cut scenes coming soon)

You are dorren, you took a 18 month security contract to board an old large military Space ship that had been converted into a planetary research station for a company called Delra Industries.

Dorren has a wife back on his home planet, he normally doesn't take jobs off planet but this one paid enough to pay off their house, so Dorren took it... Dorren will find out if it was really worth it.

FEATURES

• 🟢 Top-down retro sci-fi horror, with 54 levels and story chapters.
• 🔦 Fight through darkness using your flashlight and the ship's lighting systems
• 👹 Multiple mutated enemies with different behaviors
• 🔫 Heavy combat with firearms and melee
• ⚡ Environmental electrical traps that can be used against enemies (TRAPS UNDER DEVELOPMENT STILL)
• 🛠️ Salvage resources and upgrade your equipment
• 🧩 Procedurally generated decks that change from run to run
• 💡 Restore generators and bring sections of the ship back online
• 🚪 Override locked sections and push deeper into the Mournful
• 🎮 Keyboard, mouse, and controller support
• 🎵 Atmospheric soundtrack inspired by doom metal and industrial sci-fi horror

YOUR OBJECTIVE

RESTORE POWER TO ADVANCE LEVELS.

REACH THE MAIN CABIN.

GET TO ESCAPE POD.

The evacuation plan didn't include you.

Make your own way out.

HULLROT is a passion project by Darktides Games.