You wake up in an unfamiliar enclosed environment, a dollhouse that you seem to remember is sitting on a pedestal in the center of the space. What is this place? Why are you here? What is the strange spark running through the hallways? And why is everything seemingly a twisted recreation of your memories?

Synaptic is a 3D first-person shooter game inspired by the works of David Lynch in which the main character must explore an unsettlingly organic environment, following the trail of a glowing spark to uncover the secrets hidden within. Play through 4 different levels, shooting down targets with nostalgic bullets as you fill up your childhood journal.

What story will you discover? What do all the pieces add up to?

• Uncover the secrets of your past
• Unlock new weapons after each level
• Shoot through fleshy targets to decipher your childhood journal - and avoid your childhood drawings

Featuring...

• Voice Acted Dialogue
• A Tutorial Level, and 3  Main Levels
• 3  Unique Hand Weapons
• An Unsettling Organic Environment

Prototype released for Windows April 30th 2025. Developed in Unreal Engine 5.

Developed by a small team of students from Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland. This project is a response to the DES315 Professional Project module and was created under guidance from Martin Lynagh of Abertay University, as well as Aleksandar Gavrilović and Olga Moskvina of Summer Eternal.

Bonny Bandits

Mia Philp | Producer

Glitch Mackay | Designer

Stasi Kosenoka | Audio Designer

Emma Smith | 3D Artist

Frances Acton | Animator + Technical Artist

Katelyn Scully | 2D Artist

Alistair Clark | Programmer

Alex O'Nions | Programmer

Mentors

Martin Lynagh | Academic Tutor

Summer Eternal | Client Mentor

Additional Credits

Main Character Voicework | Hattie Ferris

Additional Voicework | Lee McCarthy

Additional 3D Assets list in README

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