Satanic Panic

Satanic Panic is a pixel-art, rogue-like lane-based tower-defense game built by solo indie developer Wings To The Sky. You are the mystical character Lorelei, a lost human fallen into the underworld ; for the crime of trustpassing you are appointed the commander of Hell’s army! Heaven is invading Hell... again?! Allowing even one angel through will break the balance between Heaven and Hell, destoying the mortal plane. Can you power up your demons, wield ultimate forces, make it through the seven layers of Hell, restore celestial peace, return home and save earth as we know it?

From early demo builds of the game I worked with the client to create a fully realised art direction, collaborating deeply with the developer Sky to create something magically retro ; a love letter to the SNES era of gaming with modern twist.

I created a cohesive cute but dark style with clear definition between units using sillouette and color. This helps the player to understand a purposfully energetic and crowded battlefield at a glance.

Working within the structure of the games development build and its already locked constraints I pushed the UI, Art and Animation to an elevated indie experience while minimising development impact.