Art · · 1 min read
Building the hellfire palette: magenta, ember and near-black
The colour rules behind Neon Hellfire: a near-black base, one hot magenta accent for what matters, and ember orange reserved for fire and danger.
Dev log // Transmissions from the pit
Notes from the hellfire forge.
How we build a fast retro shooter: the raycasting engine, the arena design, the controls and the neon pixel art.
Design · · 1 min read
Arena pacing: why the demons never let you breathe
How Neon Hellfire tunes its opening arena so demons close the distance fast, forcing movement over hiding and keeping every run short and intense.
Design · · 1 min read
WASD and one trigger: keeping the controls brutally simple
Why Neon Hellfire sticks to WASD movement, Q/E or arrow turning, one fire button and mouse aim, plus on-screen touch keys for phones.
Engine · · 1 min read
How raycasting draws every corridor in Neon Hellfire
A plain-language look at the 2.5D raycasting trick behind Neon Hellfire: one ray per screen column, wall heights from distance, and why it still feels fast.