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2D Action Platformer Unity Engine PC · Steam Releasing July 4th

TheRaiders

Join the squad. Complete the mission. A high-octane 2D action platformer built for those who fight to the last round.

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About the Game

Overview

The Raiders is a fast-paced 2D action platformer built in Unity, inspired by the intensity and brotherhood of special operations. You command a small squad of elite operators through a series of increasingly dangerous missions across hostile territory.

The game blends tight platformer controls with real-time tactical decisions. Every level is a puzzle wrapped in a firefight. Movement is fluid, combat is punishing, and the only way through is to master both.

Releasing on July 4th, 2025, The Raiders is the studio's first complete game — and a direct love letter to every service member who has ever held the line.

🎈 Launch Date
July 4th, 2025
Independence Day — Steam Release
Game Details
Genre2D Action Platformer
EngineUnity 2022 LTS
PlatformPC (Steam)
PlayersSingle-Player
Perspective2D Side-Scrolling
CombatReal-Time Action
Est. Length6 – 10 Hours
ThemeMilitary · Brotherhood · Duty
Age RatingTeen (ESRB T)
StatusReleasing July 4th
PriceTBA
Core Mechanics

Key Features

Fast Combat

Fluid, responsive platformer combat with melee and ranged options. Chain attacks, dodge rolls, and environmental kills for maximum efficiency.

👤
Squad Mechanics

Command up to 3 operators. Switch between them in real time. Each has a unique loadout, ability, and role in mission success.

📍
Tactical Level Design

Levels are designed for multiple approaches — stealth, speed runs, or full engagement. The mission succeeds by skill, not luck.

🌟
Upgrade System

Earn mission medals to unlock weapon upgrades, gear slots, and operator abilities. Build your squad around your playstyle.

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Mission Briefings

Every mission has a pre-op briefing, intel drops, and post-mission debrief. The narrative unfolds through the missions, not cutscenes.

Honor & Sacrifice

Operators can fall in battle. Permadeath is optional but every life lost matters. The game rewards protecting your team.

Narrative

The Story

A small cell of elite operators receives a classified mission deep behind enemy lines. Intelligence is thin. Extraction is uncertain. But the target — a weapons cache that could shift the balance of the conflict — cannot be left intact.

The Raiders aren’t heroes. They’re professionals. What separates them from every other unit isn’t their equipment or their training — it’s that they refuse to leave anyone behind.

Seven missions. One team. The kind of brotherhood that only forms when the stakes are absolute.

Developer Note

The Raiders is dedicated to every Marine Raider and special operator who has carried a mission on their back when no one was watching. This one’s for them.

You don’t run these missions for glory. You run them because the man next to you needs you to. That’s enough. That’s always been enough.
Staff Sergeant Cole — Mission 3 Briefing
Preview

First Look

The Raiders Trailer
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The Raiders
First
Look

Get a first look at The Raiders — squad combat, brutal missions, and the grit of the Marine Raiders brought to life.

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Roadmap

Development Progress

Last Updated
June 2025
Overall Progress95%
Phase 01
Pre-Production
Aug – Oct 2024
✓ Complete

GDD written, engine setup, character design, level layout blueprints, core control prototype.

100%
Phase 02
Alpha Build
Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
✓ Complete

All 7 missions playable, combat system complete, enemy AI, upgrade system, full squad mechanics.

100%
Phase 03
Beta & Polish
Feb – May 2025
✓ Complete

Full QA pass, balance testing, audio implementation, UI polish, performance optimization.

100%
Phase 04
Gold & Launch
June – July 4th, 2025
Final Sprint

Final QA sign-off, Steam store page, press review copies, launch day assets. Releasing July 4th.

95%
Design Philosophy

Core Pillars

01
Movement is the Message

How you move IS how you fight. The controls are tight enough that every mistake is yours, and every victory is earned. Skill expression is everything.

02
The Squad is Sacred

Every operator has a name, a background, and a family. The game doesn’t let you forget that. Protecting your team isn’t just strategy — it’s the point.

03
Levels That Breathe

No corridor is just a corridor. Every level has verticality, alternate paths, and environmental interactions that reward players who observe before they act.

04
Earned Difficulty

Hard is fine. Unfair isn’t. Every challenge in the game has a learnable solution. The Raiders demands mastery — not frustration tolerance.

Screenshots & Art

Media Gallery

In-Engine
Mission 1 — WIP
Concept Art
Character Design
UI Design
HUD & Menus
In-Engine
Combat System

⚠ Pre-release screenshots — final product may differ.

RAIDERS
July 4th 2025

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The Raiders launches on Independence Day 2025. Wishlist on Steam now to be notified on launch day. Join the community and follow us for final screenshots and launch content.

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