THE MAZE RUNNER
The Maze Runner movies, based off the books of the same name, have become a popular franchise. The game would start off with players waking up in a barricaded community. The only way out of said community is through a giant maze. Players must work their way through the maze and solve it before the maze changes its form at the end of the night.
The puzzle solving is unique in that if you can’t solve it that day, it will be drastically changed upon the next day, effectively wiping out your hard work of attempting to map the area out. This eliminates memorization or any patterns you may discover. Another incentive on completing as fast as you can is that, as the sun sets, the creatures come out to play. Without a weapon to your name, be prepared for tight, visceral moments against a widespread of creatures as you either outwit, or outrun them. A first-person viewpoint will add to the challenge by eliminating the ability to tilt the camera-angle up for a better viewpoint, like you would be able to if the game was in the third-person POV.
The Maze Runner could also benefit from a VR experience, which would give players the claustrophobic feeling that the maze sets out to deliver.
Feel free to explore the maze and all of its dangers at dusk, but if you don’t find an escape or don’t make it back to the community start point, the maze closes up and swallows you with it.
