Count's Down

Your gun holds nine chambers. You can't reload until they're spent. And every wave, one more chamber gets a rule.

Chamber 7 is fire. Chamber 3 is scatter. Chamber 5 hits like a wrecking ball. But you can't skip to the one you want.
You have to count down to it, burning rounds to reach the chamber that matters. Every fight is a decision: "what do you want loaded when it counts, and what are you willing to waste to get there?"

You're not the only one counting. The Count "Downaculard" and his subordinates suffer an old curse, throw seeds and they stop, compelled to tally every last one.

Freeze a horde mid-swarm. Lock the Count in place and unload while he counts. Turn their obsession into your window.

Nine chambers. Nine rules. One night to survive.

HOW TO PLAY

• WASD : move
• Mouse : aim
• Left click : fire (chamber counts 9 to 1, auto-reloads at zero)
• Shit : Run
• Ctrl : Crouch / Slide
• Survive the waves. Draft a new chamber rule between each one.
• Use the seeds to freeze enemies mid-count : including the boss.
• TIP : Bunny hopping is possible

FEATURES

• Nine escalating chamber rules : fire, scatter, heavy, ricochet, and more
• A magazine you have to think your way through
• The arithmomania mechanic: freeze enemies by making them count
• A boss built entirely around that curse
• Original soundtrack and low-poly gothic arena

CREDITS

• Programming: Me
• Gameplay, audio & Level design: Me
• Music: original, composed for the jam by Me
• "Low Poly Ultimate Pack" asset pack : Polyperfect
• Character animations: Mixamo
• Tweening: DOTween
• Low Poly Vampire : coolalext
• "Trails VFX" asset pack : Vefects
• "VFX Fire Package" asset pack : Wallcoeur

Made in 4 days for the GMTK Game Jam 2026. Theme: Countdown.

IMPORTANT NOTE :
Sadly, game isn't perfect and a crash is possible, yet avoidable !
Try not to use the "Silver" Rule on the boss fight, and you should be able to beat it.
So sorry for the inconvenience and Have fun everyone !