Flat Frenzy

During the NFTS certificate course in Indie Games Development (early 2025), one of the assignments was to create a game design document for any kind of game suitable to the indie market:

“Flat Frenzy” is a top-down couch co-op party game where 2-4 players struggle to complete their daily chores in a cramped, messy shared flat – all within a towering student housing complex. Each in-game week, the Student Housing Board (SHB) evaluates the apartment’s messiness and determines whether players move up to better flats or get stuck in the chaos below. Cooperation is necessary, but selfishness and chaos are inevitable.

The document covers every aspect of the envisioned game’s production, from detailed design considerations and creative direction to technology, scope, budgeting, and monetization: