The latest articles on DEV Community by Tiefgang (@osugerman). https://dev.to/osugerman https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4205597%2Fbe8e288e-d930-4902-bac3-aa8957f24443.png https://dev.to/osugerman en Tiefgang Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:17:14 +0000 https://dev.to/osugerman/tiefgang-a-co-op-roguelite-fps-in-drowned-ruins-made-with-godot-4-397d https://dev.to/osugerman/tiefgang-a-co-op-roguelite-fps-in-drowned-ruins-made-with-godot-4-397d <p><strong>TIEFGANG</strong> is a fast <strong>roguelite FPS</strong> set in 1887. You dive into the deep in a heavy brass diving suit and fight your way through drowned temples, sunken archives and ship wrecks. It's made with <strong>Godot 4</strong>, playable <strong>solo or in co-op for up to four players</strong>, and there's a <strong>free test build</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fduuvcp3oxqea7lu7wij5.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fduuvcp3oxqea7lu7wij5.gif" alt="Black hole pulling enemies in, TIEFGANG roguelite FPS made with Godot " width="560" height="315"></a></p> <h2> What makes it different </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Absurd builds:</strong> every run gives you new weapons, charms and elemental blessings. Void and lightning together open black holes, frost shatters, blood heals you.</li> <li> <strong>Bosses with signature attacks:</strong> Xal-Tuun, the Stone High Priest, drags you and your whole team into a shadow otherworld.</li> <li> <strong>Co-op for 1 to 4 players:</strong> every reward is personal, so nobody fights over loot.</li> <li> <strong>A deep-sea world from 1887:</strong> brass, steam, glowing creatures and a submarine as your base.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkx5teem8uw2akom0vnlr.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkx5teem8uw2akom0vnlr.jpg" alt="Xal-Tuun's shadow otherworld boss fight in TIEFGANG, a Godot 4 roguelite FPS<br> " width="800" height="424"></a></p> <h2> Built with Godot 4 </h2> <p>I'm a solo developer, and TIEFGANG runs on <strong>Godot 4.7</strong> (Forward+, Vulkan). A few things I learned along the way:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Delta updates:</strong> storing the game's pck uncompressed in the zip lets the updater download only the changed bytes. Patches shrank from 600 MB to a few MB.</li> <li> <strong>No stutter on load:</strong> the loading screen only lifts once all render pipelines are compiled, and rooms are pre-drawn behind it.</li> <li> <strong>Effects need weight:</strong> a black hole only feels heavy with a FOV kick, a short hit stop and a lens flash on top of the visuals.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fsvrjk0uuarlxu90wlw6u.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fsvrjk0uuarlxu90wlw6u.jpg" alt="Chain lightning arcing between enemies in TIEFGANG, underwater roguelite shooter<br> " width="800" height="450"></a></p> <p>I use AI tools heavily in development (code with AI agents, some art started as AI generations), and I review and playtest everything myself. It's disclosed on the itch.io page.</p> <h2> Play it for free </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>itch.io:</strong> <a href="https://osugerman.itch.io/tiefgang" rel="noopener noreferrer">osugerman.itch.io/tiefgang</a> </li> <li> <strong>Releases and changelog:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/OsuGerman/Tiefgang-Releases" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/OsuGerman/Tiefgang-Releases</a> </li> </ul> <p>What would make you try a game like this, and what would make you quit after five minutes? I read every comment.</p> gamedev godot indiedev showdev