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This will be a shooter game, in the style of:

• Contra,
• Super C,
• 1942,
• Sky Force,
• G Darius,
• Gun Star Heroes,
• Space Herrier,
• Star Fox

It will have different views for different stages: overhead, side, over-the-shoulder.

Instead of a spaceship or airplane, you will be customizing your own warhorse:

• Type of horse (foal, quarter, charger) determine base stats
• Saddles/Carts determine weapon slots
• Weapons from various eras/themes
• Wings to unlock flying stages
• Many aesthetic customizations
• A stable to save many horses

Think of it as a shooter game for bronies.
Use your customized horse as an avatar on sites like http://www.fimfiction.net/

Four zones are planned for story mode (hopefully can get all done by contest end):

• Magic forest (think MLP)
• Western ("real")
• Horror (unlocks "nightmare" as a horse type)
• Space (but think Space Mountain)
• Final boss fight (not a full zone)

More zones in future updates (likely after contest ends).  More horse types and accessories and weapons too.

It will be a 2D game (built in Flash), made up of pre-rendered 3D graphics (rendered in DAZ 3D).
When done, it will be available on Android, (hopefully soon after) iOS, and via browser (hopefully as a Facebook app).
Once zone 1 (magic forest) is operational, I will put a link to it.

For the Twist/theme of Growth, this game features familiar game aspects:

• Grow your horse's combat power by investing "alien tech" into upgrades.
• Grow/customize your horse's personality with accessories and custom colors, based on the unlocked zones.
• Grow your stable of horses, allowing more unique horses for you to customize.
• Story that allows the addition of more zones and gameplay elements, without breaking the 4th wall.
• Beating the story won't be the absolute end, so further growth can still have goals and missions.
• No level cap on any combat aspect.  Want your health at level 400 and your attack at level 5, it'll be allowed.

Visit http://www.warhorse.rocks for the dev blog.