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Fifth Dimension Games Fact Sheet

StudioFifth Dimension Games

Founded2026

LocationKent, United Kingdom

Team size1

FounderConnor Smith

FocusHandmade games with sharp mechanics, oddball worlds, and a bit of bite

Websitehttps://fifthdimensiongames.com

Emailfifthdimensiongameshq@gmail.com

MUTEIGHT Fact Sheet

TitleMUTEIGHT

DeveloperFifth Dimension Games

PublisherFifth Dimension Games

GenreTop-down run 'n' gun arcade action

PlatformsWindows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck

Release date/windowComing Soon

PriceN/A

EngineGodot

Player modesSingle and local co-op for two players

Store linkshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4446400/MUTEIGHT/

Studio Boilerplate

Fifth Dimension Games is a one-person independent studio created by Connor Smith.

The studio makes handmade games with sharp mechanics, oddball worlds, and a bit of bite. Some projects may be brutal arcade gauntlets, some may be ridiculous cartoon violence, and some may turn into something stranger entirely. The through-line is simple: build memorable experiences from scratch, don't do things by halves, and give players a universe worth poking at.

Founder Bio

Connor Smith is the founder of Fifth Dimension Games, a solo developer with a background in software engineering and systems architecture/design. This partly explains the urge to build everything from scratch and then make it more complicated than it probably needed to be.

Connor is obsessive about making things by hand, from code and systems to worlds, mechanics, and the weird little details that make a game feel alive. He lives with his fiancee and their black labrador, Max, who provides moral support, quality assurance, and absolutely no useful bug reports.

Game Description

Muteight is a top down run 'n' gun tribute to the golden age of arcade gaming. Wake up as a Kevin, a mutated killing machine hell-bent on escaping his captors. With a tentacle and plasma cannon for arms, unleash carnage, and master your abilities to survive a gruelling, high-score gauntlet.

Design Intent

MUTEIGHT is built like a lost arcade machine from 1986, designed for quick runs, hard-won mastery, and the old ritual of trying to beat your friends to the top of the board.

It is not just 80s-themed. The game was built around the constraints and mindset of classic arcade action: readable rules, immediate pressure, limited lives, local co-op, and a score worth fighting over. Inspired by the spirit of games like Ninja Princess, Gauntlet, Commando, and Alien Syndrome, MUTEIGHT aims to capture the feeling of gathering around a cabinet, learning the patterns, surviving one screen further, and chasing the score that puts your name above everyone else's.

At A Glance

MUTEIGHT

Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck | Release: Coming Soon

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INSERT COIN. Muteight is an authentic, high-stakes arcade experience designed for those who thrive on difficulty. Featuring a relentless 1980s aesthetic, it’s a pure test of skill, memory, and twitch reflexes.

There are no checkpoints here. You have five lives to escape the facility. If they run out, your progress is terminated and you start from the beginning. MASTER THE LOOP. CHASE THE HIGH SCORE.

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