Connection Lost is a short sci-fi FPS made for a 2-week game jam about restoring a broken communications network before the facility falls completely silent.

Destroy signal corruption sources, restore power to the antenna arrays, and bring the landing pads back online one connection at a time.

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Gameplay

• Fast first-person sci-fi shooting
• Destroy signal corruption sources across the map
• Restore communication lights in sequence
• Simple HUD, readable objectives, and arcade pacing
• Built for a short, replayable jam experience
• Deuteranopia friendly due to using blue/orange instead of red/green.

Controls

Mouse & Keyboard

• WASD - Move
• Mouse - Look
• Left Mouse - Fire
• Right Mouse  - Aim Down Sights
• R - Reload
• C - Crouch
• Shift - Sprint
• Space - Jump   (and double jump!)
• Esc - Pause

Gamepad

• Left Analog Stick Axes - Move
• Right Analog Stick Axes - Look
• Right Trigger - Fire
• Left Trigger - Aim Down Sights
• Gamepad Face Button Left  - Reload
• Gamepad Face Button Right - Crouch
• Left Analog Stick Button -  Sprint
• Gamepad Face Button Bottom  - Jump (And double jump!)
• Start - Pause

Objective

Find and destroy each corrupted source. Every source destroyed restores another piece of the communication system, lighting up antennas and bringing the facility closer to reconnection.

About

Made in Unreal Engine 5.8 for the IGU Summer Game jam 2026.

Developed by CheckMate Entertainment.

Music by Jacob Haselhoff

Skymap by https://www.spacespheremaps.com/

Earth Map used for hologram by https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/

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Status: Jam build
Genre: Sci-fi FPS
Estimated Playtime: 5-10 minutes