Capibot: Operation Northeast is a Brazilian top-down shooter inspired by Vampire Survivors and Enter the Gungeon, created by students from ETEC Lauro Gomes (São Paulo/Brazil).

  • Objective: survive the waves of enemies and defeat the final boss — the cyborg jaguar of Água Doce. 
  • Original content: every sprite, animation, and soundtrack is fully original. 
  • Visual Style: inspired by westpunk — a fusion of Wild West grit and futuristic machinery.

The art, sprites sheets and music is totally original.

The game's art was inspired by the "westpunk" style, which mixes the Wild West universe with technological and futuristic elements.

 Controls

  • A / S / W / D: Move
  • Mouse: Aim
  • Left Click: Fire
  • Space: Dash
  • E or Q: Change Weapons
  • Esc: Pause

Weapons

  • Pistol: Infinite ammo (12 bullets per magazine, 1 s reload)
  • Shotgun: Two-shot burst, requires ammo pickups
  • Rifle: Triple-shot burst, requires ammo pickups

Player Stats

  • Lives: 3 hearts — recoverable by monster drops
  • Energy: 3 dash points — recharge by collecting items

Enemies

  • Armadillo: Pursues player
  • Harpy: Fast chaser
  • Lizard: Throws knives (projectiles can be destroyed)

Final Boss - Cyborg Haguar

Appears after 3 minutes of gameplay. Has 1000 HP, chases the player, and fires indestructible energy shots when stationary.

Story/ Synopis

In a world ruled by animal-machines, the autonomous factory Bugtec malfunctions and begins poisoning the waters of Água Doce. A legendary cyber-capybara bounty hunter is hired to uncover the source — and stop the mechanical uprising before it spreads across the Northeast.

 Team:

Game Developers /programmers - Victor Gustavo

Art -Derik, Gustavo Jorge, Estevão,  Antônio.

Story/Narrative - Letícia

Game mechanics research - Alexandre

Music - Rodolpho (Etec Teacher)

Especial Thanks for students of curse of Etec Lauro Gomes (1JD - 2025)

Other collaborations:  Dainel, Daniel Carpes, Felipe, Carlos,  Sérgio (the students of curse).

Important: this game has not finished yet. The team still working in it. So, wait for news.

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New builds, devlogs, and trailers coming soon. Join us on this journey — the capybara rebellion has just begun!

UPDATE V.1 (21/05/26)

  • New TileMap include
  • Mobs with new attacks
  • Boss with new attacks
  • Elite monsters include
  • Subweapon "granade" include
  • Hardmode level include
  • Polish of gameplay with a lot of tests
  • "Shield PowerUp" pickup item include
  • New mechnics for Dash function
  • Shotgun with new shot (spread random bullets)
  • Rifle with new show (single target bullets)

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CAPIBOT_HARDMODE_V1.zip 61 MB

Development log

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