Snow Trail
Snow Trail is a game all about pushing and connecting snow blocks to solve puzzles!
Roles: Game Design, Level Design, Programming, Art, Music
Team Size: Independent
Timeline: September 2019- July 2020 (10 months)
Tools: Unity, Adobe Photoshop
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Contributions
Programming - Created in engine systems to help make development easier. Created a custom level creation system inside unity using the unity tile system. Developed 8 unique mechanics, player controller, UI, snow blocks and everything else in the game.
Everything else! - Snow Trail is an independent project with no plug ins or art assets. Everything in the game was 100% made by me during my first year of college!
Game Design - Created game feel, game loop and progression. Designed and developed 8 unique mechanics.
Level Design - Created puzzles to teach, test and challenge players. Introducing puzzles mechanics without text and allowing players to experiment and learn at their own pace. Designed 100 unique puzzles.
Take Aways
Created a game from start to finish and released it on steam
Learned the basics of what it takes to complete a game in every phase of development
Implemented basic design thinking methodology and created systems to improve the development experience and the player experience