2025 COMSM0166 group 3
Your game lives in the /docs folder, and is published using Github pages to the link above.
Include a demo video of your game here (you don't have to wait until the end, you can insert a work in progress video)
| Name | Github | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuyin Deng | [email protected] | @Ruby-sy | Project Manager |
| Jiaxin Fan | [email protected] | @paidaxin760 | Technical Writer |
| Peixuan Li | [email protected] | @pluvo070 | Developer |
| Yibu Ma | [email protected] | @Grooveofmimosa | Developer |
| Yu Qiu | [email protected] | @PekkaLnx | Developer |
| Jiahao Liu | [email protected] | @TYHD759 | Test Engineer |
| Game Type | Game Inspiration | Game Description | Possible Game Twists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Simulation, RPG | 🏡 Stardew Valley | A game combining farm management, social interaction, exploration, and combat. Players manage their farm, interact with NPCs, and explore unknown areas. | ✨ Add a magic system, random events, or dynamic weather affecting crop growth. |
| ⚔️ Strategy RPG | 🏰 The DioField Chronicle | A real-time tactical battle game blending political storytelling and strategic warfare. Players lead armies and influence the story. | 🔀 Add multiple endings or introduce a customizable character development path. |
| 🔫 Roguelike Action | 💥 Neon Abyss | A fast-paced shooting game featuring procedurally generated levels and various weapon upgrades. | 🎯 Introduce character progression mechanics, increase long-term growth, or add random combat-affecting events. |
| 🧪 Crafting Simulation | 🏺 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator | Players take on the role of an alchemist, combining ingredients to craft potions while managing a shop. | 🏆 Add alchemy duels or introduce hidden quests & unique customer requests. |
| 🏰 Tower Defense | 🎈 Bloons Tower Defense | Players place and upgrade towers to prevent balloon waves from reaching their goal. | 🎭 Introduce a PVP mode or dynamic map alterations. |
| 🏰 Tower Defense | 🏹 Kingdom Rush | A tower defense game with hero units and diverse upgrade options against enemy waves. | 🦸 Add RPG mechanics allowing direct hero control in battles. |
| 🧗 Platformer | 🌄 Celeste | A platforming game about climbing Celeste Mountain, featuring precise controls & emotional storytelling. | ⏳ Add a time trial mode or a level editor for custom challenges. |
| ⚔️ MMORPG, Action | 🏆 Dungeon Fighter Online (DNF) | A side-scrolling action MMORPG, blending dungeon exploration and character development. Players level up & collect loot. | 🎮 Introduce PVP arenas or dynamic event dungeons. |
| 🃏 Roguelike Deck-Building | 🎴 Slay the Spire | Players build a deck and battle through procedurally generated levels, making each run unique. | 🤝 Introduce co-op or PVP battle modes for competitive deck-building. |
| 🗡️ Roguelike Metroidvania | 🔥 Dead Cells | A Metroidvania-style combat game with procedurally generated dungeons & fluid combat. | ⚙️ Add a customizable weapon system or multi-character control mechanics. |
| 💀 Action Roguelike | ⚔️ Skul: The Hero Slayer | Players control a small skeleton warrior who can acquire and switch hero abilities. | 🏅 Introduce PVP battles or expand the number of transformable heroes. |
| 🏛️ Action Roguelike | 🔱 Hades | Players control Zagreus, the son of Hades, trying to escape the underworld. Each failure progresses the story. | 👹 Add a 'Nightmare Mode' with stronger enemies or randomized skill selection. |
| 🧛 Survival, Roguelike | 🦇 Vampire Survivors | Players auto-attack and upgrade abilities, surviving endless enemy waves. | 💡 Add a character talent system or customizable attack styles. |
| 🏰 Strategy, Simulation | 👑 Kingdom: Two Crowns | Players manage and expand their kingdom while defending against nightly monster invasions. | 🌦️ Introduce seasons affecting resources or AI-controlled kingdoms competing dynamically. |
| 🃏 Card Game | 🔮 Hearthstone | A card battle game set in the World of Warcraft universe, where players build decks & compete. | 🎭 Introduce new game modes, such as 'Survival Mode' where players continuously battle AI opponents. |
| 💣 Action, Multiplayer | 💥 Bomberman Online | A classic multiplayer battle game, where players place bombs to eliminate opponents within a time limit. | 🌪️ Introduce randomized maps or weather effects affecting bomb explosions. |
Stardew Valley is a farming and life simulation game, where players inherit a rundown farm from their grandfather in a small rural town. The game revolves around rebuilding the farm, forming relationships with the townspeople, and balancing resource management with personal life. With open-ended gameplay, players can choose their own path, whether it's farming, fishing, mining, crafting, or socializing.
- Grow crops, raise animals, and manage farm resources to build a thriving homestead.
- Seasonal changes impact crop availability, weather, and activities.
- Crafting and cooking allow players to create useful tools and meals.
- The town is filled with diverse NPCs, each with unique personalities, schedules, and storylines.
- Friendships & Romances:
- Building relationships unlocks cutscenes, dialogues, and events.
- Players can date, marry, and even start a family.
- Explore dangerous mines to gather valuable resources, ores, and gems.
- Combat mechanics allow players to fight monsters and uncover treasures.
- Fishing & Foraging provide additional activities for relaxation and progression.
- Personalize farm layouts, decorate the house, and craft unique tools.
- Farm expansion & upgrades provide long-term goals.
- Non-linear gameplay allows players to focus on their favorite activities.
- Multiple progression paths: farming, socializing, mining, fishing, crafting, or a mix of everything.
- A nostalgic and relaxing experience with a focus on self-sufficiency and community bonding.
- Heartwarming storytelling that embraces themes of rural life, connection, and personal growth.
- A rewarding sense of achievement, as players watch their farm flourish over time.
- Developed by ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) as a solo project.
- Inspired by Harvest Moon, but with deeper mechanics and open-ended gameplay.
- Pixel art aesthetic with handcrafted animations.
- Modding support allows the community to expand the game further.
🌾 Rebuild, Connect, and Live Your Dream Farm Life! Watch Week 3 - PPT Prototype 02 (MP4)
Cato (Butter Cat) is a physics-based puzzle platformer inspired by the buttered cat paradox meme. In this hilarious and absurd world, a cat with a slice of buttered toast strapped to its back hovers uncontrollably due to the paradox of the toast always trying to land butter-side down. Players must master the erratic spinning physics to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and uncover the secrets of the paradox.
- Cato continuously spins or hovers, creating chaotic yet skill-based movement mechanics.
- Players must control Cato’s momentum and rotation to traverse obstacles and land precisely.
- Manipulate spinning motion to activate switches, flip levers, and solve environmental puzzles.
- Skillful timing and strategic positioning are essential for navigating complex stages.
- Physics-defying environments, including:
- 🌀 Anti-gravity zones
- 💨 Wind tunnels
- 🧲 Butter magnets
- 🍞 Toast-eating enemies
- Dynamic obstacles and interactive elements provide a constantly evolving challenge.
- An absurd, meme-inspired adventure where Cato embarks on a quest to unravel the paradox.
- Eccentric NPCs, including:
- 🔬 Mad scientists experimenting on physics theories.
- 🐱 Rival cats competing for "The Ultimate Paradox Cat" title.
- 🍞 Bread-themed villains trying to capture the perfect toast.
- Unlockable skins for Cato, featuring hats, colors, and hilarious outfits.
- Butter-toast power-ups, including:
- Sticky Butter 🧈 (Better grip on walls)
- Turbo Spin 🔄 (Higher jumps)
- Lighthearted and comedic—perfect for fans of quirky indie games and physics-based mechanics.
- A mix of skill, timing, and absurd humor keeps players engaged.
- Appeals to casual and hardcore gamers due to its simple premise but challenging execution.
- Developed by Hyper Luminal Games.
- Physics engine designed around momentum-based movement.
- Hand-drawn 2D animation with charming, cartoon-style visuals.
- Potential modding support for custom levels.
🐱 Spin, Solve, and Defy Gravity in a Buttered Chaos! Download Week 3 - PPT Prototype 02 (PPTX)
- Describe your game, what is based on, what makes it novel?
- 15% ~750 words
- Use case diagrams, user stories. Early stages design. Ideation process. How did you decide as a team what to develop?
- 15% ~750 words
- System architecture. Class diagrams, behavioural diagrams.
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15% ~750 words
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Describe implementation of your game, in particular highlighting the three areas of challenge in developing your game.
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15% ~750 words
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One qualitative evaluation (your choice)
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One quantitative evaluation (of your choice)
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Description of how code was tested.
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15% ~750 words
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Teamwork. How did you work together, what tools did you use. Did you have team roles? Reflection on how you worked together.
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10% ~500 words
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Reflect on project as a whole. Lessons learned. Reflect on challenges. Future work.
- Provide a table of everyone's contribution, which may be used to weight individual grades. We expect that the contribution will be split evenly across team-members in most cases. Let us know as soon as possible if there are any issues with teamwork as soon as they are apparent.
You can delete this section in your own repo, it's just here for information. in addition to the marks above, we will be marking you on the following two points:
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Quality of report writing, presentation, use of figures and visual material (5%)
- Please write in a clear concise manner suitable for an interested layperson. Write as if this repo was publicly available.
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Documentation of code (5%)
- Is your repo clearly organised?
- Is code well commented throughout?