Into the abyss - Survival Game

Into the Abyss is a game about exploration and power management where you'll take control of a mini-submarine and explore the deep abyss.

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Into the abyss | Unity

SOFTWARE: Unity

TEAM SIZE; Individual

DEVELOPMENT TIME: 5 weeks

PLATFORM: PC

AVERAGE PLAYTIME: 2-5 Minutes

YEAR: 2022

GENRE: Adventure / Underwater / Survival

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This is a game where the player can control a submarine and explore the surrounding area while trying to survive by maintaining the ship at the same time. The core pillars of the game are Ship navigation, survival, and energy management.

This project is from IDD420 INTEGRATED DIGITAL DESIGN class. The requirement for this project is to create a 3D game with the requirement of making game that revolves around the concept of energy.

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Design Process

I took the design of Iron Lung combined with the ship management of Barotrauma and breakdown into things that I can use with my own design such as a controlling system, power management, and water temperature to create tense gameplay for the player.

After the document is completed, I moved on to work on the programming part of the game and then tested it out and adjust some of the design according to the feedback of the player.

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End Result Gameplay

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Retrospective

Challenges

• Leading the player: Due to the exterior of the ship being dark, it's important to guide the player toward the goal and this proves to be a challenge during the development. It was fixed by creating a visual guideline such as a landmark to help with the navigation.

What did I receive

• Player Navigation: The game lead the player with limited visibility using local landmarks or local temperature.

• Player Management: Making the ship's power management feel frustrating but good at the same time is what I have learned during the process.