It's Haunt Time!
A cute spook-em-up puzzle game for mobile devices
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Description
It’s Haunt Time! is a cute spook-em-up puzzle game designed for mobile devices. You play as Hatto, a ghost trying his best to win the Scare Championships. Help Hatto scare the human; you’ll have to navigate his house, interacting with the environment to overcome ephemeral-repelling obstacles like fans, salt, and even a scary cat. Do your best and go for the gold!
Background
This game was developed in my Games Workshop I class as a vertical-slice prototype, with plans for more levels/features in the future.
As lead programmer, I created a flexible system for scripting the interactable objects in the game, as well as setting up the Unity -> Android/WebGL build pipeline. I also strived to make the touch controls easy and accessible for players on both WebGL and mobile devices. I applied what I learned about software design patterns and ended up developing a very clean, robust codebase that I’d consider leveraging in future projects.
One of the biggest challenges we faced was making the game mechanics feel intuitive to the player. We strived to avoid falling back on tutorials to direct the player; our goal was to let the gameplay teach the player.
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