Derelict Drifter

The Derelict
The Pilot

Inspiration

Inspired by games like Duskers and Star of Providence.

What it does

It's a top-down bullet-hell dungeon-crawler, where you explore the derelict spacecraft to clear it of threats. Every run is unique, and should offer a fair challenge to any gamer.

How we built it

Built in Unity, Art created in Aseprite, and Sounds from VCV rack.

We started by brainstorming a list of features we wanted to see in the game. Then, we did our best to determine which features would be in-scope and which features wouldn't. After that, we began working on a minimum viable product that would be at least playable. Despite this, feature-creep still go to us, and we had to scrap some designs planned for an MVP.

Challenges we ran into

Learning a new engine was difficult, and we had to create all assets for the new game in a short time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Many of us are very new to game development, and a few of us have never developed a video game before, so we are proud of the progress we made despite skill levels of each team member

One of the big features we kept in-scope was procedurally-generated levels. Thanks to a lot of hard work, we were able to achieve that, making each playthrough unique Procedurally generated dungeons and rooms, every playthrough is completely unique.