Lace Up Legends - Sneaker Tycoon

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  Help your Uncle Joe to deliver packages and earn some money.

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  Choose which deliveries you want to do.

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  Some customers want their packages delivered on to rooftops. Weird.

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  Spend your hard earned money on new sneakers in the Shoe Shop.

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  Every Shoe has stats which improve your character. Keep 6 shoes at a time.

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  Over 20 quests give you the chance to earn some extra experience or money.

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  Don't miss out on some hot Avatar Merch.

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  Conquer the city and become the Lace Up Legend with the best sneakers.

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  So what are you waiting for? Help me deliver those packages :)

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  Lace Up Legends - Sneaker Tycoon

🗺️ Inspiration

Our team consists of many passionate gamers, so we had a lot of inspiration to draw from. We wanted to create a more interactive spin on the Tycoon Genre. Games like Crazy Taxi, Mirror's Edge and the Pizza Delivery Mission in Spiderman had the greatest influence on us.

🎮 What it does

Lace Up Legends is a Sneaker Tycoon game where:

• You deliver packages for your Uncle Joe to one of twenty delivery spots around town
• You earn money and experience by completing the deliveries
• With the earned money you buy shoes that improve your stats like Speed and Jump Height
• Shoes have different rarities so you are encouraged to check the shop regularly
• Shoes increase in value over time. After 8 hours you can flip them for a hefty profit. So players are incentivised to come back.
• The Kudos System allows you to give Kudos to other players once per hour, both receive EXP and Money in return
• More than 20 quests reward you with additional money and experience
• Engaging parkour gameplay in a completely custom made city
• Special FTUE Tutorial which guides the player with custom voice lines.

💻 How we built it

We developed Lace Up Legends using Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor, leveraging built-in GenAI tools (Mesh Gen and Script Gen) to brainstorm and iterate quickly. The city environment was built in Blender.

⏱️ Challenges we ran into

Time was a challenge as we had to prioritize core features while keeping bigger ambitions for future updates. To ensure smooth performance across the game world, we optimized with Blender.

🎓 Accomplishments that we're proud of

• engaging core gameplay loop that keeps players coming back
• item system features different stats and rarities, adding depth to progression
• Kudos system encourages players to invite friends and grow the community
• custom made town with inviting atmosphere and 20 delivery spots, each offering its own unique jump'n'run challenge

💡 What we learned

This project gave us an in-depth understanding of the current capabilities and creative possibilities of the Horizon Desktop Editor. We created internal workflows to make the best use of the time we had. We are looking forward to what's to come for example NoesisUI.

👟 What's next for Lace Up Legends - Sneaker Tycoon

We're planning seasonal events, expanding the shoe collection, and introducing new social interactions for the players. In our first content update we would want to introduce a combo system, rewarding players who deliver a lot of packages within a short time.

Built With

• blender
• elevenlabs
• horizondesktopeditor
• typescript
• visual-studio