Cozy Bakery Tycoon

Up to 4 players
Farm and use your ingredients
To cook delicious recipes!
Cozy Bakery Tycoon Game!

Inspiration

Our project draws inspiration from our shared love for simulation games and pastry making. We aimed to combine the excitement of managing a business with the cozy satisfaction of crafting desserts, creating a tycoon-style experience where players bake sweets to earn money.

What it does

Players manage a bakery by producing goods from scratch, gathering ingredients, processing them with machines, and completing customer orders. The gameplay loop includes collecting resources, combining ingredients to create recipes, earning money, and unlocking upgrades or new materials. As the game progresses, recipes grow more complex, requiring intermediate ingredients and strategic upgrades that enhance both difficulty and satisfaction.

How we built it

We created 3D assets in Maya and hand-painted them in Substance Painter, optimizing textures in Photoshop. The user interface was designed in Procreate and Clip Studio Paint. Gameplay was scripted in TypeScript using a modular system so every team member could contribute easily. GenAI tools helped us prototype assets, textures, and sounds, allowing us to focus more on refining gameplay and visuals.

Challenges we ran into

Time management was our biggest obstacle. Balancing texture quality and performance, and ensuring machine logic functioned smoothly, also pushed our technical problem-solving. Another major challenge was optimizing performance. We didn’t have enough time to refine asset spawning or centralize event handling, which would have improved both frame stability and maintainability.

Accomplishments we’re proud of

We’re proud of creating a polished, cohesive prototype that feels engaging despite limited time. The production chain and visuals make it rewarding to play, and every member’s unique input made the project truly collaborative.

What we learned

We gained experience in using TypeScript for games, task coordination, and troubleshooting as a team. We also improved in gameplay systems, scripting interactions, and optimizing user experience. From a technical standpoint, we learned how crucial early performance planning is: optimizing object spawning and event management could have significantly boosted efficiency and scalability.

What’s next

Future updates will include bakery customization, a player marketplace for trading, and progression systems with XP, levels, and unlockable cosmetics to enrich the game’s long-term appeal.

Built With

adobe-substance
autodesk
clip-studio-paint
procreate
typescript

Submitted to

Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Genre Showdown - Reloaded
- Winner Can't Put It Down Award

Created by

I worked as a game designer, developing the core idea of the game. I was responsible for the aesthetic design of the project, including textures and 3D assets. I’m really proud of the mood and aesthetic we achieved in the final piece.

Lucrezia Tasso
I worked on all the scripts and contributed to the game design. I’m happy I managed to complete the core gameplay loop, though I wish I’d had more time to refine the code and improve performance. I'm proud of my teammates!

Flavius B. Lador
I worked as the lead 3D artist and game designer, also helping connect some of the scripts to the assets. I was also in charge of recording and editing the video. I’m really proud of how everything came together — the visuals, the atmosphere, and the overall.

Valentina Savini
Game designer & 3D artist
I worked on the 3D models, the UI/UX, and the overall game design. I'm really proud of how the icons and menus turned out, and of how I optimized the models while still keeping good visuals.

Nicole Manalaysay
3D Artist