CHUTNEY: Space Survivor
CHUTNEY: Space Survivor is a third person, hoard-shooting deck builder where you play as Chutney, shooting down hordes of enemies with his Omni-gun. Alter your attacks by collecting different cartridges and create unique synergies!
Game Design
Player agency, choice and synergistic design are integral to roguelike games. This means that Stats, Weapons, Enemies and the Map all needed to allow players to make meaningful choices that would impact their run. Using inspiration Vampire Survivors, I helped design and implement a variety of weapons and Level Ups that would allow players to experiment with different playstyles.
Next, I designed and implemented various enemy types, each with unique behaviors and attack patterns that would challenge the player in different ways, regardless of the weapon order they used. It was crucial to ensure that each enemy was correctly balanced to provide a fair challenge, even with different player builds. In order to achieve this, I balanced a detailed spreadsheet that tracked enemy stats, player damage outputs, and difficulty scaling across the game's progression.
Another choice the player can make is what enemies they actually fight. The map is randomly generated each run, with different enemy spawns, allowing players to choose their own path through the game. This part of the design was inspired by Slay the Spire's map.
Programming
I primarily used C# in Unity to program the game's systems, including AI behavior, UI systems, random map, weapon mechanics, and the meta-progression system. In addition, I utilized Unity's built=in profiler to optimize performance where possible. I also programmed a custom audio solution to handle the game's dynamic radio system, as well as handling the multitude of sound effects at any given time.
Music Production
The OST for CHUTNEY: Space Survivors. Incorporating a variety of genres including electroswing, disco, jazz and more. These take form as radio stations in the game, which are accessible through achievement unlocks.
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