To celebrate the beginning of spring, we present six games recently made by our first and second year BSc Games Programming students.
Led by Jeremy Gow, our BSc Games Programming degree prepares students for a career programming in the games industry, in sectors including mobile games, casual games, social media games, and AAA console game development.
Sandrunner
Harlon Staple-Campbell, Yuvesh Tulsiani, Jack Wang and Karen Yeung (Introduction to Digital Media)
Sandrunner is an addictive 8-bit side-scroller for Android in the style of Flappy Bird. Press to jump and collect the coins, but avoid the fuzzy pink balls! The team focused on a simple concept and playtested it until they got the right balance of fun and frustration. Made in Processing. Download Sandrunner from the Android Play store.
Scribble Defence
Carlos De Oliveira do Amaral Leitão, Michael King, Rodrigo Endo, William Meaton and Yuvesh Tulsiani (Introduction to Game Development)
Scribble Defence is a tower defence game for Android. Protect the cookie jar from wave after wave of monsters by positioning your turrets carefully around the maze. A fantastic art style and the game itself is really well balanced. Made in Unity. Download Scribble Defence from the Android Play store.
Speedy Cat
Damian Hon and Liam Robinson (Introduction to Game Development)
In Speedy Cat you control our eponymous hero as he flies through the sky picking up snacks and avoiding meteors and bad apples. All with a soundtrack of pumping dance music. An insane concept, but fun! Made in Unity.
20 Years Later
Andrew Tao, Christian Tanap, Daniel Stokoe, James Mackessy and Jeffrey Gillespie (Software Projects)
20 years ago you were a student at Goldsmiths… but you return to find the campus has been overrun with mindless zombies! 20 Years Later is survival horror game where you find yourself trapped in the depths of the Richard Hoggart Building. Can you escape? Made with Unity.
Monster Rush
Andrea Fiorucci, Calvin Fuss, Brian Rocha Confessor and Yuvesh Tulsiani (Game Development Group Project)
Monster Rush is a fast-paced shooter where you take on hordes of colourful monsters. Still under development. Made in Unity.
The Midnight Man
Damian Hon, Dmitrij Potapcik, Fabio Peres Filho and Liam Robinson (Software Projects)
The Midnight Man a survival horror game where the player is defenceless against a malevolent entity, but safe as long as their candle is lit! They must solve puzzles and gather clues while the candle burns down. Made in Unity, using Maya, Blender and Audacity.