ROT!

The player’s main goal is to protect a tree from evil spirits who are trying to destroy it. The player thwarts these evil spirits by organizing physical rune stones that summon protective spirits. We would like the game to challenge the player, give them an experience that is fantastical and give them a sense of discovery when it comes to how they will discover unique ways to beat a variety of puzzles. The game features three different modes: Standard mode, Boss mode and Reward mode. In Standard mode the player must survive and fight back against an onslaught of attacks from corrupted spirits until they summon a boss. This boss then challenges the player with a unique mechanic, such as portals. Upon defeating this boss, the player enters Reward mode where they have a limited amount of time to get as many additional points and extra lives as possible. Once the time is over, a new cycle starts and the player is challenged with increased difficulty and a different boss.

Team POTIONS! Studios:

  • Philipp Rossbach
  • Filippa Karlsson
  • Artjoms Stepanovs
  • Miguel Ernesto Lasarte
  • Georgina Nagy
  • Felix Wernqvist
  • Hanna Alvelais

Recitallion

Recitallion is a 2D grid based real time card game fighter. Engage in 1v1 or 2v2 bouts in which you beat your opponent using spell cards. Sacrifice the cards in your hand for powerful one-time effects or summon them for long-term support in battle. There is one catch though: summon theft. If your opponent defeats one of your summons, they can add it to their own deck to play against you! The game promises strategic but hectic combat, where good summon placements and smart use of sacrifices are key to winning the battle, as well as tense gameplay where comebacks are always possible thanks to the summon theft mechanic.

Team Shogi Cards:

  • Dani-Alys Rizal
  • Tomas Maslejak
  • Philipp Rossbach
  • Hanna Alvelais

Rat Race

“Rat Race: Escape from the Lab” is a co-op racing game set in a chaotic world where laboratory rats escape from a research facility. Players team up, having to work together to steer the car and navigate through obstacles. The game offers a unique blend of cooperative gameplay and high-speed racing action. One player controls the steering, maneuvering through the terrain and avoiding obstacles, while the other player manages acceleration, braking, and power-ups to outpace pursuers and achieve the highest score possible.

Team Rat Racers:

  • Antonia Lönnberg
  • Thuy Tien Ha
  • Nela Niemirska
  • Elsa bureborn
  • Oskar Larsson
  • August Tinnerholm
  • Linn Line

R:EON

R:EON was made by 4 people for a production thesis that researches the communication of narrative through environment and architecture in a fast-paced first-person game. Developed in Unreal Engine 5, it features a fast-paced chase where the player must escape the ever-present threat of an abstract creature. The gameplay revolves around precision-based platforming and quick thinking. Visually, it relies heavily on post-processing and particles to create a unique visual style. The environment draws inspiration from brutalist architecture and its design philosophy centered around a lack of individualism. The narrative centers on escaping a world previously inhabited by a society controlled by a totalitarian government and retrieving a powerful artifact to open a gate to freedom. The design goal of the game is to induce anxiety and stress through semi-distorted visuals and a sense of insignificance and melancholy through the scale and connotation of the environment.

The thesis is available on DiVA: Enhancing Attention to Environmental Narrative in Fast-Paced First-Person Gaming: A case study of Project Chaser

Team 21:

  • Faruk Osmanagaoglu
  • Tiger Sun
  • AndrĂ© Fuladianpour Dahl
  • Jacob Bekele Jansson