Subject 01

By Nikki Rademaker, Amarise Silié, Bryan Sodenkamp, Robin The, Yanna Smid, and Roos Wensveen

Overview

This project was created for the course Introduction to Video Game Making. The goal was to create a small narrative game combining two genres. We chose exploration and puzzle. The game "Subject 01" was made with Unity and plays in first-person perspective.

The game starts with the player waking up in a freezer. You have no memory of how you got there. As the player explores the abandoned building, they retrieve memories by solving puzzles. Each memory gives more clues about what happened to the character.

Technical Development

Subject 01 was developed in Unity version 2020.3.17f1. Images, memories, and sprites were drawn in Procreate. The following design choices were made:

• Important objects have particle effects and sound to attract attention.
• Not all puzzle pieces are clickable to make the puzzle clearer and easier.
• Lights in tunnels show splits and guide the player without making the path too easy.

Gameplay

The game is played from a first-person view. The player cannot jump or use weapons. The focus is on exploring the building and solving puzzles. Two puzzles are hidden in different parts of the building. When a puzzle is solved, the player unlocks a memory scene. During the game, the player finds tools that help unlock new areas. At the end, the player uses a map they created during one of the memories to escape the building.

There are two main puzzles within the game:

• Puzzle 1: Sliding puzzle on a table in a test room. Completing it restores part of the player's memory.
• Puzzle 2: Escape plan puzzle. The player builds a map to escape the building. After solving it, they use the map to find their way through dark tunnels to exit the building.

Here is the link to the game if you want to play it yourself. Sometimes the game lags a bit due to running it in the browser.