pictured as a floating dungeon made from sand and surrounded by mist, which will be a horror-themed maze game. A enemy will be chasing you throughout the maze.

Plot#

• You’ve just woken up. As high as the clouds. In fact, in the clouds. You’re terrified of heights so you try not to look outside.
• You come to the conclusion that you are in a mysterious floating pyramid made from sand and mist. Which is actually a dungeon in disguise.

Game Details#

• Game Engine: Godot
• Game Type: 3D
• Game Style: Maze
• Game Genre: Horror
• Game Duration: Up to 30 minutes
• Game Name: “Floating Dungeon of Mist and Sand”

Characters, Objects#

• Deathlocker, a deadly-ninja-type-being that can kill almost instantly.
• Spiritlock, a one-of-a-kind magical item that harnesses the ability to break a Deathlocker’s isolation seal. Ancient Guard Doors commonly use this seal. These can be found within the maze.
• Safe Zone, a small room to hide in which is hidden from a Deathlocker’s vision.
• Mysterious Energy, a powerful type of energy emitted from the pyramid. It is known to be dangerous to humankind.
• Mysterious-Being, a invisible-being who has been summoned alongside you. They will talk to you at random intervals within the maze, it’ll either be hints or random-talk.
• Ancient Guard Door, a door that can only be opened with a Spiritlock. These can be found within the maze.

Development#

The game consists of:

• Introduction Scene
  • Dialogue
• Maze Scene (Game)
  • 3D
    • The Maze
      • Wall
      • Safe Zone
        • Interactive Door
      • AI Patrol Waypoints
      • Spiritlock (Crystal / Collectable)
      • Ancient Guard Door (Maze Exit)
    • Player Controller
      • Sprint Mechanic
      • Ray-cast mechanic for interaction with various objects within the maze
    • AI
      • Chase Mechanic
      • Patrol Mechanic
  • UI
    • Objective
    • Dialogue
    • Visual Effects
• Ending Scene
  • Dialogue

Audio used:#

• Music

  • Chase Theme
    • https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/24591/

• Sound Effects

  • https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/

Software used:#

• Microsoft Paint for maze sketches.
• Blender for editing a 3D character.
• Godot as the Game Engine.
• Obsidian , a markdown editor for documenting the game’s progress.
• VRoidStudio, for character creation.
• Mixamo, for the AI Generated character animations.

Screenshots#

Creating the doors on the safe houses#

Creating the maze#

Editing textures for the character model in VRoidStudio#

Editing the textures in Blender#

Rigging the weights for the character model in Mixamo#

Testing animations work correctly Blender, as well as giving them proper names.#

Coding the AI#

Continuing work on the maze#

Creating death scene#

You can download the game here!#