Overview
About Winners & Losers
Winners & Losers is a short idle game that exposes the impacts of war. Play as Corporal Portal on his mission to ravage the city of Luttenstadt. Which side of history will you be on?
This game was made as a creative project for an English class meant to explore the theme of war and its effects. I created it by myself over the course of a month. I chose to create an exponential growth idle game to explore the topic because people often get lost in the addiction of continuing, forgetting the initial goal and losing sight of everything else. This project was my very first finished game, complete with a tutorial, finished gameplay, narrative & cutscenes, and an ending. Although it is nothing ground breaking, it taught me many foundational skills about UI programming, game balance and flow, and using simple tools to create an experience that leaves an impression on players.
Responsibilities
What I Did
- 01 Implemented UI systems for menus and player HUD which are dynamically integrated with cutscenes, various events, and win conditions
- 02 Designed the core game loop and iteratively performed economy design to curate the intended game experience
- 03 Scripted a tutorial manager that highlights various elements, provides textual descriptions, and waits for player interaction before continuing
- 03 Developed a customizable exponential growth system for the costs of each type of unit that allowed for fast testing of values
- 04 Created animations and timelines for the final cutscene
- 05 Made all of the art assets seen in the game with a cohesive artistic direction
Gameplay