Description of the Assignment:

An individual project to improve myself in gameplay programming by designing a puzzle game to enable players to build their own vehicle with multiple different parts and mechanics that affect the physics in the game.

Game Description:

A 2D physcis based puzzle/race game where you can build your own vehicle at the start of each level. The goal is to reach the end of the level with the vehicle that you have made.
There will be several vehicle parts available for the player to build with, it is up to them to create a good combination to reach the end of the level. There are special parts as well like boosters to speed up your vehicle, umbrellas to slow down while falling and springs to give force between two objects.
You build around the “core block” which will be needed to finish the level, other parts can break off your vehicle due to “unfortunate” landings.

Team Members:

  • Kelvin van Boekel

Key features of the game:

  • Create your own vehicle
  • Play levels with your own creation
  • Physics based
  • Improve your score by performing stunts and collecting items

Supported platforms: Windows

How To Play:

Building phase:

You can place different vehicle parts by clicking on the buttons at the top.
NOTE: you will have to place the “core block” first as this is the block you will need to finish the level with.
You can use the arrow buttons to rotate the selected parts, which will be shown at the right side. There you will also see the connection points of the parts indicated with green arrows. These arrows point to the side a part is able to connect to.

Play phase:

Press “A”/”D” or left/right arrow to tilt back/forwards
Press “A” or left arrow to brake

Press “C” to toggle the booster on/off
Press “X” to toggle the umbrella on/off
Press “Space” to use the springs
These can only be used when equipped on the vehicle!

The top left exit button in the level returns you to the building phase.
The top right button in the level restarts the current level.

Installation instructions:

The current version of the game can be found here: https://gamejolt.com/games/BuildAndBreak/543879