Released on Xbox One and PC (Steam, Itch.io, and Microsoft Store) in April 2018!
Glitchball is a multiplayer couch competitive party game. Up to 4 players can face off against each other, score goals, and win the match.
Each player has a shield to defend themselves and deflect the ball into the goal or other players.
Players can pick up a variety of power-ups to influence the game in different ways. Some spawn extra balls, adding chaos into the game. Others freeze players on the opposing team, giving the player a small advantage for a short time.
The game ends when the score limit is reached, or the match timer reaches 0. The team with the most goals wins the match.
On this project, my primary roles were Gameplay and UI Engineering. I also assisted in 2D sprite creation and animation to ease some of the burden on the art team.
Contributions:
- Initial top-down control prototype.
- End game conditions and display of match results.
- A/B test builds of various control schemes and mechanics to help determine the best direction for the game.
- Designing and creating the Character Select screen including the UI components and control scripts.
- Designing and creating the Level Select screen.
- Design and functionality of the Controller Map screen.
- Complete rework of Main Menu and End Game screens.
- Implementing new assets into scenes and connecting required components.
- Implementing all character sprites and animations into the game
- Bug fixes in all areas of the game.
- Preparing builds for play-tests, sprint reviews, early access releases, and final release on each platform.
- Conversion of project to UWP for release to Xbox One and Windows 10.