Hamster Run Game Design

Hamster Run Game Design

Game Design

Unity 3D

Prototype

Game Design

Unity 3D

Prototype

Overview

Hamster Run is a hamster viewpoint 3D adventure game on the PC platform. The game was inspired by my pet hamster who escaped from the cage several times. I wonder how he sees the human world from a hamster's perspective.

My Role

Game concept and planning, game design document writing, game prototyping, artwork design, programming (Unity3D)

Overview

Hamster Run is a hamster viewpoint 3D adventure game on the PC platform. The game was inspired by my pet hamster who escaped from the cage several times. I wonder how he sees the human world from a hamster's perspective.

My Role

Game concept and planning, game design document writing, game prototyping, artwork design, programming (Unity3D)

Play Demo

About Hamster Run

The player is the hamster who escaped from the cage and collected sunflower seeds by exploring the human house. Be careful not to run into humans! And make sure to get back to the cage in time 🐹

Rules

Goals

  • Collect the sunflower seeds

  • Do not encounter humans (enemies!)

  • Return to the cage in time

  • 3 Levels

  • Health

    • Find crumbs to recover health points

  • 5 minutes each round

About Hamster Run

The player is the hamster who escaped from the cage and collected sunflower seeds by exploring the human house. Be careful not to run into humans! And make sure to get back to the cage in time 🐹

Rules

Goals

  • Collect the sunflower seeds

  • Do not encounter humans (enemies!)

  • Return to the cage in time

  • 3 Levels

  • Health

    • Find crumbs to recover health points

  • 5 minutes each round

Brainstorming & Testing

Game Mechanics

Controls

  • W, S, D, A keys for player movement control

  • O, P keys or left, right mouse button - camera view control

  • Space bar for jumping

Rounds

  • For each round, the timer starts at 5 minutes and counts down to 0

  • The player meets the requirement and unlocks the next level

Score Points

  • Each level requires a certain number of seeds

  • Level 1 (10), level 2 (15), level 3 (30)

Health Points

  • The full health bar is 100 pts

  • During the game, the health points will decrease slowly (-0.16 pts/per sec)

  • The player can increase HP by collecting the crumb item (+10Hp)

Enemy

  • Humans are the enemies

  • There are three types of enemies: the child, the elder brother, and the mom

  • The player loses 30 HP when encountering enemies

Game Ends

  • Win

    • The player collects the required number of seeds from all three rooms and gets back to the cage

  • Lose

    • The player didn’t get back to the cage in time. Or, the player’s health points reach 0

TOP

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© 2024 by Allison Yang

Open to opportunities

Thanks for stopping by! 😊

Open to opportunities

© 2024 by Allison Yang

Thanks for stopping by! 😊

© 2024 by Allison Yang

Open to opportunities