Liquid Gravity

In the first semester of my last year at Digital Arts And Entertainment we had a group project where we needed to create a game in a few months.

Liquid Gravity is a fast-paced movement-shooter where you skate, control gravity, and fight, move faster and more stylishly to deal more damage and stay alive.

The game features:

• Gravity-based movement: ground is relative! Skate on the ceiling or the walls, the world is your playground.
• Arcade-style fast-paced gameplay: inspired by old-time classics which prioritize gameplay over theatrics. The combat is mostly pounce and hide: strike in, do as much damage as possible, and leave to make enemies lose track.
• Clean, bulky sci-fi art style: big, bulky shapes with clean, distinct silhouettes, appealing from all angles.
• In-depth scoring and combo systems: easy to pick up but devilishly hard to master. Your final score combines a number of factors, and you must master all the skills to earn an illustrious S Rank.

What did I do?

I was the technical lead and lead programmer on the project. During prototyping, I designed the systems and evaluated tooling options, then built the custom gravity solution the game is built around. In the final stretch, I focused on profiling and optimizing shaders and game code to keep performance stable on our target hardware.

Want to give it a try?

You can download the game at our itch.io page: bladesides.itch.io/liquid-gravity

Credits

• Alexander Verbruggen (3D Artist, Level Artist, RFX Artist, Level Design)
• Lorena Münzberg (3D Character Artist, Concept Art, UI Artist)
• Pyush Chamoli (Team Lead, Technical Game Design)
• Ube Van den Bossche (Concept Art, 3D Art, Animation)
• Wout Decroos (Environment Artist, Level Design)
• Xander Berten (Technical Lead, Programming)
• Music Composer: Noam Houerbi Fabia
• Voice acted by Sayuri Artsy