Stacked Up!
High Concept: Stacked Up! is a 3D puzzle game where the player guides a group of small characters trying to sneak into the Potato Land Theme Park.
To do so, they stack on top of each other and disguise their combined height with a trench coat. This is used to solve different puzzles during the length of the game.
Language: C++ / Blueprints
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Team Size: 2 Programmers, 1 Artist
Ranking: #116 out of 7626 entries
Download: https://tykzerhd.itch.io/stacked-up
My Role: Gameplay Programmer
In this project, I aimed to gain more experience using C++ in Unreal Engine 5, as it is my main programming language. Combining the use of C++ with Blueprints proved to be highly effective, significantly improving productivity while enhancing code structure, readability, and performance.
During the 96-hour development period, my primary contributions were:
Game and Level Design: Designed the game’s playable loop and different game mechanics. Implemented different puzzle elements such as buttons, doors, guards, etc.
Character Animations: Implemented the animations for all characters in the game, using Blueprints and Animation Blending to link the animations with the character’s in-game speed.
Graphics: Worked on different post-processing shaders. This permitted displaying an outline around the game’s objects and being able to render the player characters through walls.
User Experience: Polished the user experience by the implementation of feedback particles, sound, etc.
