Dungeon Heroes
Role: Solo Developer
Setting: Solo Personal Project
Timeframe: June-December 2020
Technologies: Unity (C#)
Description: Dungeon Heroes is an endless dungeon crawler with turn-based 8v8 combat. Players assemble a team of unique heroes and descend into an endless dungeon filled with enemies, treasures, and powerful bosses.
This was the first game I made using Unity. The concept was mostly inspired by the game Soda Dungeon and classic RPGs in general. I originally created a text-based version of the game over the summer, then remade it in Unity once I started learning it in class the following semester. That semester I had a lighter course load due to COVID, so I decided to challenge myself by making a full game as a personal project alongside my schoolwork.
Creating Dungeon Heroes taught me just how much goes into building a game from scratch. Everything aside from basic Unity concepts was completely new to me, and I learned a lot just by diving in and figuring things out as I went. It was the first time I made one of my game ideas truly come to life, and it really confirmed for me that game development is what I want to do.
My Contributions:
- Designed and implemented the full turn-based combat system from scratch
- Implemented stat buffs, debuffs, and status effects
- Created 9 unique hero characters using a Unity character creator asset pack
- Designed 4-6 combat abilities per hero to differentiate their playstyles
- Created 9 unique pets, each providing a different party-wide buff
- Designed 12 unique enemies and 2 bosses, each with distinct stats and attacking abilities
- Built a shop system where players can buy permanent upgrades after each run
- Developed a combat log that displays detailed text entries for all in-battle actions
- Implemented a dynamic enemy scaling system to increase difficulty as the player progresses
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