“Slimy Dungeon” 2022

Slimy Dungeon is a game I made through the UCLA Summer Game Lab program. I designed, programmed, and did the art for the game. Slimy Dungeon is a 2D shooter set in a dungeon. You play as a slime who has to fight his way through rooms of enemies in order to get back the slime chunks he’s missing. This game allowed me to develop and exercise my creativity and coding ability.

Using a resource called Piskel I created these original character sprites, which I was able to import into the Unity engine and animate.

Character Sprites

Here you can see the shooting system of the game. I coded it so the player has unlimited projectiles and can shoot them using the space bar. However, the projectiles can only be shot upwards. This adds a challenge to the game. It forces the player to think about their positioning in order to effectively kill the enemies.

Gameplay Example

Examples of Scripts

Here are two of the scripts I wrote for the game. The first one you see is the movement script, which is what allows the player to control the main character’s movements. The second image shows the code for the projectile that is shown above. This code determines the projectile’s speed, damage, and how it interacts with enemies.

Here is a look at my tile map, and the layout of my game. All the tiles in my tile map and the layout of the level were designed by me. More than just being a layout of walls, I also decided where to put enemies and collectibles.

Game Map & Tile Map

Game Screens

Here are the two game screens for my game. The starting screen plays when the game launches, and the player can hit any key to progress to the game. The game over screen plays when you die (when an enemy touches you).