The Whimper

Game

This game was my entry for the Frigid Cold Game Jam 2024. My goals for this game were to make an RPG that could be played on the browser. I decided to make it fully controlled via mouse clicks so that the game could also be played on phones. The game takes place on a 5x5 grid of rooms. Each time the player traverses the map it gets colder, and a timer counts down signaling the players impending doom.

Map System

In order to create an environment that could get colder I used GridMaps to make each of the rooms in the grid. As the timer counted down I would swap out the tileset used by the grid map to one that reflected the current coldness.

Misc.

• I used Dialogic for conversations and to track narrative progress.

• I developed my own RPG combat system and accompanying UI.

• I wrote custom shaders to improve the environment/atmosphere of the game