The Diabolical Dr Beansworth

For Global Game Jam 2024, over 48 hours, I developed "The Diabolical Dr Beansworth", a simple yet fun top-down shooter where you play as the supervillain Dr Beansworth as he attempts to defeat the cops who are trying to send the escaped convict back to jail.

The theme for this Jam was "Make me laugh", and I also added on the diversifier "Full of beans" for a little extra challenge.

The core loop of this game features endless waves of various enemy types charging the player as they fend them off with their bean gun. Baked beans fuel Dr Beansworth; they act as his health and his ammo, so the player must carefully watch their beans and pick up more when they begin to run low. Upon their death, cops will either drop more beans or doughnuts, which can be used to buy upgrades throughout the game.

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Project Responsibilities

Spearheaded game design and production within a challenging 48-hour timeframe

Designed and developed the character controller and mechanics of the game, aiming for maximum game feel and fun gameplay experience

Scripted an engaging gameplay loop utilising Unreal Engine 5 blueprints

Designed 3 unique enemy types to challenge the player throughout the course of the game

Project Goals

Successfully produce a fully playable game from inception to completion within a challenging 48-hour timeframe

Make sure the game scope is small to develop a polished game within the timeframe

Create a replayable game that players would want to return to to try and set a higher score

Upload the fully functional game to itch.io, ensuring minimal bugs and issues for a seamless player experience.