EDGE RUNNER 2.0
Created by Dinesh & Sunhik
EDGE RUNNER 2.0
Edge Runner 2.0 is a 3D isometric game designed specifically for the Windows platform. It is an updated version of the previous game, "Edge Runner". Unlike its predecessor, this game is not an endless runner and features handcrafted levels with a proper difficulty curve to provide an engaging experience for players.
You can play this game directly from the link:
https://aust9nn.itch.io/endless-runner-2
And here is the process that we followed,
Development and Design - Sunhik
UI and Design - Dinesh
GAME DESIGN
To make the game more interesting, we decided to create different levels instead of making it endless like its previous versions. Our first step was to create a beat chart, which helped us divide the levels based on various factors such as the mechanics we wanted to introduce, the objectives we had for each level, the obstacles we wanted to introduce, and the type of experience we wanted the players to have when they played the game.
We outlined several ideas for the different stages we wanted to include in the game. Our goal was to maintain the isometric camera angle and similar core gameplay mechanics from the previous game while concentrating on improving the level design.
One of the major problems we saw the players were facing when playing the game for the first time was navigating on the track and taking turns in the isometric view as the players were constantly confused about whether to take a right or a left turn. So the first part of level 1 is just navigating around the map without any obstacle.
Then one by one we introduced the different obstacles in the game. There are five types of obstacles in the game, and they are:
static obstacle
slippery obstacle
dynamic obstacle
trigger
obstacle
breakable obstacle
FINAL MAP LAYOUTS
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
GAME UI
GAME CONCEPT ART
The plot follows a dog's primal instincts explored in its dreams. We designed art assets and animations to align with this concept.
