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SPIKE is a 2D puzzle-platform game developed for the Video game Design and Programming course at the Politecnico di Milano.  Each level of SPIKE consists in a 2D scenario completely free from obstacles or enemies, where only the main character, the end-level flag and eventually some platforms are present. Goal of the player is to place the highest number of deadly obstacles possible in the stage,…

Life is Knowledge is a “wannabe” Metroidvania, which is settled in an abandoned factory. The protagonist is Joel, a middle-aged bearded guy, who wakes up in the factory without remembering anything other than his name. He decides to find an exit in order to ask for help outside, but soon he discovers he’s not alone in the factory. Deadly drones controlled by devilish scientist are everywhere and i…

John is an introvert guy from a small town in the US countryside. He has a solitary life and he's very creative though he's not empathetic. Guide him in a journey in his consciousness through the places of his childhood as they are printed in his mind. Fight his inner monsters to make him understand the importance of emotions, discovering John’s story in this Metroidvania-cartoon-styled game. “Thr…

“Struggle” is a 3D Platform that addresses the issue of managing depression through a metaphorical, twisted journey.  Because you questioned life and the beauty it posses, you end up in the bottom of a dark and creepy pit and get to know a little, scared, creature that, like you, had seen only the worst in the world...before entering that place that looks like hell, ruled by evil shadows that eat…

Jack wakes up in a dark room he never saw before. Two strangers are staring at him curiously. They are Charlie and Hannan. Brother and sister. Like Jack they woke up in that room without remembering anything. Charlie’s 14 while Jack and Hannah are both 18. The two siblings aren’t common people: Charlie has the incredible power to became invulnerable and pass through objects while his sister is abl…

Lamp is a 3D stealth game featuring a group of explorers gathered to save the universe from the Curse, a dark mist that turns evil the inhabitants of the little planets. Travel around spherical levels in different historical periods, dodge the enemies corrupted by the Curse and find the magic lamps to restore the light in every level. Each of them presents new challenges and puzzles, like missing …

The goal of Quadri & Ladri is to manage your Museum: find the best paintings to exhibit, increase your popularity to attract more and more visitors, expand the building to have more rooms and last, but not least, install security systems to fight off thieves coming during the night. Each day will be divided into two phases. During daytime you will be able to shape the Museum by buying new exhibiti…

he ultimate survival game has begun! As a doctor infected by a vampire, you have to suck blood from patients in order to survive and reach the final cure. But you must be careful: other doctors may see the monster you have become, so you must be quick! Your thirst for blood is insatiable, your life is constantly decreasing because of this.  Suck blood from the patients or collect the precious blo…

Do you know the saying “as easy as taking candies from a baby”? This sentence has never been so wrong!! Ninja Sweet Ninja is a 2D top-down stealth game, in which the player controls Greedy, a skilled ninja who has been banned from his monastery due to his greediness for candies. But he can’t stay without them so, for this reason, he breaks into several babies houses in order to steal all the candi…

You arrived at the ancient temple as an intern, your role is to play the Great Gong every day at dawn. It’s a pretty easy task but soon you’ll realize that there’s more to the temple and that something’s going on.  It is said that an ancient monster was unleashed centuries ago and that it brought destruction to the area. The temple was rebuilt on top of the ruins and no one knows what happened to …