The Caverns Below

Game and Development Info

  • Genre:
    Platformer
  • Platform:
    PC (browser)
  • Project Status:
    Originally created in a week for the 2019 Procedural Jam. Released on Itch.io
  • Game Description:
    A procedurally generated 2D platformer that generates both the levels and your player character's stats!
  • Role:
    Gameplay Designer, Level Designer, Programmer
  • Tools Used:
    Game Maker: Studio
  • Project Duration:
    November 2019
  • Team Size:
    2

Team Responsibilities and Lessons Learned

  • Randomly generated full levels out of authored level chunks using a Markov Chain
  • Procedurally generated the character’s jump height, speed, and gravity properties for each life
  • Providing multiple approaches within your game allows players to experience varied playstyles
    In playtesting, we found people would purposefully reset their character every few levels to see what range of stats they could experience. The new stats allowed them to approach the levels in a new way that interested them more than moving on to new content with the same character.

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