Timescale
24 hours
Team size
1
Client
University of Staffordshire
Engine
Unreal Engine 5.6
Roles
Creator
Somersault Simulator is a one-button, physics-based trampolining game. The player gets 30 bounces to score as many points as possible without landing on their head and dying. The Space key can be held to tuck into a ball, increasing angular momentum and allowing flips to be performed for points. The character is entirely physics-driven, which caused some hilarious motion when the game was playtested.
The game won Technical Award for a student game jam at University of Staffordshire.