City Tickler

Project Overview

• Unity Engine / C# Programming

• 2D Arcade Side-Scroller with Roguelite elements

Hosted on globalgamejam.org

Playable on itch.io

City Tickler has players sprinting through streets to tickle as many people as possible before getting arrested. As players spread laughter and joy, they level up and can choose random upgrades with various effects, aiding in their tickling spree.

This was an entry for Global Game Jam 2024, where the overall theme was "Make Me Laugh". Within 48 hours, we made the concept, gameplay loop, underlying programming and art assets to create as complete a game as possible.

Team Members

• Michael Anderson - Game Designer (Me)

• Corey Rose - Programmer / Game Designer

• Kieron Saunders - 2D Character & Background Artist

• Ben Campbell - 2D Character Artist

My Responsibilities

• Lead game & concept designer

  • Ideating on initial concept created from phrase "Make Me Laugh"

  • Designing, programming & iterating core gameplay loop

  • Conceptualising & balancing player upgrades that alter gameplay

• Generalist developer tasks

  • Programmed procedural NPC 'hopping' animation

  • Created & recoloured new background and NPC sprites

  • Adjusting game balancing and pacing