A Game Plateforme made by one person - Creative Console

What's the game about?

Creative Console is a 3D game that allows players to design, create and evolve their own games of a large variety. Players modify game rules by selecting creative cards and playing other players' games through the game platform.

What’s special about the game?

The most unique feature of the game is the creative process, in which the player can change game rules by selecting from nine types of "Creative Cards". They can place objects, learn skills, summon enemies, and even create a soccer game... The possibilities are endless.

How did the Game develop with one horsepower?

Over the past two years, I studied game design in the Interactive Media and Design and Technology (IMDT) program, which is a joint program between Tsinghua University and USC Games. During the program, I learned the basic game design methodologies. When I started developing this game, I established an experience goal: to allow game design enthusiasts without design and programming skills to experience the sense of achievement of designing a game. This goal was also summarized into two game pillars: accessibility and sense of achievement.

Art

In terms of art, although I have a foundation in computer animation, my experience is more in the realistic field. Therefore, this time, I tried two principles: (1) The art style should be as simple and easy to understand as possible because I only have one horsepower; (2) Prioritize functionality and gameplay because this is a game with strong mechanics.

Programming

In terms of programming, as an amateur code enthusiast, I can only say... I try to learn more and do my best. Especially on the game server side, I have experienced a lot from being completely ignorant to being able to build a server that handles data at the hundred-thousand-level.

Overall, to me, developing an indie game alone is a challenge but a learning, a restriction but an opportunity. I learned from failures and worked hard to make the game better.

What's the current state of Creative Console?

I started developing this game in May 2022 with the hypothesis of "What if players can change all game rules through cards". The game entered EA testing on the Steam platform in January 2023 and currently has 5,000 players and nearly 10,000 game levels. 

As a personal project developed by a student, I am already very proud to have reached this point, but I have bigger dreams.

Next Steps?

- How will the game be monetized?

- Can the game have an IP and lore?

- Can multiplayer gameplay be added to make the game more interesting?

- Can AIGC participate and enhance the game experience?

I'm looking forward to professionals and game developers contacting me. Thank you all!

Steam Page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2070880/Creative_Console/