Mine Sweep Battle
A competitive fun minesweeper-type game. You compete against other sweepers in a field of mines, earning points by clearing tiles, throwing bombs and messing with other players.
Milestone 1
Description
A competitive fun minesweeper-type game. You compete against other sweepers in a single field of mines, earning points by clearing tiles, disarming bombs and eliminating competitors.
Download link
Color palette
We are planning to have customized styling options in the end, but the first one we will use is the classic retro one (which does not conform to modern standards, but is iconic and intertwined with the base game).
UI Mocks
In-game UI
Main Menu
List of features
Basic character
- There is a character you can move using WASD or arrow keys
- You can fire a simple beam with left click and a defusal beam with right click
- You can get stunned from firing at an incorrect cell
Basic grid
- There is a grid of cells
- Some of the cells are randomly assigned bombs
- Based on the locations of the bombs numbers are shown on cells
- If an open cell has no bombs around it, all the cells around it are opened
- The grid updates automatically at start and each time a cell is opened
Basic UI
- There is a score counter that increases on correct shots
- There is a timer counting down
- When the timer reaches zero or when all cells have been opened a scoreboard with total score for the game is shown
- There is an option to restart on the scoreboard
Pictures
Game Start
Running
Shooting
Game End
Milestone 2
Download link
The game has been updated to the latest version on itch.io. Here is the link again: Link to our itch.io page
Required elements
Gameplay elements / Scalable content - still just the Classic Minesweeper stuff. But hey, we have multiplayer.
UI - plenty
Sounds - already had more than is required last time
First level - check
Basic animations - check
Team picked for peer review - check
Pictures
Main Menu
Gameplay
Game End
Milestone 3
Description
A competitive fun minesweeper-type game. You compete against other sweepers in a field of mines, earning points by clearing tiles, throwing bombs and messing with other players.
Download link
List of New Features
- Bomb Powerup - Throw bombs to explode cells and stun other players. The more stuff you hit the more points you get.
- Speed Powerup - Makes you go zoom. Stacks up to 3x. Also gives some points.
- Crosshair that locks onto cells
- You can no longer shoot over unopened cells
- Scene transitions
- Nicer player stun animation
- Smoother player movement
- You can now see all available rooms
- Lobby before entering game where you can see all the players in the room
- Random default player and room names
- New font
- Revamped Main Menu
- Players can now customize their look
- All nametags are now visible
- Other players are now partially transparent
- Music tracks for Main Menu, Lobby and In-Game
- Spatial audio
- Some more SFX
Pictures
60x60 Grid
Main Menu
10x100 Grid
Options
10x10 Grid
Trailer