Oinky Sploinky

This is a solo project. I made almost everything from scratch except animations (mixamo) and music (I don’t know how to). The most important script is the player controller in this game which boils down to running, jumping, grabbing and throwing pigs (Oinkys).

The game is composed of 3 levels, each trying to trick you into killing the pigs by impaling them to spikes and that way use them as platforms. This was a fun little challenge I self imposed as I wanted the game to have a “2 layer” feel.

We were tasked at one point to remove one mechanic for our game. I choose to remove the kick mechanic (the player could kick the pigs) and rework every puzzle involving that kick as the main solution to be able to be solved by grabbing and throwing pigs.

As for the visual aspect of this game, because of the small scope, I went for a retro look with lowpoly models, a toon shader and a low res filter. Which matched my game because I wanted to make it look cute while also keeping a comedic violence aspect.

Showcase

  • Splash Art for Oinky Sploinky.

  • The instructions are clear, you can pick up and throw only oinkys... right?

  • No one should fall on those spikes... right?

  • Cut content: Originally I wanted to have the character react to what happened, and also give a rating to the player at the end of the level based on the number of dead Oinkys.

  • Every word in this game is carefully crafted to guide you to the correct solution, but combined with the context of the situation, it is trying to trick you into doing it wrong at the same time.