Alchemist's Apprentice (Jul, 2024 - Aug, 2024)

Alchemist Apprentice was a two-week solo development project for the 15th Pirate Software Game Jam. This game jam posed a unique challenge: to develop a game by blending two different themes—shadows and alchemy—rather than the standard single theme.

I wanted to push the boundaries of Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and discovered a small community that develops 2D games within the engine. Notably, UE5 is primarily known for its 3D game creation capabilities. Alchemist Apprentice became the first full pixel art 2D game I created using Unreal Engine.

For the game's theme, I designed the world and levels to reflect the concepts of alchemy with a fairytale aesthetic. I created the base layout of the maps using fantasy swamp sprite packs. Along with a short dialogue explaining the player character as an apprentice alchemist who must venture out to collect materials for their teacher, this describes the first half of the theme.

If your reading this then you got here early. Sorry about that! This is a new project and time is hardly ever spare. I'll be updating this with more info as time becomes available. In the meantime be sure to check out my other showcase project “Last Dawn” for a full in depth look into my work. Thanks for reading :)