All aboard the Steam Grid Express!

This was a game I developed with a small team of 4 people for a 1 week Game Jam. 

The concept of the game jam was "one button" and our interpretation of it was to have only 1 button to play the game. And so we conceptualized this rhythm game where you would press the corresponding button a certain number of times to complete a task before switching to do another task.

You can check the game out at https://3amgamedesign.itch.io/the-steam-grid-express

For this project, I handled the art direction, 2D digitally drawn assets, branding, and the UI. I've also done a bit of the voices used for the bandits in this game (they don't appear but the sound plays when you've failed).

I decided to go with the colors above and follow a grittier art style that is commonly seen in steampunk games and games with darker tones. This would give you a dire sense of urgency as the train you are driving needs to deliver its cargo to the next city and before the bandits could get to you.

Here is a mockup of the games concept I've done to help the team visualize what we wanted to do.

The concept art for the train and its different cars was done by RC Ramos.

Parts of the train I've done based on the concept art.

UI elements for the parts of the train the player interacts with. Concepts were done by RC Ramos, while I executed and finalized them.

Tile-able train tracks I've designed for each of the 5 levels of the game.

Two Checkpoints for the game. These are where the train would stop and you would know you're finished with the level.