Mountain Stairs: desenvolvimento de jogo híbrido com rejogabilidade

Abstract

This work aimed to develop a digital game in the roguelite genre - a subgenre characterized by randomly generated levels and high replayability, titled Mountain Stairs, which seeks to provide a challenging and dynamic experience for players. The justification for this project is based on the growing demand in the independent game market for innovative proposals. The game combines strategic deckbuilding (constructing and evolving a deck of cards) with real-time action, using a hybrid turn- based system: players plan their moves in a tactical phase, then execute them in dynamic battles. In it, the player builds their own deck of cards, which represent actions, attacks, abilities, and special effects, and uses these cards during combat, which takes place in procedurally generated rooms (automatically created by algorithms). Each room presents unique challenges, requiring strategy in card selection and usage, as well as tactical movement within the space. The methodology adopted includes the use of the Unity game engine for development, combined with programming languages such as C#, in addition to the preparation of a Game Design Document (GDD) - a comprehensive document outlining the game's concept, rules, and mechanics - to guide all development stages from concept to implementation. As a result, a fully playable prototype was successfully implemented, including: procedural room generation, a modular entity system (EntityManager), a card system based on Scriptable Objects (Unity data assets), artificial intelligence for non-playable characters (NPCs) with distinct behavior patterns, and a GameManager that orchestrates game states and the cycle of turns and battles.