Attack of the Horde

Attack of the Horde

  • Academic project
  • Designer & developer
  • Dec 2024

Skills Applied

  • JavaScript programming
  • PixiJS
  • HTML/CSS
  • Game design
  • 2D art

Description

Attack of the Horde is a zombie-themed, arcade-style shooter inspired by Space Invaders and an 80's B movie tone. It was created for a class project in which we were required to develop an interactive web experience with sound and visuals using JavaScript. It served as a learning experience for JavaScript programming and the PixiJS library.

Process & Challenges

The first step of development was to propose an idea for the design. A major personal goal was to make this game concept simple enough to build quickly, but interesting enough to keep the player engaged. After this, the development process occurred in parallel with learning the PixiJS library by exploring the documentation.

Title screen with logo and instructions

Title screen with logo and instructions

First wave with a single zombie

First wave with a single zombie

Ninth wave with complete barricades and shooter zombies

Ninth wave with complete barricades and shooter zombies

Game over screen with statistics

Game over screen with statistics

Planning sketch for gameplay state

Planning sketch for gameplay state

Planning sketch for title screen

Planning sketch for title screen

Samples & Links

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