Rogue Arena
Programming language: C#
Game engine: Unity
Game genre: Roguelike, shooter
Duration of development: 2 months
Year of development: 2025
Developers: Ann Bernevega, Juho Karjalainen
"Rogue Arena is a fast-paced roguelike where you battle through three waves of different enemies and face the final boss".
Overview
Rogue Arena is made as a part of the Game Programming I course at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences by Ann Bernevega and Juho Karjalainen. The game theme had to be connected to sports and be done in the frame of two months.
The game is a roguelike shooter, where each round the player has to face randomly spawning waves of enemies: American football, basketball and frisbee players. After successfully completing each round, the player has to choose a bonus: increased attack speed, +1 heart or increased movement speed. After three rounds, the final boss that combines all of the enemy abilities appears.
Gameplay Features
Simple, Console-Inspired Controls:
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Use [W], [A], [S], [D] to move on the screen.
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Press the left mouse button to shoot once or hold it down to shoot continuously.
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Use [E] to choose a bonus after each round.
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Pause and resume the game by pressing [Esc].
Time Management:
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The first three rounds last exactly 60 seconds. Kill every single enemy on the screen for bonuses to appear.
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Take your time and choose the bonus wisely, no time limit here!
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No time limit for the boss fight as well.
Coins:
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Collect randomly spawning coins to improve your score.
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Be fast - they despawn after a few seconds.
Visuals and Style
Simple Pixel Graphics:
The game’s graphics are all mainly done with the resolution of 16x16, with a few exceptions of assets with 32x32 resolution.
Colors:
The color palette consists of a few carefully selected colors that can be found from any sport field. The main inspiration for the color palette was American football.
Atmosphere:
Chaotic and fast-paced, players have to think fast, learn the enemy attack patterns, dodge and attack!
Who is This Game For?
Rogue Arena is perfect for fans of roguelike/roguelite type of games. People who enjoy the fast-paced, challenging and somewhat random games would also enjoy it.
Recommended Age: 6+
Note: Suitable for all ages.
How Was It Made?
Technology:
The game was developed using Unity 6.
Graphics Programms
All of the in-game graphics were created by hand in Photoshop.