WINDJET
WindJet is a single player Alt-Ctrl arcade game on the Windows PC. Each player plays as a jet, flying through a sky trying to get coins and avoiding obstacles.
Genre: Arcade Game
Target Audience: 6-21 years old, casual gamers
Platform: Windows PC (With Bowen® JetMills™)
Closest Gameplay Comparable-
Paper Airplane
Made by Yixing in 2024. Paper Airplane is a high-score arcade game where players need to double-tap or hold space key to control the paper airplane and avoid obstacles
Mechanics
VERY SIMPLE!
Left red windmill controls left roll force
Right blue windmill controls right roll force
The harder you spin, the faster the jet will roll
to that direction.
Mechanics
Speed
Speed will gradually increase as game progresses.
Collectibles
Collecting collectibles gives you points!
Obstacles
Obstacles will randomly spawn on your path, avoid them.
Highscore
Try for a highscore to brag to your friends!
Health
Player starts with 3 HP
Every time player fails to avoid an obstacle, 1 HP will be deducted. 0HP results in Game Over.
HUD
The HUD keeps you updated with information.
Gameplay-
Control
Bowen® JetMills™ Left
Bowen® JetMills™ Right
The harder you swing, the faster it breaks.
Be gentle with it.
The faster it spins, the faster the jet rolls.
The harder you swing, the faster it spins.
The faster it spins, the faster the jet rolls.
Core
Gameplay
Loop
OBSERVE
Observe incoming environment and obstacles
CONTROL
Use the JetMills to move left and right to collect
And survive
HIGHSCORE
Challenge to get high score, act as an incentive for players
Art Style
Realistic
PLAYTESTS
Feedbacks collected from playtests to optimize the game
Hard to Spin
JetMills were hard to spin due to bad design
Communication
Game’s objective wasn’t clear enough for players.
Rigid Jet Movement
Jet’s movement feels too rigid.
Graphics
Graphics are too basic, making it hard to sense speed or movement.
Iterations
1. JetMills™ Re-Design
Re-designed the Bowen® JetMills™, making the spinning action much smoother.
Color Coding
Color coded game objects to show a clearer objective.
Jet Movement Overhaul
Re-wrote movement script to make the Jet movement smoother.
Textures
Added photo realistic textures for both the jet and the environment. Environment now move back as the jet moves forward.