Game Description

Oh no! Your spaceship broke and your tools scattered everywhere!  Navigate through asteroid mazes and avoid deadly aliens as you retrieve your tools and make your way home.

Astrodude Adventures combines the classic word search with lovable mazes to create innovative game mechanics. With 1,125 possible levels, Astrodude Adventures offers an experience worth replaying.

This game was made for the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America Georgia State Leadership Conference, where it placed first in the state. Watch our game pitch here.

Game Instructions 

Word Maze

1.   Use the text box to type words relating to space. 
2. If the word is in the word search, the word will be destroyed and a path will be created. 
3.  If the word is not in the word search or is not space-related,  you will lose 10% oxygen. 
4. Use the words to clear a path to the planet before you run out of oxygen. 

 Obstacles and Power-Ups 

•  Some asteroids will hide obstacles or power-ups. 
• Satellites block your path. 
• Aliens take away 10% oxygen. 
• Bubbles give 10% oxygen
•  Obstacles and power-ups spawn in random places 

 Local Co-Op

• Player One is on the left (Red). Player One uses WASD to move up, left, down and right, respectively. Their text box is on the left. 
•  Player Two is on the right (Blue). Player Two uses the arrow keys to  move up, left, down and right. Their text box is on the right. 
• Players share score, combo and oxygen. Both players must reach the planet for the level to end. 
• Players must first beat Single-Player to unlock Multi-player 

Scoreboard 

• Score is calculated from this equation: word length * (oxygen left / 4). 
• The more words you clear in a row, the larger your score multiplier. 
• Only players who complete the third level will get their score added to  the locally-saved scoreboard. Only the top five players will have their score displayed. 

Achievements 

• There are five achievements throughout the game. 
• The achievements are hidden until you accomplish them 

Index 

• Once you've beaten both Single-player and Multi-player, you'll unlock  an index of every word in the game and their definitions 

About the Devs

Arshiya Rahman

lead programmer and designer

Arshiya is a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology where she is majoring in Computer Science with a focus on Media development. She works on student-led teams to develop video game applications, interactive art installations, and data-driven web applications. For this project, she focused on the programming and level design in C# and Unity.

Neha Chimakurthy

lead artist

Neha leads many student-led organizations and projects, where she focuses on graphic design and fashion.  For this project, she hand-drew all the art in Procreate.

Eduardo Maduro

lead composer

Eduardo studies music education and performance. He made the music for the game using FL Studio.