Game Programming Laboratory 2020

Jury experts from external page Studio Gobo: Nick Grover and the Studio Gobo's team.
 

Circus Maximus is a competitive multiplayer real-time strategy game for 2 players in pseudo-3D. Each player starts by assembling an army consisting of up to 5 groups with fighters of various categories. The goal is to crush the opponent’s army in the following battle. During combat, new fighters, upgrades and animals can be bought with a currency called cheering points, earned by the audience’s approval. Download Read more (PDF, 20.5 MB)

The Media Circus

Anders Hansson, Xiaoyu Sun

The Media Circus is a single-player game where you are in charge of a media company. Manage two journalists and send them over a fictional world to report on events. You will not only have to deal with budget but also fame and reputation! Using maps and data on each country to enlighten your decision, you can choose to report an event in different ways: truthfully, which increases your reputation the most; dramatically, which increases your fame but slow your reputation; or to not report at all.

Circus Break

Matthias Roshardt, Danil Ivanov, Laura Wülfroth, Bastian Morath

Circus Break is a 3D racing-style game for one to four players playing cooperatively as escaped circus animals riding unicycles through rush hour traffic. Their goal is to transport the circus’ cash register through an infinite rectangular street grid, balancing their unicycles, avoiding oncoming vehicles and eluding the circus goons who are in close pursuit by strategically passing on the cash from one player to the next. Download Read more (PDF, 43.8 MB)

In a world where sadness rules undisputed, a lonely circus named Silly Gilly embarks on a journey to spread joy and happiness over the Sadlands and bring hope to the decaying civilization, but their mission reveals itself to be more complicated and risky than expected!
In Silly Gilly, players manage and expand a circus build on a train. Alternating phase of performance and management, up to four players will have to build tents, take care of the animals, perform for the crowd, buy ressources and much more in this fast-paced multiplayer management game. Download Read more (PDF, 10.1 MB)

MonkeyedUp

Börge Scheel, Rodolf Varga, Linus Wigger, Anıl Yarıs

MonkeyedUp is a two-player puzzle game with a dark story. Two monkeys, part of the circus, have had enough and on one night decide to leave their abusive home for good. They cannot escape the place alone though – not only will they have to work together but find ways to motivate other animals to help their cause. The monkeys have to avoid the humans at all costs, they should not be seen or heard at all. Every move could make a sound and there are only a few places where a monkey can hide.
Each player controls a monkey and have to cooperate to solves puzzles, escape guard, and finally, break free from the circus and its abuse. Download Read more (PDF, 46.1 MB)