Abyss is an open-world roguelike adventure game about exploring the giant abyss as deeper as you can, collecting resources and surviving. It is an Advanced Game Project (2018-2019) of USC Viterbi Engineering School Gamepipe Laboratory.
Game website: http://game-abyss.com
Gameplay video and trailer:
Explore an unknown world in ABYSS- A game of adventure and planetary exploration.
BACKGROUND STORY
A long time ago, two adventures, a scientist Isaac and a writer William, discovered a seemingly endless abyss. They went into it and found some strange creatures and ancient cave paintings. According to the paintings, William, an original Uran (people who trust in the Ura God; Ura, the God of Sky), believed that human is the descendant of an unknown God beneath the abyss. While Isaac refused such an opinion. As they got deeper, more unexplainable items were found. One of them is a kind of rock which can make the holder lighter. Considering it became extremely dangerous if exploring further, they ended their journey. As the news of their finding of the abyss spread, numerous adventures came to this amazing place. They gradually set up towns around it and formed different organizations. Among all those organizations, there are three most influential ones: Horizon, the Abyss Academy of Science and the Gravity Church.
Platform: PC, IOS, Android
Engine & Softwares: Unreal 4, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Maya, Substance Painter etc.
What I am responsible for in this project:
My role: engineer, lead producer.
What I did:
-Implemented the game item system and its pipeline. The items include weapons, tools, food and collectable objects in the game. The pipeline enables us to quickly create a new item and iterate in the game.
-Implemented crafting/construction system including UI and logic.
-Implemented a tool to create puzzles for the game.
-Implemented a farm system for growing and harvest crops and breeding livestock.
-Produced the trailer of the game.