Suspension: Downhill Dread

Suspension: Downhill Dread is our working title for project "Bike Game", a prototype for a mountain biking horror game pitched to indie dev Serenity Forge as part of RealXP Lab's externship program. 

Role: Gameplay Programmer

Contributions:

• Scripting core bike player controller mechanics including: movement, turning, airtime tilt, speed boosts from a perfect landing, getting slowed down by hitting obstacles, etc. 

• Making gameplay compatible with controller and mouse/keyboard

• Collaborating with a team of 9 externs to design, build, test, and polish an intense mountain biking horror experience 

• Executing pull requests, doing code reviews, and solving merge conflicts to integrate features from 150+ commits while leveraging agile workflows

• Conducting weekly sync meetings and play tests with Serenity Forge representatives, industry mentors, and external studio stakeholders

• Delivering a polished, 5-minute prototype with a complete gameplay loop, terrain, obstacles, and cutscenes

Tools: Unity, C#, VS, Git, Agile/Scrum

See a short gameplay clip below!