I’m an Android game programmer—that’s what I enjoy doing, and it’s the platform I know how to program for right now. I use AI to generate the images for my games (since I don’t have artistic skills or the money to pay an artist), and with this approach I can make my projects a reality. I code the old-school way, with Java using the Android Studio IDE, and in my opinion the results are good. The concepts of my games are original, and I’d even say fun; they’re usually puzzle-based because I really enjoy thinking and making others think, without giving anything away to the player.
Right now I’m finishing a new game, The Escape Masters. It’s a turn-based strategy game. I’m sharing some images here and I hope you can give me your opinion on what you see. I describe it like this: a turn-based strategy game where, to move the player’s character, you must use arrows and change their direction by tapping on them. The player’s character will first move to the selected arrow, and then to the square the arrow points to. The NPCs move in the same way, trying to catch the player’s character before they can reach the exit door.
There are five different stories, each with its own literary narration and cinematic. The gameplay mechanics are different in each level and adapt to the theme. For example, in the pirate story, the wind is a factor in the mechanics because it affects movement. In the archaeologist’s story, the board lights up according to the player’s position (three squares around), as if carrying a lantern and only able to see what is illuminated. And so, each story introduces a different mechanic.
