Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past was created by Team TBA in the Game Jam Plus 2024 Event!

The Team:

 MS - Programming

BloodyWaffles - Game and Level Design

Kenobiben - Game Design 

Grapmine - Art and Level Design

Echoes of the Past is a 3D puzzle-adventure game set on a spaceship where time itself is breaking down. You play as the last crew member after an alien artifact test goes horribly wrong, leaving the ship in chaos. Using time-freeze and time-jumping abilities, you solve puzzles in a constantly shifting environment, revealing what happened to the rest of the crew.

We’re bringing back the Throwback Thrill with simple mechanics, retro aesthetics, and a minimalist HUD, combining exploration, horror, and puzzle-solving. Inspired by classics like Xenomorph and The Turing Test, it’s a nostalgic sci-fi experience with a modern twist.

• Time Manipulation Puzzles: Players use time-freeze and jumping between different periods to alter environments and solve puzzles.
• Evolving Spaceship: The ship’s structure shifts, creating dynamic challenges that keep players thinking and adapting.
• Retro Feel: The game’s design, visuals, and UI are influenced by 80s sci-fi games, but it’s modernized with 3D gameplay and atmospheric horror.

is Echoes of the Past for you? It´s made for: 

• PC Gamers into puzzle-adventure games with sci-fi themes.
• Retro Game Enthusiasts who appreciate a blend of nostalgia and fresh mechanics.
• Sci-Fi and Horror Fans looking for a unique and eerie experience.

Roadmap:

• Production Roadmap (Key Points):
• Prototype (Weeks 1-4): Core mechanics for time manipulation and ship puzzles.
• Alpha (Weeks 5-8): Expanding puzzles, environment, and horror elements.
• Beta (Weeks 9-12): Finalizing puzzles and gathering player feedback for polish.
• Funding Goal: With funding, we’ll expand the game’s depth, improve the aesthetic, and aim for early access release within 6 months.

We are using Assets from amazing Artists from the Unity Asset Store in our Game!

• Sci-Fi Styled Modular Pack by Karboosx
• Sci-Fi GUI Skin by 3D.Rina
• grid-based movement controller by theevengy
• snapshot pro by Daniel Ilett