Figumu

Part of Futuregames 2021 fall term game project 1

Figumu the monster penguin needs to get home! In this "short hike" inspired game you guide the titular character around the mysterious island. Unlock new areas by solving puzzles related to changing Figumus' size. Eat strange mushrooms to make him big enough to push large buttons or pet him to shrink him down to squeeze through tight doorways. Help him gather up his courage to make it through the ghost infested forest to make it up to the top of the islands' central mountain and return home.

Figumu was made in two weeks using unity. The game was then exhibited at Tekniska museet as part of the “Making magic” exhibition.

The development was a big learning experience in the importance of pre production and our main takeaway is that we should have allotted more time to work out what we wanted gameplay to look like.

Our intended audience was 11-15 year olds.