LUCIDREAM
[01/2023-03/2023]
[01/2023-03/2023]
Game Designer
Game 3D Artist
Game Video
Game Link
https://ztcarsten-298.itch.io/lucidream
Gameplay
narrative & adventure
Players discover the secrets of the world by searching for clues hidden in the map and leaving.
Game mechanic
explore & walking
(1) Number of players: 1
(2) Genre: Surrealistic 3D open-world game
(3) Control
Use the mouse to control sight, use "WASD" on the keyboard to move, press “space” to
attack, and “F” to interact with props.
(4) Game Time:5~10min
(5) Game Story
The character, for some reason, blundered into his dream world during sleep. His appearance has become
strange. While searching for the exit, the protagonist discovers the monster who also survives in this
world and gradually learns that this monster is human like himself, only that he has become a monster
because he has been trapped in this world for too long and has lost his mind. If the protagonist does
not leave soon, he, too, will gradually turn into a monster.
The story has two endings, and the player can choose to leave alone or help the monster regain his
senses and leave together.
(6) Game Narrative
The game uses a fragmented narrative, allowing players to discover the game's story and the monsters'
origins for themselves.
(7) Core Experience
Players hide from the monster, searching for exits in a weirdly styled world.
(8) Core Mechanics
Roam, Hide & Attack, Collect
Roam: Players can explore the world and choose their route to play according to their preferences.
Hide & Attack: Players need to avoid the monster and can also attack it. In the game, the player can
attack by "screaming". [Edvard Munch’s "The Scream" inspired the design of this attack.]
Collect: Players must search for pieces of the game's story to open the door to escape.
Searching for the clues that the monster leaves before it loses its mind and saves it is possible.
(9) Level flow
(10) Design of Monster
· The monster will chase players and could move fast
· After being attacked by the player, the monster will not come back to attack the player for a while
[Refer to the monster’s attack styles in the video game “Choo-Choo Charlse”]
(11) Game perspective
Third-person perspective
(12) Props available for collection
· "Save me" clue fragment: a fragment of a clue left by the monster before he lost his mind, documenting
how he lost his mind step by step.
· "Screaming candy": the player can only gain the ability to scream after eating it.
· Restore “SAN”: Some items scattered around the map can help the player restore SAN and maintain
vitality.
Game Arts
2D Arts
3D Arts
