Game Development, version control, system updates, and utilities.
"True control comes from shaping the environment."
A 2D isometric puzzle game built in Unity where you never directly control the hero — you control the world around them.
Most puzzle-platformers hand the player direct control of a character and ask them to react in real time — the challenge lives in execution and reflexes. Lead the Way removes that crutch entirely. The player can't move the protagonist at all; the character walks on their own, governed by simple AI. The only lever the player has is the environment itself: crates, switches, hazards, and interactive props that can be selected, repositioned, or triggered.
This design constraint solves a specific problem in puzzle game design: it forces planning over twitch reaction. Every challenge becomes a "think two steps ahead" problem instead of an "act fast enough" problem, creating a calmer, more cerebral puzzle experience that's distinct from typical action-puzzle hybrids. The goal in every level is simple — guide the autonomous character safely to the exit by reshaping the path in front of them.
- Indirect control gameplay: select and manipulate objects (boxes, switches, hazards, doors) instead of the character
- Autonomous character AI: the protagonist moves and reacts to the environment on its own
- Isometric voxel art style: clean, minimalist, brightly lit block-based world
- Object selection & switching system: cycle between controllable environment objects mid-level
- Level management: load, save, and reset levels with a move counter and win/lose conditions
- Audio feedback: distinct sounds for movement, button presses, object moves, and level completion
| Category | Tools / Assets |
|---|---|
| Engine | Unity |
| Editor / IDE | Visual Studio Code |
| Graphics | Isometric voxel-style environment tiles, interactive objects, character & enemy models, environment props, UI elements |
| Audio | Movement, button press, object move, and level-complete sound effects |
| Core Systems | Character AI (automatic movement & simple behavior), object interaction & control system, object selection & switching system, level management (load/save/reset), collision handling, UI system (move counter, menus, prompts), win/lose conditions |
- Unity Hub with Unity (2022 LTS or later recommended)
- Visual Studio Code (or your preferred C# IDE)
- Git
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/<your-org>/lead-the-way.git
cd lead-the-way- Open Unity Hub → Add project from disk → select the cloned
lead-the-wayfolder. - Open the project with the Unity version specified in
ProjectSettings/ProjectVersion.txt. - Once Unity finishes importing assets, open the main scene from
Assets/Scenes/. - Press Play in the Unity Editor to run the game.
In Unity, go to File → Build Settings, select your target platform, add the scenes you want included, and click Build.
Development is iterative, prioritizing core mechanics first, then content, polish, and final presentation.
| Week | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 5 | Finalize UI layout, define game feel, plan menus/HUD, lock direction |
| 6 | Build core mechanics - character AI movement, object interaction & switching, basic level structure |
| 7 | Build out multiple levels, introduce new mechanics gradually, balance difficulty, playtest |
| 8 | Final polish - visuals, animations, sound, feedback tuning, bug fixing |
| 9 | Final group presentation - gameplay demo, recorded footage, presentation practice |
Work is split across three categories:
- Core Systems: gameplay logic, AI, interaction systems
- Game Design: level design, mechanics, pacing, balancing
- UI / Art: visual style, interface, and asset creation
This is a student/team project. If you'd like to contribute, please open an issue or submit a pull request describing the change.
Apache MIT License