Catanks

Catanks is UPGRADE’s 2024–2025 semester project, released on Steam as a top-down arcade tank shooter where you battle the numerous NPC rat tanks. As producer and one of 2 lead developers, I worked closely with 10+ programmers and coordinated the game’s asset and production pipelines.

I was responsible for most of the core game design planning and game mechanics programming during the first half of development, before shifting my focus to developing the Classic Mode inspired by Wii Tanks during the second half. This included implementing advanced enemy AI and pathfinding systems using state machines and bullet-dodging behaviors to give the players a meaningful challenge.

I designed and implemented over 30 unique enemy types with different attacks and behaviors (all featured in Classic Mode), created the majority of the VFX present in the game, and contributed to lighting and various shaders throughout the project.

Try it yourself! Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3793790/Catanks/

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