It looks nice, I would try to make the path more visually clear, it looks like there are 5 paths when there are 3, and it seems like you can cross bushes which is a bit confusing, but all in all it seems fun and the landscape is cool.
Thanks for the feedback!
Could it be that you haven't played a lot of Minecraft?
The issues you addressed are lessened in the context of the Minecraft universe: The brown lanes are path blocks, commonly used for - well - paths.
The bushes I believe you were referring to are short grass in Minecraft, which the player can walk through.
But you really made me think: If I rely too much on Minecraft's conventions, the game might become less accessible to those who've never played Minecraft.
I'll try to find a balance I guess :)
Edit: so far I've done some tweaks to the grass shader, making it stand out way less/blend in with the ground, that's helped a lot already!
I don't think there are any uniform Minecraft conventions. I'd say it's quite the opposite - it encourages you to build whatever you want.
For example, I never use paths, because they're ugly and imo, it's a waste of shovel durability.
Going back to the main point - I see your thought process behind this design, but that's too much info to process.
In Subway Surfers (probably the textbook example of infinite runners), the player sees 3 tracks and immediately knows they're all walkable.
In your game, the player instinctively sees 5 tracks (or strips if land), but then needs to process what they're seeing to determine which tracks are walkable and which aren't, which has a negative effect on the reaction time.
The grass doesn't help - in a game where anything sticking out from the ground can end your run, the player may recognise it as an obstacle that needs to be avoided (tho some may like the increased difficulty it brings)
I understand that you can go through them, but when you make a game that is dexterity focused every thing must be super informative and clear. the hands will do the work not the brain. look at the area i circled with red, it's very visible and but it's only decorative. on the other hand, the blue bush adds a shade and give the feel of a block. Even if I "know" that I should be able to pass both, one is clearly signaling: pass here. and that's not the intention.
I played tons of Minecraft and I also thought it was 5 lanes. But I'd understand the setup in a few seconds of playing. Don't think it's an actual issue.
I built something similar back in 2015 with Unreal Engine, inspired by a beautiful minecraft animation with the same concept on YoutTube. Sadly I can't find the original video anymore.
Everything you see was built in about half a day.
Building the segments is super quick and fun: I just hop in a Minecraft world, build some obstacles and scenery (using the Axiom mod), export the section using Mineways, quickly clean up the model in Blender, add collision and voilà.
Each segment has a 'Slot' Node3D, where the next segment will be attached.
I'm planning on making different Slot types (A,B,C...) so there's more variation.
This system can easily be expanded to include height variations, caves, biomes, turns (like Temple Run) and randomized segments.
Releasing fan games is risky business of course, but I'm just messing around for fun :)
It looks great! And very impressive for the small time frame.
I made a prototype of a "run" game in UE almost 10 years ago, back when I was still pretty new to gamedev. My full time job was working in an office so my game was about running down office halls drinking coffee too gain speed. At enough speed you could jump out the window onto the next floor of an adjacent office. Was meant to be a mobile game, janky as hell but fun. And, like most of my projects, abandoned.
Anyway, I've never shared it with anyone but here it is
Thanks!
If anyone happens to remember the original video that inspired this, PLEASE share it.
It was so much prettier than this, at least in my memory 🫠
Microsoft has a fairly liberal policy on their game content/IP being used in your own creations. As long as your fan game is noncommercial, they won't have an issue with it in most cases.
Here are my suggestions
1.Add an angry Enderman/Mob chasing you
2.Have different sections like a Minecart section or a
Nether section
3.Introduce some kinda Powerup maybe utilizing
Enderpearls or Elytras
Nice game! I can see this appearing on youtube/instagram as an ad in few months and people not believing it's a real game. A quick question I have about this: Since you're heavily playing on the theme of Minecraft, how will it work intellectual-property wise? Will you be able to release this, considering you'll be using some... very likely... Microsoft/Mojang owned resources?
Or is this allowed, if so, how and under what rules? Asking out of curiosity, not to nitpick, in case I ever end up doing something like that as well.
From what I've gathered, fan games usually aren't allowed, but mostly tolerated.
To be honest I don't care about the legal situation, I'm just doing what's fun.
An option would be to release this with a different resource pack that I'm allowed to use.. We'll see..
It would be cool to have different items(?) kinda like subway surfers. Maybe like a diamond pickaxe to break the rocks in the way or an enchanted golden apple to save yourself if you die
Looks really cool though! I’m a big fan of using assets from popular games to make stuff cause it’s so charming
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u/Needle44 Feb 24 '25
Idk why but it’s so funny that it keeps running after it falls over.