Asteroid Mining Company

Game Synopsis

Playing as an employee for the Asteroid Mining Company, mine and collect precious minerals from the asteroids floating around the screen to meet quota for the company. Minerals to be found are calcite (57%), copper (33%), and cobalt (10%).
Sprite for Calcite Sprite for Copper Sprite for Cobalt
Meeting quota will impress the boss, rewarding the player with a promotion and access to the company's latest mining technology. Through on the spot nuclear fusion, promoted ships are able to fire planet destroying energy waves. Being promoted is the win condition, and the laser is the reward for playing.

Gameplay gif of Asteroid Mining Company The massive laser, and the win message on screen

Experience

Unreal Engine apparently no longer supports 2D directly, and has stopped updating its 2D functionalities entirely, which made this project a bit more challenging. I am not the biggest fan of Unreal Engine and blueprint coding but I recognize the benefits of familiarizing myself with Unreal. I spent a whole day making a 28 frame animation for the laser as a small break from dealing with blueprint code and I have no regrets. This project was the culmination of many college Unreal Engine projects I didn't value enough to put on my portfolio.

Game Over screen in Asteroid Mining Company, as well as the website page exit button.