Space Orbiter

Space survival game made in one week for Frene Jam 2.

Role Gameplay

Team 1 Developer

Duration 7 Days (jam)

Stack Unity / C#

The Context

Space Orbiter was created for a programming jam. I had to choose at least two constraints, so I chose “You Can't Win This” and “One Button” as a bonus, and I chose “3 colors only.”

I opted for a minimalist and atmospheric Art Direction, focusing heavily on Game Feel, Audio Immersion, and general Polish. I also challenged myself to implement a fully functional key binding system in the menu.

My Contributions

01 Gameplay Implemented fully functional gameplay that meets the constraints
02 Game Feel Developing an enjoyable gaming experience that meets my ambitions
03 Key Binding System Implemented a fully functional key binding system in the menu

Learning & Implementation

Create rebinding system in one week

The big challenge I set myself was the key rebind system. The goal was to fulfill the “One Button” constraint but make it interesting. To do this, I used the internal function in the new input system, PerformInteractiveRebinding().

For my subsequent projects, I adapted my manager into a logic that could be reused for any input.

RebindManager.cs MAKE FOR A SPECIFIC INPUT


using Sirenix.OdinInspector;
using TMPro;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class RebindManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField, Required] private InputActionReference actionToRebind;
    [SerializeField, Required] private TMP_Text buttonText;
    [SerializeField] private string bindingName = "Thrust";

    private InputActionRebindingExtensions.RebindingOperation rebindingOperation;

    private void Start()
    {
        string rebinds = PlayerPrefs.GetString("rebinds", string.Empty);
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(rebinds))
        {
            actionToRebind.action.LoadBindingOverridesFromJson(rebinds);
        }

        UpdateUI();
    }

    public void StartRebinding()
    {
        buttonText.text = "Press a key...";
        actionToRebind.action.Disable();
        rebindingOperation = actionToRebind.action.PerformInteractiveRebinding()
            .WithControlsExcluding("Mouse")
            .OnMatchWaitForAnother(0.1f)
            .OnComplete(operation => FinishRebinding())
            .Start();
    }

    void FinishRebinding()
    {
        rebindingOperation.Dispose();
        actionToRebind.action.Enable();

        UpdateUI();

        string rebinds = actionToRebind.action.SaveBindingOverridesAsJson();
        PlayerPrefs.SetString("rebinds", rebinds);
        PlayerPrefs.Save();
    }

    void UpdateUI()
    {
        string keyName = actionToRebind.action.GetBindingDisplayString(0);
        buttonText.text = $"{bindingName}: [{keyName}]";
    }
}

Game Feel & Audio Design

I wanted to create a unique and interesting atmosphere for space gameplay. I used lowpass filtering to create a feeling with the player's ship's thruster.