What is Minedroid?

Minedroid is a third person roguelike experience, in which the player assumes the role of a small mining droid, setting out to explore a world to collect resource and upgrade their character. Levels for the game were generated using wave function collapse, and the environmental art was all done using generative technical art methods.

Much of the world of Minedroid was inspired by cliffs and canyons throughout the world. The lighting and rendering were purposefully made very foggy and red as an indication of the harsh environment. Color choice was dependent on mixing and matching the feelings of an alien world, while ensuring all environmental objects were still visible.

The home base served as the main core-loop element of the game, where players would head out into the world to find resources, and then return home to spend their hard-earned currencies. By defeating enemies and discovering new resources, players could improve their droid’s stats. This made for a short and sweet game loop that allowed for quite an interesting and compact experience.