Beneath the ice
Game Overview
This game is inspired by a Sci-fi novel Space Odyssey:2010. In this book, scientists visited Jupiter II, a moon encased in ice. The description of aquatic life forms is very attractive. Therefore, I decided to make a game about Jupiter II, or Europa. In this game, players are able to start their exploration around Europa. They have to face severe cold climates and try to find signs of life.
Game genre: RPG, survival, casual
Age: 8+, single player
Player Character
The player character in my game has two biological genders. Players can choose either to start their game.
Indoor suit
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Male
Female
Spacesuit
"The spacesuit is able to satisfy the needs of astronauts’ exploration. Besides physiological needs, this spacesuit is equipped with passive exoskeletons, allowing astronauts to do actions easily. A good choice for a long trip!"---- TV Advertisement
Spaceship
This biomimetic spaceship imitates the shape of a giant manta, painted in funky yellow. The engines are located on the tail and wings.
The interior of the spaceship is fully equipped. Astronauts are able to plant, cook, and exercise inside this spaceship. AI is installed on this spaceship to help astronauts manage related matters.
Scene-
Europa surface
The surface of Europa is made of very, very cold ice. With a temperature below -160 °C, no life can survive in such a climate. Maybe something is hiding inside those fractures, waiting to be visited.
Floor elements
The dark traces on the surface are minerals deposited in the ice
Bumps in the ground
where ice can be collected
Scene-
Ice Cave
Ice cave locates inside the fractures. It is a channel formed by a former thermal eruption. Usually, Silicate stones and icicles are the only roles inside the cave. Sometimes there is liquid water. Occasionally, there is life.
Icicle
stones brought by the heat flow
Floor elements
Heat Map
astronauts use the heat map to find the temperature above freezing
Creatures
Under the miles-deep ice sheet, there live a lot of creatures. None of them have imaging eyes because of the darkness, instead, they are sensitive to temperature. This is an essential skill for life in Europa.
*Some Cold-resistant “fish” also lives in cave lakes. They may migrate here through thermal flow. However, when the lake is frozen, they have nowhere to escape.
Small underwater detector
This detector imitates the shape of shark sucker. It is equipped with IR camera, sonar and suction cup. This detector would suck on big moving objects to save energy.