Seeking Solace

Inspiration

The rising depression rates and declining mental health of teens and young adults.

What it does

Seeking Solace teaches it's players a realistic example of what having depression looks like.

How we built it

It was Initially built using Unity but due to time constraints we moved over to GameMaker Studio instead.

Challenges we ran into

Due to being beginners in Unity, we ran into many problems using the engine from utilizing scenes to setting up states.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of ultimately being able to create something, despite it not being made in the engine we envisioned it to be on.

What we learned

We learned many aspects of game making such as coding and other essential skills like creating animations, utilizing states to keep track of progression and using UI to make the game more user-friendly.

What's next for Seeking Solace

While there may not be any immediate plans to recreate Seeking Solace on another engine, we are hoping that the message is properly conveyed to those who did play our game.