Outpost Horizon
Role:
Project Lead and Level Designer
Awards:
Outstanding Achievement Augmented & Virtual Reality
(Convergence 2024)
Tools Used:
Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), Unity, Maya, Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Platform:
Meta Quest 3
Team Size:
5
Duration:
5 months
Overview
Join the Icarus Foundation in Outpost Horizon, a cooperative VR and mobile game. Set in the near future, players work for the Icarus Foundation, one of the world’s largest conglomerates. Find a friend to help you repair the mostly automated offshore facility.
A position recently opened up, and after signing a mountain of NDAs, players are ready to start their new job. One will put on a VR headset and dive into the mechanical marvel, risking their life to make essential repairs and earn their paycheck. The other gets a nice cozy desk job and will juggle tasks on a mobile device as certain controls can only be operated from Icarus headquarters.
The facility is filled with puzzles which require both players to work together. Communication is the key to survival as players rush to change nuclear fuel rods, navigate a deadly factory-turned-maze, and stabilize pressure gauges in the boiler room before it explodes. Together, you may just survive the work day and unveil the dark secrets behind the company’s success.
Our group created this game using Unreal Engine 5, Maya, and Substance Painter. All the assets are completely original. The 3D modeling, hand painting, and programming were all done by our team. We hope you enjoy your time onboard The Outpost Horizon 4!
Outpost Horizon won The Outstanding Achievement Augmented & Virtual Reality Award, the highest honor for a VR game at the Convergence 2024 game showcase!
Creating an in-universe newspaper about the mystery of the Outpost Horizon IV was a fun and effective way to communicate lore with the team during pre-development!
I also printed out full size copies to share with people at the Convergence Game Showcase as they waited in line to play the game.