Brains + Brawns
"Brains & Brawns 2.0" is a real-life treasure hunt where players must solve riddles to find hidden locations in the Ahmedabad University campus and fight enemies using turn-based combat in-game. It was part of the Ingenium fest by the School of Engineering at Ahmedabad University in 2024.
The game was co-created in Unity 2D with Aarya Parekh. I collaborated with him on the combat gameplay code while handling all the game art and puzzles myself.
This version of the game is a full remake of a Python text-based version that I created with Uddipana Neog and hosted at Christ University (Bangalore) for the DataMaze fest by the Department of Statistics in 2023. It featured a similar premise of an RPG combined with a real-life treasure hunt.
Gameplay:
Players must solve Location Riddles, which will lead them to a hidden spot on campus. At the same time, they must reach one of the dungeons in the game by travelling the world and entering the riddle answer (pictured below on the right). In both the game and the real world, they will be faced with a boss. They must choose one of two options: Brains, solve a challenging puzzle on paper, or Brawns, defeat the boss in Final Fantasy-style turn-based combat.
Gameplay Screenshots:
Location Riddles:
Boss Puzzles:
Behind The Scenes: