Umbra is an abstract puzzle game where the player carefully navigates a ball to the goal while avoiding an encroaching darkness.
Umbra is played only with the arrow keys. Available to play
here
in browser.
Programming by Aidan Buffum and William Hartman
Cover Art by Aidan Buffum
Made as the final project for the course Digital Game Design I at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Perlenspiel
Javascript
Puzzle Game
2D
Class Project
Team Project
Contrast Bounce
By Aidan Buffum and William Hartman
Contrast Bounce is an abstract puzzle game where the player inverts the colors of the map to fire a ball at the goal.
Contrast Bounce is played only with the space bar and the mouse. Available to play
here
in browser.
Programming by Aidan Buffum and William Hartman
Cover Art by Aidan Buffum
Made as a project for the course Digital Game Design I at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Unity
C#
Blender
Action Game
Multiplayer
3D
Game Jam
Solo Project
I Dig It
By Aidan Buffum
I Dig It is a fast-paced, local muliplayer, competitive digging game. 2-4 Players must quickly dig holes to drop their opponents into the abyss and be the last one standing.
I Dig It is available for download
here
on itch.io
Controllers are required to play this game.
Made during the Cutthroat Game Jam 2019 hosted by the Game Development Club at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
GameMaker Studio
Pixel Art
Action Platformer
2D
Class Project
Team Project
Wizards Vs Robots
By Aidan Buffum, Matthew Kaminski, and William Lucca
Wizards Vs Robots is an action platformer game where the player controls a powerful wizard and takes him down one of two unique paths for a different experience during each playthrough.
The player can switch between 3 different spells, each with their own effects and advantages to fight the evil robot horde in the wizard's way.
Programming by Aidan Buffum and Matthew Kaminski
Art by Aidan Buffum
Audio by William Lucca
Wizards Vs Robots is available for download
here
on itch.io
Made as the final project for the course The Game Development Process at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
GameMaker Studio
Pixel Art
Role Playing Game
2D
Game Jam
Solo Project
Joe
By Aidan Buffum
Joe is a short comedy role playing game with nothing out of the ordinary. You play as Joe A. Verage. Outside your dayjob as a barista, you're just an average joe. Everybody in town knows you. Your boss likes your hard work. You have a face.
Made during the Cutthroat Game Jam 2017 hosted by the Game Development Club at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Unity
C#
Photoshop
Infinite Runner
2D
Game Jam
Team Project
Murder Bee Wrote
By Aidan Buffum, Kate Olguin, and Erik Cerini
Murder Bee Wrote is an infinite platform running game where the player controls a murderer who has switched places with a bumblebee.
The player must sate their bloodlust by destroying the bees all around them. Punch bees! Javelin them with the stingers of their fallen! Kill as many bees as possible to earn the ultimate high score!
Programming by Aidan Buffum and Erik Cerini
Art by Aidan Buffum and Kate Olguin
Audio by Kate Olguin
Murder Bee Wrote is available for download
here
on itch.io
Made during the Magic Realism Jam 2016 hosted by the Game Development Club at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.