BAFTA TGD 2022

Escape the Engines is a pass and play steampunk co-op escape game, in which players must work together face to face before the time runs out!

I entered this game concept idea in the 2022 BAFTA YGD competition and made it in top 10 of its category out of thousands of applicants. I created the concept on the basis that I have often seen people sat around in groups but on their phones/consoles not speaking. As a result I wanted to create a game that was easily mobile and accesible to a wide range of people so that it encourages healthier social communication/relationships.

This was my first real experience of creating GDDs without knowing it and I think what I did well was breaking down the core mechanics and visual style really well. By presenting the theme of problem solving in both steampunk cobbled together visuals and the problem solving puzzles of finding and putting together the keys the theme helps to elevate the escape genre.

If I was to create a new GDD I would go into more detail about the co-operative aspects of the game since I'm claiming them as one of the pillars of this game and its a bit abstract right now how players interact.