The Pathbuilder

About the game:

Build your own path and use traps to defeat all enemy waves in this top-down tower defense game!

Towers and obstacles are placed on a 2D grid on the terrain. The player has a certain number of tiles, which are used to build a path from the starting position to the final position. When the wave begins, enemies will travel along the constructed path and will take damage from the positioned towers. The player can also place and activate traps that cause damage or slow down the enemies. If too many enemies reach the final position and the player's life is depleted, the player loses.

To beat the game, the player must strategically position the path near the towers and use the available traps to defeat the enemies. Towers will only attack enemies on tiles adjacent to them, and some types of towers are stronger than others. Currently, the game features four types of enemies, some of which are faster and others with more health.

About the project development:

This game is a 3D version of a 2D game that I made in Unity during college, you can also check it out here. I decided to remake it in Unreal for learning purposes, and also because I believe it's a fun idea that can be expanded and improved with further development and playtesting. If you find it interesting please leave down a comment! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the game. I hope to work on this project again in the near future.

A special thanks to all the creators of the assets that made this game possible:

Art

Bear Trap by Dillon Barba, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Hazard Spike Trap by Quaternius, licensed under CC0 1.0

POLYGON - City Pack by Synty Studios

Toony Tiny RTS Set by PolygonBlacksmith

Low Poly Forest Vol.2 by Orasot

Input Prompts by Kenney, licensed under CC0 1.0

Audio

Medieval Rpg Themes by Nicole Lyria, licensed under End User License Agreement

Human_Good_17 by LittleRobotSoundFactory, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Filmcow sfx by Jason Steele, licensed under FilmCow Royalty Free SFX Library License Agreement

Arrow Impact 1 by Ali_6868, licensed under CC0 1.0

Arrow Whoosh 2 by Ali_6868, licensed under CC0 1.0

Sword - stab flesh by Joshua Chivers

Free Fantasy 200 SFX Pack by TomMusic

Damage sound effect by Raclure, licensed under CC0 1.0

Failure Drum Sound Effect 1 by FunWithSound, licensed under CC0 1.0

Success Fanfare Trumpets by FunWithSound, licensed under CC0 1.0

Metal thunder impact_2(5lrs,mltprcssg) by newlocknew, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Universal UI/Menu Soundpack by Ellr, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Ultimate UI SFX Pack by JDSherbert, licensed under End User License Agreement

Fonts

Chomsky by Fredrick Brennan, licensed under OFL-1.1