HipHipHorus

Welcome to HipHipHorus.
The ultimate puzzle game that will put your skills to the test!

Story

Egyptian Gods Horus and Seth engage in a stone boat race challenge towards becoming the next king of Egypt. Horus cheats by using a wooden boat painted to look like stone, whereas Seth's stone boat sinks. What follows is an enraged Seth transforming into a hippo and destroying Horus' boat, thus exposing his deceit.

Gameplay

As the player, you will take control of Horus's boat and navigate through challenging 2D mazes filled with angry hippos that are determined to sink your boat and only get more unpredictable with time.

You'll have to use your wit and cunning to outsmart these foes, who have special abilities such as dynamically changing the maze structure. These abilities allow them to create new paths to chase you down quicker, while also opening up new route options for you.

The end goal is to help Horus safely cross multiple levels of intricate mazes, each increasing in difficulty and danger. With every level, you'll face challenges that will push you to your limits, but the thrill of victory will be worth it.

So what are you waiting for? Dive into the world of HipHipHorus and prove yourself as a master puzzle solver!

Controls

• Use arrow keys or WASD keys to navigate the boat through the maze.
• Collect all keys, unlock the exit, and escape the cunning hippos!

Installation

Simply extract the downloaded zip file and run the .exe executable to play the game!

Credits

• Aashna Majmudar -- Game Visuals (Hand Drawn)
• Andre Sousa Anjos -- Gameplay Programming
• Aneesha Ramesh -- Gameplay Programming
• Philipp Brodmann -- Gameplay Programming, Sound Effects
• Vandit Sharma -- Gameplay Programming

Special thanks to Derek Fiechter for the Background Music!

Logistics

Game created as part of the 2023 Edition of the Game Programming Lab at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Thank you for the opportunity!