Roxy's Windows? What's that?
Roxy’s Windows is a story-driven game, playable on desktop and mobile, released on the web in Aug. 2022. After release, it was consistently supported with updates, including bug fixes, new features, extra content, and more.
Players get to explore Roxy’s computer, learning all about her interests, friends, and struggles through the files she keeps on her desktop. By viewing text logs, images, audio clips, and videos, they can learn all about what’s been on her mind.
This project was made with a team of 4 other devs, having met through Newgrounds’ Mobile Game Jam in 2022. The jam’s theme was “lots of them”, and our brainstorming led us to create a game where a user would sort through lots of files on a computer, learning about characters and the story at their own pace.
Players get to explore Roxy’s computer, learning all about her interests, friends, and struggles through the files she keeps on her desktop. By viewing text logs, images, audio clips, and videos, they can learn all about what’s been on her mind.
This project was made with a team of 4 other devs, having met through Newgrounds’ Mobile Game Jam in 2022. The jam’s theme was “lots of them”, and our brainstorming led us to create a game where a user would sort through lots of files on a computer, learning about characters and the story at their own pace.
The Challenges
Multiple File Types
Coding and designing various types of content, such as images and text Organization Giving the user lots of content to sift through without overwhelming them |
Device Compatibility
Running the game on desktop and mobile, across a variety of web browsers Deadline Two weeks to create from the ground up, while our team worked full-time jobs |
Solutions
Though Unity and HTML5/WebGL were a good solution for running the game on as many platforms as possible, individual browsers and devices were not without their quirks.
Screens, screens, screens!
Launch
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By the Numbers
On Newgrounds, we got...
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Takeaways
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Thanks for reading!
The Crew