Space Rebel

Overview

Space Rebel is a first-person shooter where the player pilots a spaceship against waves of enemies. Defeating foes yields scrap for upgrades; players must grow stronger to survive escalating fights and boss encounters.

Duties

• Built a 3D roguelike spaceship FPS in Unity over a single academic quarter
• Implemented progression loops around scrap collection, upgrades, and escalating encounters
• Collaborated with teammates through weekly playtests and converted feedback into scoped design and gameplay changes
• Diagnosed and fixed gameplay issues surfaced during in-class and peer playtests
• Presented the project at the Gaucho Game Lab showcase to represent UCSB game development work

Gallery

Gameplay and showcase footage appear in the hero video.

Process

This was an early Unity project built over a single academic quarter: iterate on roguelike progression (scrap and upgrades), tune combat feel in FPS ship controls, and use weekly playtests with peers to find and fix friction before the Gaucho Game Lab showcase.