Crystal Maze is a puzzle game based on an old classic retro window 3.11 game Chip’s Challenge mechanics and puzzle elements such as pushable blocks, boxes, switches, trapdoors, pods, lockpads, doors, keys, fire, water, force fields, ice, different boots, monsters etc
There’s just something timeless about the puzzles and mechanics. So I decided to recreate the experience in 3D using Roblox Studio
It’s a full reimagining, keeping the core gameplay intact but giving it a new visual perspective and some added polish. If you’re a fan of the original or just enjoy puzzle games, I’d be thrilled if you gave it a try and let me know what you think.
https://www.roblox.com/games/93128275517682/Crystal-Maze
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Cool game, personally I think this is a great prototype. To upgrade, I would polish up the UI. Specifically, I would look initially at adding a menu instead of hardcoding the options as inputs. I would also maybe moving the scoreboard ui from the bottom to a more easily visible area, spread out amongst the topbar so I don’t have to constantly move my eyes? But that’s perhaps just preference. I would also suggest refactoring your inventory if you were to expand the game more, rather than hardcoding in the specific spots for each item you could set it as a table and add to the frame with a UIListLayout perhaps. Finally, I think the biggest issue is an ununified art style, where most of the assets don’t look like they fit together. The jewels look like they could be from a space style asteroid game, the enemies look like they could be from a pet simulator, the keys from an 8bit retro game, and the walls/locks from a mining simulator style game. If its possible, I would try to invest in a cohesive style to make it look like all the pieces fit together.
The gameplay itself is pretty interesting and classic, and if you’re going for that then I think you did well. Unfortunately the market for a classic puzzle style game on Roblox (and in general) is pretty small, but for the target audience it seems like a cool game.
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I love Chip’s Challenge, this is great
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