Rest Assured

By Elena Wang

Synopsis:

Rest Assured is a two-player, co-op shoot 'em up game that represents the differing experiences between people who have different circadian rhythms, specifically delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) vs. a normal circadian rhythm. The main lesson from the game is that different people have different strengths and weaknesses, and we should take the time to understand those differences and work with them to benefit everyone.

The two characters are sisters named Lux and Nox. Lux is the seemingly perfect older sister with a normal circadian rhythm, while Nox is the misunderstood younger sister with DSPS. They are tasked with protecting the Supreme Elixir of Blissful Rest in the center of the game screen for 72 hours in game time.

Total playtime: about 7 min

Check out the code on GitHub here: https://github.com/elenaywang/disfinalgame

Attributions:

DIS Copenhagen
Game Development: Programming and Practice core course
Instructor: Benno Lüders
2025 Spring semester

Assets

• Lux & Nox: https://9e0.itch.io/witches-pack
• Demon enemies: https://penzilla.itch.io/hooded-protagonist
• Lightning bolt: https://opengameart.org/content/game-icons-heart-diamond-star-and-lightning-bolt
• Health bar: https://github.com/Brackeys/Health-Bar/tree/master/Health%20Bar/Assets/Sprites
• Vault & Elixir: Canva graphics
• Fairy character, Sun, Cloud, and Background for intro story: Canva graphics

Tutorials I referenced

• start menu
• pause menu
• health (energy) bar
• time system
• restricting player movement to within screen
• changing camera color in game
• creating Mac build
• creating WebGL build
• uploading WebGL to itch.io

I also consulted the Claude Sonnet 4 chatbot for help with writing some of my code. Any scripts containing code written with Claude's help are indicated with a comment at the top of the script.