A tricky vertical platformer where Zuki the fox has to run, jump, activate and deactivate platforms using a coin to try and escape the Big Pig Bank!
Media: Video Game
Genres: 2D Vertical Platformer, Strategy
Status: Released
Developers: Ricardo Gutierrez Castro, Sarah Gutierrez Castro
Release date: 2025
Platform: PC, WEBGL
'Zuki and the Big Pig Bank' is a game made for the 'Mini Jam 176' themed around foxes with the mandatory idea of spinning! The total development time for the jam was two days but this project was submitted later with the addition of smaller elements as well as promotional material for its release!
The special thing about this project was that I worked alongside my sister Sarah to make this game and the entire idea to enter this jam was to see what would come of such a collaboration. The art direction and many of the assets including the designs for characters were made by her and I as well as elaborating on her illustrations did all of the mechanical and promotional work so the foundation of making games for jams and then presenting them was a very good lesson learned in this game jam.
I also learned to perfect many tricky feats like musical integration, difficulty, cutscenes and storytelling in sections of this game where I personally drafted and drew out all the story relative beats and art so this project in many ways was building upon each others suggestions and in the end it's one of the most engaging and fun games I've made to date!