Past-Present:

• Development started using in February 2024 using the Godot game engine, but later switched to Unity due to technical restrictions
• Playtested at many different events, including local sports tournaments, Halloween parties, dodgeball practices, and even kids birthday parties.
• Implemented 5 main stages, 3 secret stages, and 1 tutorial stage.
• Implemented over 30 unique enemies.
• Implemented 9 unique bosses to fight.
• Implemented over 40 unique upgrades.
• Implemented 10 luck and skill testing minigames.
• An addictive game loop of traveling through stages, completing levels, collecting upgrades, playing minigames, and defeating powerful bosses.
• Hours and hours and endless fun, exercise, and replayability!

Present Goals:

[ ] = Incomplete, [/] = In Progress, [X] = Complete

Gameplay

• [X] Steam release.
• [X] Singleplayer and multiplayer co-op adventure mode.
• [X] Multiplayer player-versus-player versus mode.
• [/] Improve sound effects.
• [X] Improve hit detection using automated testing and machine learning with a genetic algorithm.
• [X] Add enemy death animations.
• [X] Add boss death animations.
• [X] Improve boss entrance/death sequence.
• [/] Improve sound effects.
• [X] Intro/Ending cutscene.
• [X] 5 luck minigames, 5 skill minigames.
• [X] Rework lore.
• [X] Improve menu and UI animations.
• [X] Improve launcher settings and console UI for easy accessibility.
• [/] Even more play-testing, polish, and refinement...

Other

• [X] Offering The Cruciball installation services.
• [/] Commercial licensing of The Cruciball to arcades, gyms, clubs, etc..
• [/] Game manual, FAQ, and instructional videos.
• [/] Game trailers.
• [X] Steam "coming-soon" page.
• [X] cruciball.com website.
• [X] The Cruciball discord server.
• [/] The Cruciball twitch streams.
• [/] Continued advertisement and community outreach.

Future Stretch Goals:

• Additional educational minigames, for more educational value to kids..
• Versus adventure mode. Play simultaneously against another player and compete to survive the longest.
• Online co-op, adventure together with others from across the globe, or right beside you.
• All of these released at no additional cost!
• Possibly more in the future...