Zompanion

In this post-apocalyptic ancient Chinese adventure, you play as Earth’s last survivor using Taoist magic to create zombie companions. By digging for body parts and completing talisman-stitching minigames at the Ritual Altar, you summon unique allies to ease your loneliness.

Unlock backstories and special functions by finding specific story items. Through exploration, crafting, and management, you will transform a desolate world into a thriving base. Master mystical rituals to turn the undead into loyal friends and essential tools for rebuilding civilization.

Plot & Mechanics

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic ancient China, where the player acts as the last survivor on Earth, who survived the apocalypse and he feels lonely so he wants to find some companions. 

One day he accidently finds a book and unlock some Taoist magic so that he has some incredible powers to create different zombies. As those zombies are companions rather than enemies the player can unlock different zombie stories and ask zombies to do different assignments, like follow him and help him carry more items or send Zombie to travel and explore the world and bring some materials to him. With the game progressing the player can unlock more and more zombies in amounts and categories, and will also collect materials to build and construct, which is our future plan for this game.

In this game, players will use WASD to move and use E to interact with scene functions, including digging in exploration scenes, creating zombies on the assembly platform, opening the chest, and having conversations with zombies. While players can also use the left mouse to drag, click with items and UI panels.

At the beginning of the game, the player has a limited inventory of only three slots. The progression begins when the player digs up the Zombie Illustration Book, which triggers the interaction with the Ritual Altar. After collecting the first set of body parts and placing them in the corresponding ritual positions, the Stitching Minigame is activated. Players must mimic the shape of ancient talismans to draw stitching charms. Successfully completing this process creates a permanent Backpack Zombie companion.

Zombies are generated next to the ritual site. Interacting with them will prompt a request for specific Story Items, which can be found through exploration and digging. Once the items are delivered, the zombie’s unique backstory is completed, and its Special Function is activated:

• Fat Monk Zombie: Once activated, it enables the Follow function. While following, the player’s inventory capacity is expanded from 3 to 7 slots.
• Official Zombie: Once activated, it enables the Travel function. This zombie will periodically explore the world and return or send back various items and props.

Credit

• Ao Wang
• Hang Wan
  
• Jiliang Ye
  
• Yuxi Guo

Assets

• Indoor Scenes:
  • Source: Online
  • Link: https://itch.io/s/166761/pixel-art-chinese-ancient-style-tileset
  • Usage: Used specifically for interior flooring, furniture, and indoor structural details.
• Dialogue Plugin
  • Source: Online
  • Link: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/behavior-ai/dialogue-system-for-unity-11672
  • Usage: Used for in-game storytelling and dialogue triggering and playing.
• SFX sources
  • Source: Itch.io
  • Link: https://theambientfort.itch.io/rpgmakerskit1

Link to Demo Video: 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gz6vqsJ_dfcrie5PxPzzVE21XhV4Lqg6/view?usp=sharing