How to make an interactive puzzle game

hallowseve

Hello! I'm exploring the process of creating a game from the ground up. My goal is to develop a puzzle game where the initial player enters a room filled with playing cards. The player will need to engage with these cards, selecting three to flip over.I was picturing the cards appearing closely as a UI, or possibly they do not, and one can see the cards laid out on the table. If they choose the correct cards, a door will unlock and the player can go through. It's somewhat reminiscent of the puzzles in Resident Evil, but I'm finding it challenging to know where to begin. Does anyone have any helpful tutorials to help me begin? Also, I still need to figure out the level design, and I'm uncertain about how to implement it. It's similar to creating a maze, but how do they determine the character's path and destination?

Eric Chadwick

What searches have you tried so far? I did a web search for "unity how to make a card game" and found tons of guides and videos about how to make one. Which did you try?

We have some info about game design, and about level design, that might help you:
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Game_design
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Level_Design

hallowseve

Thank you, that's really helpful. I'm currently using Unreal and I attempted to look for Unreal tutorials, but I couldn't find any, or I'm just unsure of where to look, I suppose. Is unity the same as unreal?

Eric Chadwick

No they are quite different. However, it seems there are plenty of resources about making a card game in unreal. Here is a simple search: https://www.google.com/search?q=unreal+how+to+make+a+card+game

hallowseve

Thanks, that's great, I have another puzzle in mind where players collect objects and use a device to unlock a door. It would also include fundamental interactions, like opening a box, picking up an item, and taking it back to the device. I suppose it's similar to Resident Evil and Indiana Jones.