EngineX

EngineX is a retro 2D space-lander game built in Unity. Pilot a small lander through rocky space caverns, conserve fuel, collect coins and fuel pickups, then touch down gently on multiplier landing pads for the best score.

Gameplay

Watch the gameplay video: gameplay.mp4

The goal is simple: fly carefully, spend fuel wisely, and land cleanly. The lander uses physics-based thrust, so every movement affects your momentum and rotation. A successful landing depends on both speed and angle, with higher multiplier pads awarding larger landing scores.

Features

• Physics-based 2D lander movement with thrust and rotation.
• Fuel management with a live HUD and low-fuel state.
• Coin pickups for score.
• Fuel pickups to extend each run.
• Landing pads with score multipliers.
• Thruster particle effects tied to player input.
• Sound effects and music for pickups, thrust, landing, and crashes.
• Pixel-art-inspired presentation with a space cave layout.

Controls

Action	Keyboard
Thrust up	W or Up Arrow
Rotate left	A or Left Arrow
Rotate right	D or Right Arrow

Tech Stack

• Unity 6000.5.0f1
• C#
• Universal Render Pipeline 17.5.0
• Unity 2D Renderer / 2D Physics
• Unity Input System 1.19.0
• TextMesh Pro
• Unity Particle System
• Unity UI
• 2D sprite, Sprite Shape, Tilemap, and related Unity 2D packages

Project Structure

EngineX/
  Assets/
    Scenes/             Unity scenes
    Scripts/            Gameplay, HUD, pickup, and landing logic
    Prefabs/            Lander, pickups, landing pads, and particle systems
    Textures/           Sprites and visual assets
    Sounds/             Music and sound effects
    Screenshots/        README screenshot and gameplay video
  Packages/             Unity package manifest and lock file
  ProjectSettings/      Unity project settings

Getting Started

1. Install Unity 6000.5.0f1 or a compatible Unity 6 editor.
2. Open Unity Hub.
3. Add the project folder: EngineX/.
4. Open the scene at Assets/Scenes/SampleScene.unity.
5. Press Play.

Main Scripts

• Lander.cs handles player input, fuel consumption, physics thrust, pickups, and landing score calculation.
• GameHUD.cs builds and updates the in-game fuel and score display.
• PickupSpawner.cs places fuel and coin pickups in clear positions.
• LandingPad.cs stores landing pad score multipliers.
• LanderVisuals.cs controls thruster particle effects.

Assets

The game includes custom textures, audio, prefabs, and a VT323-style pixel font to support the retro arcade look.