Spooky Speakeasy
At Spooky Speakeasy, we’re all about making drinks and befriending monsters… That is, until the Big Bad Corporation shuts you down for good. You’ve got one week left on the premises, one week to do as much good as you can. Use your sharp bartending wits to create creepy cocktails and magnificent mixes to your customers’ satisfaction, all while helping out your newfound friends. What will become of your bar? Play Spooky Speakeasy to find out!
My Role
I was the Lead Programmer on Spooky Speakeasy. I led a team of engineers ranging in skill level from beginner to experienced to design and implement the architecture of the game. This included UI/UX engineering, scripted scenes, and a robust dialogue system among many other tasks and challenges.
Game Details
Spooky Speakeasy is narrative-driven bar-tender simulation game with branching dialogue trees and meaningful choices.
Unity
C#
Photoshop
Ableton
Audacity
This screenshot from Spooky Speakeasy depicts the primary gameplay loop.
As a bartender, the player is challenged with figuring out what kind of drink each of the monster patrons desire.
It is a game that tests the players:
Creativity
Memory
Decision Making
The player mixes different ingredients together to match the color of the patron’s desired drink, but must race against time to do so as other patrons will leave if it takes too long to receive their order.
The player is tasked with creating positive relationships with their patrons in order to save their bar.
In order to do so, they must choose the right things to say to each patron based on that patron’s personality.
The player must also remember the patron’s order whenever they come to the bar for a drink.
Additionally, the game features a branching story and dialogue system based on the player’s choices and decisions.
If the player befriends enough patrons, their bar will be saved, otherwise it will go out of business.
If you’d like to see more, here’s our trailer!
Additionally, here is a link to our steam page where you can download and play the game yourself.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440940/Spooky_Speakeasy/