The Next Vessel

Awarded 1st place in the Hidden Devs Game Jam 2026. Developed in 10 days.

• 1st place at the Hidden Devs Game Jam 2026. A solo project built in 10 days.
• The foundation for Last Wave.
• A bullet hell focused on gameplay, with a narrative twist.
• ECS architecture keeps hundreds of enemies and projectiles running simultaneously.
• Key systems: flying enemies driven by a Boids algorithm, custom movement with walk, run, dash and double jump, ragdoll, a pause that freezes everything, parry, combat abilities, projectiles, dialogue, targeting, upgrades and levels, and health with damage numbers and knockback.
• 119 Luau modules, roughly 14,000 lines, the largest of the jam projects.