Match King 3D

Context

A pile of hundreds of distinct three-dimensional objects sits on screen and you find matching pairs, clearing them all before the timer runs out.

The first project where I ran out of memory instead of frames

Loading

Hundreds of unique models live in a single scene here, and this is the project where I first hit the limits of device memory rather than the frame rate.

I solved it by loading through resources on demand instead of holding everything at once. It is not how I would do it today, and it worked.

Smaller but memorable: the interface tabs had to be flicked through by dragging rather than tapped, which took more thought than it looks like it should.

Worth calling out

I built this one end to end — gameplay, menus, progression, shop, skins, tutorial, ads and store builds. These are the parts worth naming.

The pile

• Object storage and loading for hundreds of distinct models in one scene.
• Pair matching, the timer, and the flow of a level.

The interface

• Drag-to-flick tab navigation.

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Project facts

Year

2022

Role

Unity Developer

Team

Three-person pod — game designer, artist, me

Scope

Solo developer, concept to release

Studio

Vira Games

Released as

Calibro Games

Engine

Unity, C#

Platform

Android · Google Play and Amazon Appstore

Target device

Amazon Fire 7 · 1 GB RAM

Order

Second commercial project

Note

First project where memory, not frame rate, was the limit

Where to see it

Amazon Appstore ↗ · listed as Match King 3D: Find and Pair

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