Ascendent Sanctuary was my semester long senior gaming capstone project created along side 4 other classmates. I created the vector art and animations for this game including the characters, level tiles, planets, and some inventory. As well as the poster design, and video for our presentation.

It is a 2D, top-down, space exploration game where you will play as an alien astronaut, determined to explore the entire galaxy. Employ various sci-fi gadgets as you fare across solar systems, discovering new planets and lifeforms, and exchanging resources for new and enhanced technology. 

In Ascendent Sanctuary, the player’s goal is to collect resources from planets of varying difficulty. The gameplay consists of an overworld with three planet levels. In the overworld, the player flies around space in a spaceship, and on planets, the player moves around the surface and collects resources as well as defeating enemies. Players can go to the store where they can sell collected resources for currency. Players can then use the collected currency to buy special upgrades to make their time collecting resources efficient and easier to access. The game makes it so the player will encounter enemies of varying difficulty and must avoid death to not lose currency from their wallets.