Delivery Dash

Sendcloud wanted a game for their trade show booth that is competitive, easy to pick up and fun to play against someone else. A daily top-5 leaderboard gives people a reason to come back and beat their score.

Two players race Sendcloud delivery trucks up a four-lane road. The front row scores about ten times more than the back, so staying ahead is everything and falling behind hurts. Each truck moves between cells on a grid, which keeps collisions simple, because an occupied cell just blocks the move. Four powerups keep it chaotic, each picked by a quick slot-machine animation. There's a boost, an oil slick, a net that pins your opponent and a swap that trades places, which is brutal when you're in last. The road speeds up as the round goes on, with obstacles placed fresh on every stretch, and it plays with keyboard or gamepad. Scores are kept per day, and staff can reset them each morning.

I built the game solo. It's a 90-second, two-player race on a shared screen, with a daily leaderboard.

The booth drew a crowd, with players and spectators both getting into it, which is what you want from a game at a live event.