troylusty.com/src/content/projects/sinkie-soldiers/index.mdx

---
title: "Sinkie Soldiers"
description: "Keep control of the castle, but more importantly: your armour."
date: 2024-03-15
image: { url: "sinkie_soldiers_logo.png", alt: "Sinkie Soldiers Logo" }
categories: ["personal"]
tags: ["unreal engine", "blender", "gimp", "fl studio", "inkscape"]
extraAuthors: [{ name: "Sam Griffiths", url: "https://samgriffiths.dev" }]
---

import Gallery from "@components/Gallery.astro";

import image1 from "EsTSQ3.jpg";
import image2 from "screenshot-2.jpg";
import image3 from "screenshot-3.jpg";
import image4 from "MicrosoftTeams-image(3).jpg";

**This project was previously only a game jam submission but very soon it will be polished up and published onto [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3368860/Sinkie_Soldiers/)!**

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  As of today we have finished polishing up the game and it is now available on
  [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3368860/Sinkie_Soldiers) to play
  against your friends in local or online co-op!
</div>

If you're interested in looking at our original [submission](https://troylusty.itch.io/sinkie-soldiers), it was done as a part of the [Ukie Student Game Jam 2024](https://itch.io/jam/ukie-student-game-jam-2024), in which the team consisted of myself and Sam Griffiths. The jam ran for one day from 14 March 2024 9:00 AM to 15 March 2024 5:00 PM.

![Sinkie Soldiers logo](sinkie_soldiers_logo.png)

## Keep control of the castle, but more importantly: your armour.

Sinkie Soldiers is a local co-op versus game in which you battle against your friends for control of the castle! Your goal is to break down the integrity of your enemy's armour and finish them off to claim the victory.

The game is located on a kids bouncy castle play area and is based around what they might be imagining whilst playing there.

### Game jam gallery

<Gallery
  items={[
    { src: image1, alt: "Sinkie Soldiers original logo" },
    { src: image2, alt: "Sinkie Soldiers characters" },
    { src: image3, alt: "Sinkie Soldiers environment" },
    { src: image4, alt: "Sinkie Soldiers playtest" },
  ]}
/>

### External links

[Jupi Plays Indie Games: ALL THE GAMES [Ukie Student Game Jam] [Part 3]](https://youtu.be/Jyz5dkrrdVI?feature=shared&t=315)