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Blast Off! is a Sci-Fi, Puzzle-adventure game that features the player as an alien stranded on a planet in a small solar system after their rocket ship crash landed.

Equipped with a magnet gun, the player can change the polarity of objects, causing them to attract/repel. Using this mechanic, the player can solve different puzzles, clear pathways, and bring key items closer to them. The goal of the player is to collect cogs that they can use to repair their ship and leave the planet.

A 2-player co-operative game where players must work together to complete levels. Player 1 controls Block Boy, and Player 2 assists by creating and destroying blocks.

DescriptioDeTails is a punk-powered adventure about a band on their first tour and their chameleon front woman trying to find her way in the world. Players can rampage their way through a city full of colour and misadventure!n goes here

Metal gear solid meets MS Paint

An in development prototype of a difficult 2D precision platformer video game.

As a death row inmate, you have the chance at freedom after being recruited by Forfeit Labs. Your mission is to enter mysterious dimensions and retrieve samples to be studied in search of a solution to the Earth's energy crisis. Players will be given a deadline to infiltrate and retrieve these items, succeeding will end in rewards.

A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...

Sneak your way through a mystical world of Celtic folklore in this stealth puzzle game to save your home from destruction.

You play as a young girl, an unlikely hero and the daughter of a Selkie on a journey to return a mysterious gem to deep within a cave brimming with folklore.

With the help of the Merrow, Tarbh Uisge, and Oillipheist you must use stealth and a unique colour changing skill to bypass enemies and defy the game’s villain: The Grey Man.

Selkie is supported by NI Screen through the Mini Game fund.

Enter the adrenaline-fueled realm of SOL DRIFT: an intense space combat adventure. Engage in rapid dogfights against relentless foes. As battles escalate, hone your piloting skills to dance and drift around enemies in hardened space-jet machines equipped to the max with absurdly powerful weapons that push past the limits of conventional aerial warfare. You're not just a pilot — you're a legend in the making!

A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.

The game is set in 1897 Ireland, when London was the centre of the social world and spiritualism was all the rage. Our protagonist, Declan Ward, is a working class Dublin man who has nothing to do with either of those things, but has found himself thrust deep into that world when he’s brought in to investigate the disappearance of a young woman.

It’s a whodunit full of magical and supernatural elements that Ward needs to work through to try and save the woman before the ill-fated séance begins, sealing her fate.

Tied to the Stake is an arena melee-combat sandbox that places you in a dark forest, tied by an unbreakable chain to the accursed Stake. Survive endless hordes of wild and supernatural creatures and claim their strength for your own.

A cosy puzzle game where you venture across the world, meeting fellow back-packers and adventurers.

Demo Student Projects from Ulster University

Demo Student Projects from Queens University

Demos created by Stranmillis Game Dev Hub