Insérer un Mot de Passe

Anatole | Aug 28, 2024 min read
Insérer un Mot de Passe

Insérer un Mot de Passe (Insert a Password) is a serious game about cybersecurity. The player plays the role of a robotic agent that needs to change the password of three computers. In order to win, the player needs to change the passwords until the main timer runs out, if any password is decrypted, the player loses. The game was developed in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints, in a team of 15 people, eleven artists from the NAD-UQAC and four programmers from UQAC.
This was the third project made in the context of the course “Making a Video Game” (8GIF185 The page is in French).

Retrospective

I was in charge of the game loop as well as the timers.

The team was really big this time, and because there were not enough programmers, we had to downscale the project three times. Thankfully, the original idea of changing password was the first thing we implemented, so we didn’t have to change the core mechanics, but we weren’t able to implement all the features we wanted (for example, sort mails in a Paper Please-like way)

Features

Game loop:

  • The player need to change the password of three computers
  • The player has a limited time to change the passwords
  • If one password is decrypted, the player loses
  • The player wins if the main timer runs out

Timers:

  • The main timer is displayed on top of the screen
  • The timer for each computer is displayed above computer on the scene
  • The timer of the computer is reset when the player changes the password
  • Depending on the time remaining, the timer changes color (green, orange, red)

Passwords:

  • The passwords are displayed on the mainframe computer
  • The passwords are gradually decrypted
  • The player need to change the password before it is decrypted, it is done by writing the current password and the new password

Controls:

  • The player can move using WASD / ZSQD and sprint using LShift
  • The player can interact with the computers using E

    Controls: Movements - Sprint | Move the camera - Interact | Pause - Exit the computer (in game)

The game

The whole game is in French due to the course requirements.
The game is not available for download, but you can watch the gameplay below.

Screenshots

Main menu New Game | Settings | Credits | Quit

Settings Settings: Controls | Audio | Display | Score | Credits

Gameplay

Mainframe & Computer Right image: Encrypted password | Old password | New password

Win & Lose Menu Left image: You’ve made it! Our customers’ personal information remained protected, as did their money. Congratulations! Would you like to play again? Yes | No
Right image: You have failed! Our customers’ information such as SSN, names and credit card numbers have been compromised because of you! Would you like to start again? Yes | No

Demo