A mecha-inspired hack-and-slash VR game.

Iron Knight is a VR game that features full physics-based melee combat and interaction. Solo-developed and built on the Unity3D engine and optimized to run on the Oculus stand-alone headsets such as the Quest 2 and Quest Pro. Pilot and face off in the one-on-one duel against another mechanized opponent that attempts to dynamically block and react to your actions.

Game was accepted into the Oculus Start program by Meta.

Features Implemented

• Behavior-tree based AI.

• Physics-based melee combat system.

• Procedural inverse-kinematic animations.

• UI systems and elements.

• Object pooler for VFX.

• 3D optimization of meshes in the scene through baking.

• Lighting and baked light mapping.

• Shadow blob shader.

• Persistent scene loading system via additive scene loads.

Tools and Libraries Used

• Final IK and Puppet Master

• DoTween

• Bakery Lightmapper

• OpenXR

• Oculus SDK