FamilyStyle: My First Explorations in Game Development

Sameer Khoja
Nov 8 · 2 min read

I had just found out that, for my last semester at Cornell, I was going to be taking the “Advanced Game Architecture” course. From beginning to end, I was constantly learning new frameworks and ways to develop games for iOS. This post is going over some of the key considerations we made for our game, as well as what the end result looks like.

OVERVIEW

Too many cooks in the kitchen? Sounds like a game of Family Style! Shout and scramble for space to cook dishes in this hectic, mobile party game for 3 to 8 friends. Family Style is a cross-platform party game that transforms your living room into a virtual kitchen! Time is against you as you frantically complete recipes and desperately shout instructions to your team. By sitting in a circle, you can swipe ingredients off your phone to send them to your co-chefs! Race against time to complete recipes together, and you just might keep your kitchen afloat.

FEATURES

FUN WITH FRIENDS

Local co-op for 2–8 phones

UNIQUE GAMEPLAY

Pass ingredients from phone to phone

ALL-INCLUSIVE

Cross-platform play between Android and iOS

A LITTLE SPICE

Individual player medals after every game

RECIPES GALORE

150+ unique recipes to discover and cook

RUMBLY TUMMIES

Fun and delicious graphics

SCREENSHOTS

Sameer Khoja

Written by

Cornell ’19. Previously @google @linkedin

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