Last update April 19th, 2025

GENERAL INFO

Project: Cauldron SYRAX

Game Engine: Unreal Engine 5.3

Genre: Action-Adventure

Number of players: Single Player

Reference: Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West

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This level is inspired by the Cauldrons from Horizon Zero Dawn, one of the games that I'm a big fan of.

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https://youtu.be/LUpwlAb_PpY

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Level Concept Briefing

The player finds an abandoned cauldron SYRAX deep within a mountain range. Its interior pulses with residual energy and signs of reactivation. Machines patrol the surrounding area, suggesting that the core may be compromised by a fragmented AI. The level combines stealth exploration with melee combat. Converting the cauldron results in intense combat without the option of stealth.

Moodboard

Level Goals

• Guide the player through a linear level to the center of the cauldron, where they must activate it to release the conversion of new machines.
• Provide records left by a former system operator (text/voice collectibles) that enhance the game's narrative.
• Allow the player to use stealth to progress through approximately 70% of the level.
• Reveal that this cauldron has remnants of a technology that predates that known, with unique parts that do not exist in other cauldrons. These parts are related to the machines that will be unlocked.

Gameplay Elements

• Traversal: Climbing mechanical walls, jumping across rotating platforms, energy bridges.