🎮 NodeBreaker

A 3D browser-based puzzle game where you strategically link nodes in a node network in cyberspace to win. Link all nodes while managing your limited "breaker" power-ups - but be careful not to get stuck. Also, avoid getting traced after you break into your first red data node. The game keeps track of your high score.

🌐 Live demo

A live version can be found here. NOTE: Netlify puts dormient sites to sleep after a certain period of inactivity, if you get an error on page load wait a few seconds and try reloading the page in the browser.

🚦 Deploy status

🎯 Game Rules

• Connect nodes (cubes) by tapping them to create links
• Red nodes are data nodes - you need breaker power-ups to link to them
• Light blue nodes give you breaker power-ups - use them wisely as they're limited
• Link all linkable nodes to win
• Tap and hold the (R) button to reset the game at any time
• Tap the music button to play/pause music

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Three.js - For 3D graphics rendering + glitch, scanlines postprocessing effects
• OrbitControls - Camera control system allowing orbital movement
• Google Fonts - Typography
• The entire game logic/architecture is developed using vanilla JavaScript

🎯 Technical Features

• Essentially an implementation of a hamiltonian path problem puzzle in a 3D environment
• Implements view routing, services, event bus, game state, game config
• Uses a graph data structure for efficient cube and node network modeling
• Implements BFS (Breadth-First Search) algorithm to ensure game solvability by verifying paths between non-breakable nodes
• Strategic random placement of breakable nodes and breaker power-ups maintains game challenge
• Interactive 3D environment with orbital camera controls
• Optimized for both desktop and mobile devices
• The game keeps track of your high score in your browser's local storage

💡 Inspiration

Inspired by all those hacking minigames found in videogames such as DeusEx, Cyberpunk, Watch Dogs, System Shock, etc.

⚡ System Requirements

• The game is entirely browser-based
• A browser with WebGL2 support is required (like Chrome or Edge)
• JavaScript must be enabled

🎮 Controls

• Tap/Click: Select and link nodes
• Tap and Hold R button: Reset game
• Click&drag/Touch&drag: Orbit camera around the node network
• Pinch/Mouse wheel: Zoom in/out

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Background music from Pixabay. Sound effects from Zapsplat.

🤝 Contributing

While this is primarily a personal project, bug reports and feature suggestions are welcome in the issues section.

🌟 Future Plans

• Add difficulty levels
• Add more puzzle variations