Colour Maze
Role
Solo Developer
Engine
Unity
Genre
Casual
Platform
IOS
Year
2025
Design Pillars
Casual-friendly, Relaxing,
Endlessly
Replayable
This game is my first attempt at developing for mobile. To fit the target market for mobile games, I made the game laid-back and casual friendly through a colouring game. Many colouring games already exist on mobile, but I specifically designed this to fit the interface - the controls focus on swiping across the screen to reveal colours.
The primary focus of this project is to create something that can be a passive and relaxing experience. I studied the types of games that create this experience - such as sudoku, solitaire, and minesweeper - and took inspiration from them.
Specifically, the concept of gradually revealing the level over time stood out from these games. I combined this with the swiping-to-colour system to develop the idea for Colour Maze.
Mobile development is something I don't see a lot of my peers talk about. This is a shame, because not only is it a massive market, it also is a unique market with unique design needs. I'm glad I've been learning how to design games for mobile, and I think this experience will make me a better and more well-rounded designer overall.
Colour Maze is designed to draw the player into a relaxed, submissive flow state. To achieve this, the Core Loop needs to transition smoothly and intuitively between phases, without major challenge.
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Selecting and painting the right colour is easy and intuitive, and as the player does this more colours will be revealed, allowing the loop to repeat very smoothly. I found that players quickly became engrossed in this repetitive and relaxing loop, not stopping until they had completed the whole picture.