Back in 3'!

Beginner's Jam Summer 2025

Back in 3 gameplay screenshot showing the stylized environment.

I collaborated with seven other people to create a 3D time-loop puzzle game in Unreal Engine 5.4 for Beginner’s Jam Summer 2025. I was the lead programmer and handled most of the project’s code.

The game’s premise was inspired by Outer Wilds. The player is presented with an imminent disaster and has 3 minutes to explore the environment and figure out how to prevent it.

We used a stylized hatching shader and a bright color palette to create a distinctive visual style.

Back in 3 gameplay screenshot showing the stylized environment.

Back in 3 gameplay screenshot showing another area of the jam project.

This jam was fun, and I’m happy with how the project turned out. It also did well in the rankings, placing 6th out of 120 entries.

Itch.io page for Back in 3’!

Thanks to my teammates Ashfurr87, CupcakeV, Lixy, Nagaty, NanoLoriginal, Orianne, and Xhriss_Xhross.