The focus was on designing a unique and culturally open narrative. While creating the different levels, the intention was to have an environment that bordered on surreal - something that felt native and familiar, yet inciting wonder and enchantment. We grounded the custom world with realistic environmental elements to allow our users a quick understanding of how the world works, and then brought in fantastical colours and enhancements that brought the game to life. The scenarios were then enriched by some interface elements to guide the users in the gameplay, particularly in the phase of the special power-up collection and the interaction with animals.

The world was created in Unity from pre-built landscape sections, randomly placed in each level in order to create an infinite variety of obstacles and point placement for every scenery. The game creates a rich environment by using specific peripheral elements such as fish swarms, ancillary plants and animals, bringing the whole world to life. A large array of post-processing filters (fog, vignette, chromatic aberration, colour grading, particle systems, custom shaders) were used to create a striking underwater atmosphere while still remaining saturated, colourful and slightly cartoonish.