Notebook Heroes

We’re excited to showcase Notebook Heroes, a pitch project for UC Irvine’s Video Game Development Club! With 6 months in development (January - June 2023), our team is extremely proud of all our work since its inception. We’ve come a long way since then!

About the Game

In Notebook Heroes, art comes to life through simple stick-figure drawings as you gain a name for yourself by “doodle dueling” against your peers! Desks transform into your battlefield, and school supplies into your arsenal in this cartoon-style tower-defense game. Destroy your classmates’ castles and take down even the most skilled students in every classroom!

How to Play

Move Camera: A + D or LEFT + RIGHT

Summon Units/Spells: 1 - 5 number keys or click from the deck

Aim Archer (Controls launcher and spells): W + S or UP + DOWN

Launch Archer (or activate spells): Press or Hold SPACE

Upgrade: U or click sharpener

The enemy will spawn in waves. Destroy their castle before they defeat you!

Credits

We are continuing to credit the people who worked on the game for one quarter but had to leave for one reason!

Owen Koch - Team Lead

Trent Ku - Producer

Christopher Tapia - Audio Designer

Beth Lindquist - Artist

Sean Park - Artist

Brandon Dao - Artist

Leonardo Chen - Artist

Daisy Nguyen- Art Strike

Cyrilla Walters - Lead Programmer

Andy Jia - Programmer

Ricardo Reyes - Programmer

Kevin Jung - Programmer

Sirena Sharan Kao - Programmer

Marvin Bun - Programmer

Rio Suzuki - Programmer

Alex Bennett - Gameplay Designer 

Chengzong Qian - Gameplay Designer

Bryan Wong - UI/UX

Edleen Tong - Writer

Tyler Wang - Writer

(We have not tested the Mac build of the game)