A small Unity game that teaches energy efficiency by challenging players to turn off lights and appliances to lower an electricity bill. Built for Knight Hacks VII (3rd Place — Next Era: Energy Efficiency Challenge).

Overview

• Fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay inspired by Overcooked and the NextEra challenge.
• Players flip switches and interact with devices to reduce energy waste and earn a better score.

Demo & Write-up

• Demo (click the thumbnail to open the video on YouTube):

• Devpost: https://devpost.com/software/overcharged

Tech used

• Unity (game client, scenes, prefabs)
• C# (game logic and backend)
• MongoDB (cloud database)
• ShaderLab / HLSL (visual polish)

Highlights

• Won 3rd Place in the Next Era: Energy Efficiency Challenge at Knight Hacks VII.
• Built login and leaderboard pages to enhance user engagement.
• Designed four C# endpoints to connect Unity with MongoDB.