Hello, and Welcome!

Niko’s Pawsome Adventure is a 3D creature-collecting game that takes place in a fantastical world inhabited by puppies that need your help to conquer their negative or pessimistic thoughts.

In our game, which was created in collaboration with Sheridan College’s Child & Youth Care Program, kids will learn how to manage negative thoughts by helping these adorable puppies in the world through unique physical controllers.

Controls (Keyboard)

• WASD to move
• Left Click to cart the fishing rod to fetch puppies
• Scroll Wheel to zoom in and out
• E key to interact when the “Interact” prompt appears and to jump (situational)
• Q key to drop held objects
• Left Ctrl Open/Close Inventory
• Arrow Keys to navigate opened Inventory and wash puppies in tub 
• WASD to wash puppies in tub
• J - Plains Region
• K - Fire Region
• L - Ice Region
• Backspace - Museum / Doggy Daycare

Controls (Gamepad)

• L Stick to move
• R Stick to look around with the camera
• X to fetch a thought puppy
• A button to interact when the “A” prompt appears and to jump (situational)
• B button to drop held objects and to crouch
• Y Open/Close Inventory
• L Stick to navigate opened Inventory and wash puppies in tub

Team Members

Thank you to the wonderful people who helped make this project come to reality!

 Kien Ho - Project Lead, Technical Artist, Programmer, Game Designer

 Lucas Zakaria - Lead Programmer

Zachary Taylor - Programmer, 3D Prop Artist

 Michael Wesley - 3D Artist, Narrative Designer

 Michael Poulos - UI/UX Designer, Level Designer

 Adrian Vilela - Project Manager, Level Designer

 Matt Kwan - Music Composer

Griffin Hook - Music Composer

Very Special Thanks to Prof. Kristena Arena and Prof. Sharon Hall for helping us throughout the development process!

Disclaimer
This game is being developed for our 2025 Capstone Project in the Honours Bachelor of Game Design Program at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.