SONAR ESCAPE // GAME AUDIO
Sonar Escape is an underwater treasure hunting game with core mechanics being navigation and exploration via visual and audio cues. The goal is to find the lost treasure of Flor de la Mar by exploring the depths of the Indian Ocean and finding the required tools in your journey.
In Sonar Escape, I crafted the sound effects in Cubase, using synthesis and sample-based manipulation to create immersive underwater audio cues. Within Unreal Engine, I used its spatial audio system to position ambient elements—underwater currents, distant sea creatures, and prophetic echoes—around the player, enhancing immersion and providing essential navigational cues. The mystical sonar pulses are procedurally modulated in Unreal, with frequency and intensity dynamically reacting to gameplay to reveal hidden treasures.
The music was also produced in Cubase, blending orchestral and electronic layers to capture the vastness and mystery of Aqualis. I implemented the adaptive music system using FMOD, enabling dynamic, real-time transitions that shift seamlessly from serene, exploratory themes to tense, rhythm-driven motifs, reflecting both the beauty and looming danger players experience throughout the game.
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Game Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Production Softwares: Cubase Pro, FMOD
Mix Tools: Izotope RX and Ozone, Ambisonics, Slate Digital, UAD, etc
Synthesis: Serum, Vital
Music Libraries: Native Instruments, Heavocity, etc
