This is my finalist submission for Ubisoft NEXT 2025's programming category, where we were challenged to create both an engine and game in C++ on top of a lightweight API.

ClusterPutt is my submission based on this year's theme of Minigolf, which ended up getting me 3rd place overall in the competition.

It's a spin on the traditional game of minigolf, turning it into a puzzle game where you need to sink multiple golf balls that you control simultaneously, in as few strokes as possible.

I showcase/talk about the game more in this video, and feel free to read through the documentation

• Built entirely on my own custom ECS library, seecs
• Parent/Child hierarchies, with infrastructure to support world space and local space
• A custom Math core, with vectors/matrices and transformation matrices
• A Z-ordered renderer with support for multiple primitives like meshes, lines, and sprites
• A physics core which implements the Swept AABB algorithm for contiguous and robust collision detection/resolution for fast moving objects
• Loading levels from custom files which are created via a private Python script.
• Asset management using the Flyweight pattern.
• A dynamic and smooth camera

The code that I wrote is located in the GameTest/src directory. Any code outside of that is provided by the Ubisoft NEXT API.

If you just want to demo it, I included the executable in Bin/GameTest.exe

This was built in Visual Studio 2022 using C++17 on Windows. To compile it, just open the .sln file and hit run in the IDE (Preferably in Release mode)

• Left thumbstick (A/D keys): Adjust angle of the shot vector by moving it clockwise or counter-clockwise
• A button (Space bar): Hold to charge, Release to fire!
• Start button (Enter key): Restart game at the game over screen