Spirit Kin (shenlongchen)

In Spirit Kin, play as a sword-hacking apprentice who fights corrupted spirits in order to save a cursed village. The player will need to use their spirit sword to purify spirit-haunting hotspots around the map before those spots become cursed forever. Enter this perilous world and become a glorious hero!

Input Compatibility

A keyboard and mouse or Xbox controller are required to play the game.

The Team

We are a team of twelve undergraduate students at UCSC working on a senior capstone project. This is a collaboration between Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. and Computer Science: Computer Game Design B.S.

Adrian Vasquez - Lead Programmer & VFX Artist

Brandon McDonald - AI & Systems Programmer

Caitlin "Cate" Morgan - 2D Artist

Elijah "Ely" Rossman - AI & Systems Programmer

Ethan Tung - Sound Designer & Music Composer

Hoang Huynh - 3D Environment Artist

Larry Li - Systems Programmer

Nathan Tejeda - 3D Environment Artist & Level Designer

Ryan "Shen" Chen - Producer

Shaurya Bansal - 3D Environment Artist & VFX Artist

Tristan Dunlop - Lead 3D Character Artist, 2D Artist, & Character Animator

Yukai Liu - Level Designer