Hustle

A VR puzzle-adventure game.

Overview

HUSTLE is a comfort-first VR puzzle-adventure set in a retro-future sci-fi world. Players take on the role of a bounty hunter, solving hands-on, room-scale puzzles by tinkering, hacking, and assembling devices under pressure. The game emphasizes player freedom, offering multiple valid solutions to each challenge while blending tactile VR mechanics with cinematic worldbuilding.

Website · Steam


Here is the official teaser.

Duration

8 months, 2025.5 - now

Studio Team Size

6

My Role

Gameplay/Graphics Programmer, Technical Artist

Tools and Environment

Unreal Engine 5( Oculus Branch ), C++, HLSL, Visual Studio



Gameplay System

Assembly System

This VR assembly system uses a map-based data structure to store and validate attachment relationships between parts. Each part maps to a set of compatible attachment points along with associated metadata such as snap transforms, orientation rules, and constraint parameters. This allows the system to efficiently determine valid connections during user interaction.

When a valid attachment is detected, the system dynamically creates physics constraints to bind the corresponding rigid bodies together. These constraints ensure assembled objects behave as cohesive, physically realistic structures while still responding naturally to forces, collisions, and user manipulation in VR. The system supports stable assemblies while preserving flexibility for interaction, making the assembly process feel grounded and intuitive.