SubOptimal

A Indie Award Win - A Journey Through Dev Challenges and Triumphs

Suboptimal

A deep dive in making a quick multiplayer game in minimal time.

Project Overview

Suboptimal is an exploration and cooperation game focused on navigating a difficult to manage submarine and gather sunken treasure chests with a submarine with intentionally difficult controls. It was developed as a school project and is now available on Itch.io and due for release on Steam.

Unreal Engine C++ JetBrains Rider Perforce

Project Details

Length of Project

5 Weeks

Downloads

200+ Downloads

Roles

Physics and Network programmer

Awards

FutureGame Awards 2026 - Multiplayer