Watchpoint Simulator

Plan your security, watch the simulation, and outsmart the AI. In Watchpoint Simulator, every shopper is a suspect.

"Watchpoint Simulator" is a two-phase strategy and simulation sandbox game where you are the security manager of a busy convenience store. Can you design the perfect surveillance system to stop thieves and rule-breakers before your shift ends?

Phase 1: The Setup

In a first-person view, you get a budget and a time limit to design your security network. Buy, place, and rotate from a roster of 7 different camera types, each with unique stats and placement rules. But be careful—every device consumes power from a delicate grid that you must also manage.

Phase 2: The Simulation

When the timer is up, the game switches to a top-down tactical view. You can't interfere anymore—you can only watch as your system is put to the test against a flood of autonomous AI customers.

Behavior Tree AI. Customers with randomized personalities will dynamically decide to shop, steal, or break the rules based on their surroundings. Your system must detect and dispatch your security guard to handle the threats in real-time.

Features

• Emergent AI Behavior: Face off against unpredictable AI that ensures no two shifts are the same.
• Data-Driven Design: A wide roster of security devices with unique stats for deep strategic choice.
• Dynamic Confrontation System: A robust, multi-stage interaction where guards chase down, freeze, and apprehend suspects.
• Resource Management: Balance your budget and the store's power grid to keep your system operational.
• Performance-Based Scoring: At the end of your shift, receive a detailed performance review and a final grade. Can you achieve an S-rank?
  

This game was developed as a Final Year Project for the Department of Computer Science at SMI University.