Bura – Adriatic Wind — a 3D Wind Game on Adriatic Beaches
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Web
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You are the Bura, the cold, gusty north wind that ruins every Croatian summer. One swipe and the whole beach takes off: parasols, sunbeds, towels, inflatable flamingos and pedalos, all straight into the sea. Bura – Adriatic Wind is a 3D mobile game for kids and the whole family, built in-house from the first idea to release on Google Play and Apple's App Store.
The longer and faster the swipe, the stronger the gust, and holding a finger down charges the wind for an even bigger blast. Everything flies with real physics: one parasol knocks over the next for a domino of chaos, tourists tumble, hats take off and seagulls steal points. Nobody gets hurt, the tourists just fall over, get up and shake their fist.
- 9 real Adriatic beaches: Selce, Rab, Rovinj, Split Bačvice, Bol Zlatni rat, Dugi otok Sakarun, Nin, Dubrovnik Banje and Novalja Zrće, each painted after the real place, with its own wind, tourists and music
- 54 levels: every beach has five levels and a boss at the end, up to three stars per level and a new daily challenge every day
- Storm and twister: black clouds, rain and thunder, or a little tornado that swallows everything in its path, with gusts and lungs upgraded with the coins you collect
- Beach characters: tourists, a nonna in the sea, picigin players at Bačvice, a corn seller with his cart, a wedding at Banje and a party at Zrće, with voices and speech bubbles
- Album and global top list: 39 things the Bura blew into the sea, from hats to a giant unicorn, and a world ranking of the strongest winds by stars collected
- A game for kids: made for children aged six and up (App Store 4+, PEGI 3), plays offline, in Croatian and English. No names are typed on the top list, players pick a wind nickname instead
- Free to play: ads are child-safe and non-personalised, and purchases are optional, from €0.99 to €9.99, including a no-ads pack
I ran the whole cycle: game, level and coin economy design, art direction and beach illustrations based on the real places, 3D models of characters and objects with animation, voices and music for every beach, a user interface in Croatian and English, child-safe purchases and ads, the global top list, store screenshots and texts for both stores, the game's website and promo videos in Croatian and English.
Technology: game — Three.js (WebGL) and JavaScript with Rapier physics, no off-the-shelf game engine. The 3D models and animations were made from original illustrations turned into 3D. Android and iOS — Capacitor, in-app purchases and child-safe, non-personalised ads. Global top list and daily challenge — Firebase.
Download on the App Store (iOS) Get it on Google Play (Android)
