A short Unity gameplay and art experiment designed by
MAE(Music As Energy) is a short DJ simulation game with mixable CD loops – match the correct loops to the random sequence to keep playing, and build a custom mix as you do!
Inspired by late 90’s retrofuturism, classic house/electronic music, and music synesthesia games, this project is an experiment in solo-developing all aspects of a small game from scratch, from programming, to music, to art, to gameplay design.
MAE is be built in the Unity 6 game engine and has been test-released for Linux platforms in May 2026.
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