A match-3 game that takes inspiration from classics like 2048 and candy crush to form an epic about mixing, merging, matching and collecting emojis.
demo.mp4
git clone https://github.com/urGirlkiri/grimoji.git && cd grimoji && cp .env.example .env && flutter pub get && flutter run -d chrome
See the setup guide for platform-specific setup and run instructions.
This game revolves around...as you guessed emojis.
There are two main mechanics: Matches and Merges.
Merges: Here comes the twist, matching certain emojis will, instead of self-destructing, complete a recipe and merge into a yield more of that here
Drop n Merge; Why not? On top of Suika,size accumulating, special emojis when they contact each other, they react and form emoji Its like chemistry in a way
Flutter and Dart
I have fallen in love with Flutter after learning about its superpowers.
Write once, deploy everywhere. I made games before, but I only deployed to the web via itch.io; Flutter gives me the flexibility of one codebase for all platforms.
If you're lazy like me, then this is proof that it's very much possible.
Provider + Hive
For passing data around, what's more intuitive than notifiers? Or maybe it's just that they remind me of Godot Signals. Anyway, if you're coming from there like me, then this stack will be easy: Provider is the memory, and Hive is the hard drive.
On launch, the app opens Hive boxes for Settings, Level, and ProfileData. I use these boxes to persist settings, level progression and user stuff like your name and avatar. Provider Becomes the bridge, like RAM, it holds all the values in memory, periodically saving them when necessary (i think) i.e if you win a new level or change your avatar 
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Flutter + Flame2D
I thought you might ask. The match-3 grid and its mechanics are built in pure Flutter; the Suika-style cauldron is the onlt place it just makes sense to use a game engine.
For it, i cheated a bit and consulted flame game engine and its forge2d mechanics that emulate real world physics. Am still figuring this out so more on that later
For match-3 (candy crush style) see board mechanics
Animated Emoji 💖 for the emoji animations and SVG icons
Pixabay for the sfx and some music
Gemini for the music
Vecteezy for the background and pattern images
Audjust for sfx variations
Didier Boelens for his amazing article on approaching match-3 in flutter
Mohamed Nasr for inspiring me with his game level scrolling map
Audio Trimmer for that extra touch :)
pikisuperstar on Magnific for the hand drawn mascot
The source code of Grimoji is made available under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. You are free to study, modify, and self-host the code for personal or educational purposes, but you may not use it for any commercial purpose (including ad revenue or paid deployment).
The "Grimoji" brand, custom artwork, UI designs, lore, and sfx are strictly All Rights Reserved by Ghetto Coders / Christin Nyakanyanga. They may not be reused or redistributed outside of personal, non-commercial mods of Grimoji itself.