Design Statement
After listening to the soundtrack, some of the core themes our team took away from it was mystical, lore/story and a bit whimsical. We interpreted the soundtrack as an underwater theme, and after doing some brainstorming with the whole team, we decided to make the mechanics of the game similar to a 2D side-scroller, but instead have it vertical, to fit the underwater theme. We also thought it would be pretty unique to have the gameplay flow go from bottom to top.

For some of the main narrative features, we decided to go with a classical hero's journey, where the protagonist has to save the world by saving puzzles. We were very inspired by deep sea creatures, and tried to design the world to be a bit mysterious and scattered shape motifs in our designs. We also incorporated some subtle storytelling into our puzzles to incorporate worldbuilding.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
The file is downloadable. Then proceed to extract the file, and there will be an WAKE.exe in side the extracted file. Double-click the executable and play the game!
WASD to move around.
E to interact with objects.
Press 1 to move the light-glowing fish towards your cursor.
Press 2 to move the strong big fish towards your cursor.
Press 3 to move the sun fish towards your cursor.

Gameplay walkthrough video
http://On game page.

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
Yes we used AI tools to assist with programming and sound.