MY BEST WORKS

The Iron Jest (PC, 2026)

Demo

Roguelite tactical RPG with a comedic tone, built solo in Unreal Engine 5. Robots discover time travel, find a medieval fantasy world, and decide to pose as knights and heroes.
Unlike a prototype, most of the core systems here are built to shipping quality - what remains is content and scale.
What I did:

• Designed and built the spatial grid-inventory progression system, where each robot's body is a grid and parts have shape and stats.
• Built turn-based tactical combat with speed-based turn ordering
• Designed the run structure: dungeon selection, random events, treasure, encounters
• Wrote the setting, tone and character concepts.
• Built crafting, meta progression and character upgrade systems.
• Owned the project end to end and took it from zero to a publisher pitch.

Key systems
Grid inventory • Turn-based combat • Crafting • Meta progression • Enemy archetypes

Role: Producer, Game Designer, Full stack Unreal Engine developer

Depth of Denial (PC/Console, 2026)

Demo

Third person horror shooter game with a thrilling narrative. I built the entire prototype on my own using Unreal Engine, Photopea, Claude code and Fab assets.
What I did:

• Designed the core gameplay structure.
• Created narrative and story arc for demo.
• Owned the project end to end and took it from zero to a publisher pitch.
• Developed whole prototype from scratch using mostly my own skills and limited resources for visual assets.

Key systems
Melee combat • Shooting • Transformation • Morale • Dialogue

Role: Producer, Game Designer, Full stack Unreal Engine developer

Witnesses of War (PC/Console, 2024-2026)

Demo 1

Demo 2

Stealth survival game with meaningful player choices. My role was building the gameplay foundation through a set of interconnected systems designed to work as one coherent loop.
What I did:

• Designed the core loop and gameplay structure: raids, survival pressure, risk escalation, and shelter routine.
• Owned systems design and cross-system balancing: inventory, crafting, stealth, combat, NPC behaviors, and psychological layers.
• Defined rules, constraints, and parameters to keep systems readable, scalable, and production-friendly.
• Created design documentation and feature specs to support implementation and iteration.
• Designed 12 interlocking systems and built 6 of them into a playable prototype in 8 weeks, while employed full-time on another project.

Key systems
Inventory • Crafting • Stealth • Combat • NPC reactions • Survival vitals • Medical • Threatening • Morale • Personality • Dialogue

Role: System Game Designer

DROPKICK RICK (Steam, 2025)

Game trailer

A comedic interactive visual novel focused on timing, delivery, and player-driven pacing. My goal was shipping a complete commercial release with a clean production pipeline, consistent tone, and polished end-user experience.
Shipped to Steam in 6 months, self-published. I directed a Family Guy writer on script, an ex-Marvel comics artist on art, and voice talent across English, Spanish and Russian.
What I did:

• Led the project end-to-end: planning, scope control, milestone breakdown, and release execution.
• Owned creative direction: humor tone, scene structure, pacing, and overall player experience consistency.
• Designed the interactive structure: choice flow, branching logic, replayability beats, and narrative progression rhythm.
• Managed outsourcing and production workflow: coordinated freelancers, ensured quality, and kept delivery aligned with timelines.
• Prepared the release package: store-ready assets, launch build readiness, and final polish pass.

Key areas:

• Production planning • Scope control • Creative direction • Pacing & scene flow • Narrative • Team management • Release preparation • Marketing and PR

Role: Game Director | Producer | Project Lead

KINGDOM OF ANI (2024-2025)

Prototype showcase

Action/Stealth project built in Unreal Engine 5. I worked as a Gameplay Designer and later as Unreal Engine developer, contributing both design and in-engine delivery within a large production pipeline.
What I did:

• Designed and delivered gameplay mechanics aligned with the project’s core loop.
• Authored design documentation and feature specs to support cross-team implementation and iteration.
• Implemented gameplay mechanics directly in UE5 using Blueprints, taking features from design to a playable build.
• Set up animation integration for mechanics, including state/transition logic and gameplay-to-animation connections.
• Delivered 2 gameplay mechanics end-to-end and supported production iteration on 3 additional mechanics.
• Collaborated with a 40+ person team across design, engineering, and art to ship stable, testable builds.

Key areas

• Gameplay mechanics • Systems design • UE5 Blueprints • Animation setup • Gameplay state logic • In-editor implementation • Feature delivery to playable build • Design documentation • Cross-team collaboration • Production pipeline

Role: Game Designer | Unreal Engine Developer

HYPER-CASUAL & CASUAL MOBILE (2022–2026)

I owned full design scope on these titles: core loops, meta progression, economy,
balancing and monetization. Short cycles, heavy testing, and hard calls about which
builds to scale and which to kill.
— Live-ops & monetization —
Ball Up: Knife Racing, published by Voodoo. 10M+ downloads.
I ran live-ops and monetization on this title, analysed test and analytics data, and
proposed a data-backed restructuring of the game's ad load.
Note: some of those titles are no longer available, but you can still find them by AppMagic or other tracking systems.
Key areas

• Core loop design • Systems and meta progression • Economy and balancing • Monetization design • Rapid prototyping • Live Ops iterations • Release-ready delivery

Role: Game Designer / Lead Game Designer