Hao Lin
Games Designer

Hi! I'm Hao, an aspiring Games Designer whose passionate about creating and designing unique and exciting games with addictive/ fun mechanics.

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As a graduate from the University of Staffordshire with a BSci (with Honours) in Games Design and Programming, I have experience in Unity and Unreal with extensive knowledge in games design and games development. Gaming is my passion and I spend my time improving my skills and participating in game jams whilst immersing myself in a wide array of unique and exciting games

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Portfolio Spotlight

Wild Magic

Wild Magic is a top down, third person rogue-like survival shooter where you play as a mage in a world where nature has taken over civilization and you have to defend yourself against the monsters

WalKing the King

An internship with the University of Staffordshire in creating a new game based on balancing mechanics. Set in a fantasy world, you (the Knight) must carry his majesty, King Eggward, across his castle but beware! You must NOT drop him for he has a temper!

Pillar Climb

An internship with Oatcake Interactive where we use UEFN to create maps and game modes under the theme "Save the World" for Fortnite

Spirit Bound

Spirit Bound is a 2D puzzle platformer created in Pixel Jam 2025 where the player (the spirit) has to escape the dungeons by solving puzzles and possessing skeletons

Hero of the Isles

A final year games development project. Hero of the Isles explores the works of PCG and how it can be incorporated into games design and overall games creation. In this project, you play as a hero who traverses sky islands to try and reach the portal at the fastest time possible.