Lichbound

Action Roguelike Dungeoncrawler where you upgrade your enemies and absorb their powers.

This game is the reason I co-founded Grim Leaper Studios, and am still working on this project in my spare time.

Lichbound was part of the INDIGO Discover Showcase 2023.

Mechanic/combat design

• Includes design of combat patterns, enemy behaviour, core game loop, controls and gamefeel, upgrade system design (including balancing).

• Challenges included: getting players to find unique 'builds' of various upgrades, rather than just using upgrades without synergy.

• I researched the design behind card games like Magic: the Gathering, Slay the Spire, Monster Train, and various boardgames. I noticed how including various aspects that can synergize leads to increased modularity.

• In retrospect, these findings did increase potential build variety, but lacked impact in practice. This was because most of the unique upgrades were fairly hard to get, meaning only a handful of players got to experience the desired effect. To solve this, I will tweak the availability of unique upgrades, and increase modularity of 'basic' upgrades.

Other/shared responsibilities:

• Programming (Unity C#)

• Worldbuilding

• Level design

• Project management

• Community management/communication (Community Discord)