Ragdoll Rumble

Project Overview

• Unreal Engine 5 / Blueprints

• Third-Person Split-Screen Party Game

Play for free on Steam!

Ragdoll Rumble is our team's university capstone project released on Steam. Designed as a local multiplayer experience for 2-4 players, you play as magic dolls brought to life, able to cast spells and use elixirs to blast your friends away. We aim to combine wild arena gameplay, vibrant visuals and crazy spells to create a party game for friends to enjoy.

My main role as Level Designer allowed me to design arenas with various layouts, settings and unique gameplay mechanics. I drew inspirations from games like Halo and Quake, distilling their powerup-based map design into simple but memorably wacky party game locations.

Team Members

• Michael Anderson - Game & Level Designer / Programmer (Me)

• Nathan Poulton - Producer / Programmer / Game Designer

• Kieron Saunders - 3D Character & Asset Artist

• Sam Yeung - 3D Environment & Asset Artist

• Ben Campbell - 2D Artist / UI Designer

• 逆巻ネロ (Nero Sakamaki) - Music Composer

My Responsibilities

• Designing & implementing level layouts

  • Concepts & Top-Down Diagrams

  • Greyboxing layouts within UE5

  • Applying textures & lighting onto finalised 3D map models

• Assisting with programming & game design using Blueprints

  • Programming unique map mechanics

  • Adjusting balancing for player spells & movement

• Generalist developer tasks

  • Creating Particle FX for game elements using UE5's Niagara System

  • Sourcing & implementing SFX and its systems

  • Hosting playtests and recording & analysing player feedback