The Drawstring Dungeon is a combo focused rougelike deck builder where you have fallen into a bag of holding and must battle mutated monsters to earn your freedom.

What I Learned: 

• Built a strong foundation in systemic design by creating and balancing over 100 unique cards, focusing on synergy, combo potential, and long-term player engagement across procedurally generated runs.
  
  

• Learned to implement and troubleshoot technical systems by integrating a dynamic save framework, supporting flexible player progression and session continuity in a roguelike structure.
  
  

• Developed enemy and boss design skills by crafting encounter archetypes tailored to counter or complement player strategies, improving pacing and strategic variation.
  
  

• Gained practical UX design experience by prioritizing legibility, card clarity, and player feedback to improve readability and decision-making in high-speed gameplay.
  
  

• Strengthened cross-functional collaboration by working closely with fellow designers, engineers, and artists to scope and deliver features efficiently within the constraints of a small team.
  
  

• Practiced agile problem-solving and content scalability, learning how to prototype and implement a large volume of content without compromising balance or player experience.