Andy Bae | Narrative Designer

Ghost Arena: A Spectral Spectacle

A ghost-themed deckbuilder where you play cards to battle, but with the primary goal of impressing the ghostly audience with big combos. I handled design docs, market research, publisher pitches, and task prioritization.

#Deckbuilder #GameDesign #Unity #GameJam #2Months #TeamOf6 #TeamLeader

Cosmic Cruiser Repair

A vehicle repair simulator where you frantically complete puzzles and QTEs while avoiding chatty NPCs. I handled the dialogue system's design and data, world lore, and eventually some task prioritization.

#SimulationGame #NarrativeDesign #Unity #GameJam #3Days #TeamOf8

AAA Games under NDAs

Various AAA console and mobile games from Japan, China, and other regions under strict NDAs. I worked on multiple projects as QA for English localization, performing checks, cross-referencing materials, and occassionally doing minor JP-EN translation work.

#AAAGames #Localization #JapaneseGames #NDA #WorkingHolidayInJapan

Endless Turtle Defence

A "Battle Cats" inspired tower defense game where you defend a giant moving turtle by summoning allies with rock-paper-scissors-style matchups. I was in charge of all programming, feature design, and economy design.

#TowerDefense #GameDesign #GameMakerStudio #GameJam #7Days #TeamOf2

Project: Shmup Tactics

A hybrid shmup and grid-based tactics games where strategic unit placement gives players an edge in shmup combat. A solo project I completed a vertical slice for.

#Shmup #GamemakerStudio #Indie #SoloDev #FreeAssets

EverMerge: Merge 3 Puzzle

A highly popular merge-3 mobile game featuring fantasy characters. I specifically worked on new story content and major features for version updates.

#Mobile #FreeToPlay #GameDesign #DataDrivenDesign #ProductionSprints

The Park In-between

A 3D first-person shooter where the player searches for keys while shooting or dodging deadly ghosts. I was responsible for task prioritization and merging programmer work in the Git repo.

#FPS #Adventure #Godot #GameDesign #GameJam #7days #TeamOf3

Unite

A top-down real-time strategy game where the player gathers and commands troops to attack, defeat, and recruit other troops. I designed ally and enemy behaviours, and wrote level design specs.

#WebBrowser #Godot #GameDesign #GameJam #48Hours #TeamOf3 #PixelArt

PPE Training Simulation

An AI-driven browser-based simulation where users guide characters in correctly handling their personal protective equipment. I referenced official sources to write accurate dialogue and created the flowchart for the conversation's branching logic.

#WebBrowser #Unity #Flowcharts #UXDesign #ConversationalAI #Covid19

Meteor Striker

A 2.5D action "circular platforming" game where the player uses swords to destroy meteors threatening to destroy a Japanese-inspired civilization. I handled gameplay design, cutscene and tutorial dialogue, and onboarding external artists.

#GameDesign #NarrativeDesign #Unity3D #ProjectManagement #RunnerUpPrizeWinner

Argotian

A VR environment that utilizes a unique AI system for realistic, speech-based conversation in an immersive mystery adventure. I worked closely with Head of Story to integrate dialogue into Unity before being promoted to design work for branching dialogue.

#NarrativeDesign #Unity3D #VR #AI #GameDesign

Forlorn

A VR experience that uses environmental storytelling by having players explore a flooded city and find clues towards the truth of the disaster. I handled all C# scripts and some level design work in later stages.

#VR #NarrativeDesign #Unity3D #Programming #OpenWorld #LevelDesign