Role
Solo Game Developer
The game loop
The player reads a maze from a top-down view, threads through hazards, and decides when to fight or flee. The best runs come from understanding enemy positions, picking efficient routes, and using pickups at the right moment rather than simply rushing the exit.
Combat under pressure
- Built a turret-style shooting loop on top of the maze navigation so every turn can become a tactical choice.
- Introduced hostile Green patrols and Red Phantoms to force movement, timing, and spatial awareness.
- Added Vitality Stations and collectible pickups to create visible risk-versus-reward decisions during a run.
Level pacing and progression
- Designed 48+ stages with escalating layouts, tighter timers, and more demanding enemy placement.
- Used teleporting collectibles and dark mode arenas to vary the rhythm without changing the core controls.
- Balanced the sessions for short mobile-friendly runs while keeping the challenge legible on larger screens.
Production and release
Maaze was built as a fully solo production effort. I handled systems design, gameplay tuning, art direction, asset production, build prep, store packaging, and the feedback loop with testers before shipping to the App Store, Google Play, and itch.io.
Key contributions
Game design
Defined the loop, enemy behaviors, item economy, and challenge curve that give the maze layouts their tension.
Art pipeline
Modeled and textured the environment pieces in Blender for a clean top-down read and fast iteration in Unity.
Launch
Prepared Android and PC builds, produced the store-facing materials, and tuned the game using playtest feedback.
Selected screens
