Escape the Labryn
Roles: Game Designer
Genre: Survival Escape
Team Size: 4
Engine: Roblox Studio
Responsibilities
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Created a master balance sheet to visualize the frequency of all traps, obstacles, enemies,
and level decorations present in each maze section -
Collaborated with Engineering Lead to create in-game configurations to allow for quick and effective
balance changes -
Led weekly internal playtests to gather team feedback on game direction and pain points
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Worked closely with Chief Technology Officer and brand partners to create multiple game iterations,
focusing on player discovery and replayability -
Owned the design process for enemy, player, and item mechanics, as well as both boss encounters
While at Toya, I had the opportunity to work on Escape the Labryn. As the sole designer on the team, I worked closely with a small team of Engineers to bring the game to life. It's been an honor getting to work with such an incredible team, and being apart of such an amazing game!
Balance Visualization
While working on Escape the Labryn, one of my responsibilities was to balance the game. This included both how frequently enemies appeared, their difficulty, and how frequently different environment decorations appeared.
In order to effectively balance these, I used Google Sheets to create graphs that visualized which enemies and decorations appeared in each maze section. Additionally, the graphs also showed the percentage each one had to appear in of the 20 squares that made up each section, allowing the balance to be fine tuned even further. Once the spreadsheet looked good, I would implement the values into the game and test to ensure the maze felt fair.
What can spawn on the ground in each maze section and the percent chance they have of spawning in each floor square per section
What can spawn on the walls in each maze section and the percent chance they have of spawning in each floor square per section
What can spawn on the ground in each maze section and the percent chance they have of spawning in each floor square per section
