Microventures was a senior capstone project that encompassed a full suite of developers including artists and composers. Mobile gaming was just starting to show its potential and we were excited to explore  the new opportunities afforded by the nascent platform.

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In Microventures, players experienced a classic roguelike adventure that was innovated by procedural storytelling. As players navigated through randomly generated dungeons, their results would affect and inform a cohesive story we generated with the help of our writers. We successfully created our target mobile experience where dungeons could be played in less than 5 minutes, but the overarching narrative gave players rewarding long term progress over multiple play sessions.

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My primary responsibility on the game was combat design. I tuned the player and enemy level up progressions as well as designed, programmed, and balanced items and their drop rates. I was especially proud how gameplay was distinctly different between the three playable heroes and dungeon difficulty scaled to challenge players with consequential decision making.