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Vorax (Early Access)

In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?

Role Principal Designer

Year 2019 - 2022

Engine Unreal Engine 4

Genre Survival/Horror Open World

Perspective First Person

Players Single Player

Release 22/07/2024

Duration ~15 hours

Steam 7.3/10

Steam

Responsibilities

Principal Designer: first iterations and development of all Design docs; blockout; implementation of gameplay objects and AI encounters; balancing game objects; iterative playtesting.
Game Designer: player's 3C; main mechanics and sub-mechanics; inputs per platform; world rules; every game object and its properties in Excel; sketched UI for mechanics.
Level Designer: modeled landscape, blocked out structures and POI; created level flow; placed AI and Day-Night spawn handling; placed pickup resources.
System Designer: progression of building and crafting via resources per operation.
Technical Designer: visual scripted blueprints for prototypes; added features to existing objects.
Economy Designer: balanced pickup resources progression across exploration.

Overview

Vorax is an Open World Survival Horror game currently in Early Access. As Principal Designer I covered multiple roles throughout the project — from initial concepting to in-engine implementation — and was responsible for the full design pipeline across game design, level design, systems, and economy.