DUSTBORN
Dustborn is a narrative-driven action game about a group of renegades and the power of words.
Details
Dustborn is a story-driven title about a woman named Pax and her band of renegades. As an anomal, your words carry the power to manipulate those around you. Together with a group of misfits, you must journey across the country while being pursued by an authoritarian regime.
Publisher: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Developer: Red Thread Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5, Playstation 4, macOS, Android
Role: Senior Game Designer
Duration: January 2022 - March 2024
Team Size: 10+
Built in: Unity
Production
As a senior designer who joined during mid-production, I took over a previous designer’s chapter of the game, seeing it through alpha to completion.
Specifically, my tasks included:Used Playmaker to build and prototype level mechanics and sequences.
Written and directed placeholder dialogue using proprietary writing tools, for the purpose of establishing pacing and narrative beats.
Testing and balancing gameplay.
Collaborating closely with all departments: art, programming, sound, animation, and writing to realize the game’s vision.