Game Dev
Lyceum of Leviathans
Lyceum of Leviathans is a romance visual novel for PC where you talk to classmates and send off college apps, all the while trying to uncover a monstrous secret!
“It’s your senior year and you’ve put off your college applications long enough, it's time to lock in! But… lock in on what? So many of your classmates have clear paths ahead of them or huge passions, but you just want to grow up and move out of this small town. Talk to your classmates about their lives, dreams, and fears all while feeling like you are finally growing closer to someone you never thought you had a chance with.”
Made in Ren’Py for the 2024 Sealed with a Kiss Jam
Playable here - Lyceum of Leviathans (itch.io)
CREDITS
Cygnus Mare: Lead Artist (Character Concept, Sprites, Backgrounds, GUI)
Matthew Julius - Lead Writer, Composer, Editor
Alex - Project Manager, Programmer
Charlotte - Lead Programmer, Writer
Night of the Living Pumpkins
Night of the Living Pumpkins is a 2D pixel art-based platformer, that lets you play as a pumpkin on a quest to restore the Pumpkin God to their true power before midnight on Halloween. Explore the temple and help light the candles within your pump-Kin before time runs out!
Made in Unreal Engine 4
Playable here - Night of the Living Pumpkins (itch.io)
CREDITS
Cygnus Mare: Lead Programmer, Level & UI Designer
Em Sontheimer - Lead Artist, Narrative Designer & Animator
Music - PeriTune : https://peritune.com/
Out of this World
In this platform action-adventure game, the zodiacs have lost their power to return you to your home planet! Help them regain their powers by finding and collecting their star fragments scattered across their worlds.
Made in Unreal Engine 4
CREDITS
Cygnus Mare: Team Lead, Lead Programmer
Audrey Engel: Main Concept Artist, Co-Level Designer
Kayla Hoang: Co-3D Asset Builder/Designer, Main Character Modeler
Lindsey Crabtree: Co-3D Asset Builder/Designer, Co-Level Designer
Saiara Mashiat: Programmer
Sincerely,
Sincerely, is a cozy 3d platforming game about finding lost letters and exploring a charming island village.
This game was originally made by members of a VCU introductory game design class and then expanded on over the summer.
Made in Maya and Unreal Engine 4
Playable here - Sincerely (itch.io)
CREDITS
Programmers & Artists - Eden Neifeld, Quang Vo, Raquel Hetherington, Zekeya Hurley, Cygnus Mare, and Natt Pimsuwan
Additional Asset Creation - Cate Duckwall, Ani Bhandari, Sydney Hetherington, and Tammy Nguyen. Music by Benjamin Neifeld
Determine Destiny
Determine Destiny is a tarot themed lightbox puzzle game created for Epic Mega Jam 2022.
Made in CSP and Unreal Engine 4
CREDITS
Cygnus Mare - Lead Artist
Jane Rinaldi & Adrian M. - Programmers
