Ilkham Tyumenev · Tbilisi, Georgia
I design compact game systems and build them directly in the engine — from first playable prototype to a focused, polished feature.
Technical Game Designer · Open to selected opportunities
Godot · Unity · Gameplay systems · Prototyping · Tools
Current project
A tactical roguelite about launching a growing squad of meeples across a chessboard, routing ricochets through resources, obstacles and enemy pieces before rebuilding the squad between waves.
Playable vertical slice · Targeting Steam
Game design, systems design, implementation, balance and production
Godot 4.7 · PC
G5 Games · Current / recent prototypes
Seven NDA casual projects across early concepts, prototypes and production. Selected work is described at the level I can share publicly.
UI setup, balance support and gameplay testing.
Worked across most parts of the project, including gameplay, visuals and UI.
Migrated legacy content into Unity and worked with an animation pipeline that converted character animation videos into optimized in-game sprite sheets.
Visual setup, gameplay iteration and content production.
Built a custom internal builder for creating and configuring game content; worked on gameplay prototyping and production alongside the core project team.
Gameplay, content setup and production across two different variations of the concept.
Selected production work
Recent shipped and production-facing work where the design contribution is visible in the game, the workflow or both.
Agent of StrangeDesigned and prototyped gameplay systems, including an NPC authoring workflow that let designers assemble and test scenario sequences directly in Unity.→
Crazy MotorcycleMultiplayer feature design and implementation support, gameplay iteration, balance, feedback tuning, testing and cross-discipline delivery.→
Park LabubuOwned level design, visual direction and playable content assembly in Unity, working with engineering on gameplay implementation.→01
Compact studies in interaction, level flow, player feedback and game feel — kept small enough to test an idea quickly.
02
Alongside personal projects, I have contributed to PC, web and mobile games since 2020 across gameplay design, technical implementation, level production and internal tools.
View shipped work →03
Current production systems are under NDA. I can describe the product problems, design decisions and workflows behind them without showing the project itself.
View technical work →