GameMaker Rob
🎮 GameMaker Rob
Game developer specializing in RPGs, Strategy, and Simulation games, systems, tools, and prototypes built in GameMaker Studio 2.
👾 Featured Projects
Dreamlands
September 2023 – September 2025
Role: Lead Developer
- Coded all single-player systems
- Integrated multiplayer into the existing single-player framework
- Contributed to game design decisions and created certain sound effects
Features:
- Turn-based Tactics Battles with exciting innovations
- Auto-battle system where you can watch characters fight bosses or any entity
- Highly detailed pixel art
- Dialogue System
Notes: The game was originally built in Phaser by another programmer but development was slow. I was brought on to accelerate progress, and we advanced so quickly that the scope expanded to include tactical combat and full multiplayer. My favourite part: the ship landing/takeoff sequences!
Decaton (Part-Time Project)
May 2021 – Present
Role: Lead Developer
- Coding single-player systems on a part-time basis (approx. 4 hrs/week)
- Implemented unique battle mechanics such as actor "spawn-in" sequences
Features:
- Turn-based combat with intricate mechanics, driven by player choice
- Buffs/Debuffs/Chains and many other combat mechanics
- Deep dialogue system typical of JRPG-inspired games
- Fake 3D platforming (2D with z): slopes, bridges, ladders, jumping, etc.
- Puzzles using doors and switches
Notes: Focused primarily on coding, with occasional contributions to experimental gameplay ideas.
Dungeon Delvers (Hobby Project)
May 2021 – Present
Role: Lead Developer
- As a hobby project, I design all facets of the game, including game design and art direction.
- Inspired by Warhammer Quest (1995), featuring procedural dungeon generation.
- Future updates will include multiplayer and height-based fake 3D isometric systems.
- Working on multiplayer systems has built my confidence and technical depth.
Features:
- Procedurally generated dungeons built from modular room/corridor sets
- Exploration-based discovery (doors reveal rooms as you approach)
- Turn-based combat
- Equipable items (cards) into slots
- Points-based rewards system — tougher fights yield better loot
- Luck system used for guaranteed hits and criticals
- Unique enemy behaviors — Goblins flee, Orcs gain bloodlust, Firbolgs grab heroes
🕹️ Other Projects
- Inventory & Shop System – Plug-and-play toolkit for RPGs
- Pass the Mess – Experimental co-op prototype
- Stockpile Simulator – Resource management system inspired by Dwarf Fortress
📖 About Me
I specialize in building flexible and modular systems in GameMaker Studio 2, from combat frameworks to simulation job systems. I enjoy seeing NPCs go about their daily lives, or completing a particularly challenging system!
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