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SHRUTI BHAT

GAME DESIGNER

​Driven by a passion for puzzles and innovation, I've contributed to six Steam titles and two F2P mobile games, developing a strong grasp of game systems, level design, and live operations. ​

Through experiences in interactive media, visual design, and storytelling, I bring a cross-disciplinary approach to solving design challenges, crafting memorable gameplay and intriguing puzzle mechanics!

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Skills

  • Game Design

  • Level Design

  • Mechanics Design

  • Systems Design

  • Live Ops and Data-informed iteration

  • Player Progression and Onboarding

  • Narrative Design (Systems and Story)

  • Documentation and Communication

  • Playtesting

Project Showcase

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Unannounced Project

Game Design Intern | Gram Games

​Genre: Merge, Puzzle
Platform: Mobile
Engine and Tools: Unity, Confluence, Excel, Fork
Team: 40+ team members, 6 disciplines
Duration: May 2025 - Present

Contribution Highlights:

  • Designed and iterated on levels across multiple mechanics, difficulty tiers, and live updates

  • Authored and took ownership of mechanic design specs with cross-team collaboration (art, dev, QA, production)

  • Supported level balancing, OTA updates, and data-informed tuning

  • Ran internal playtest sessions, implemented feedback, and peer-reviewed specs

  • Suggested and tested tooling improvements to optimise level building

  • Gained experience in system design, economy design, IAP scaling and progression pacing for F2P mobile puzzle games

Project under NDA

The Elf's Apprentice

Solo Project - Game Design, Narrative Design, Research

A cooperative puzzle game designed to evoke reflective nostalgia and foster meaningful conversations between generations. Inspired by intergenerational storytelling, the game weaves together puzzles and a narrative that encourages players to share personal memories while collaborating to progress.

Genre: 2D, couch co-op, puzzle, narrative-driven
Platform: PC
Engine and Tools: Unity, Photoshop

Team: Solo
Duration: 3 months

Accolades: Best MA Dissertation in Games Design; Arts and Humanities Outstanding Dissertation Award

Design Highlights:

  • Couch co-op inspired by intergenerational storytelling and aimed to encourage communication to bridge generational gap.

  • Requires collaboration through knowledge-sharing and problem-solving

  • Developed through an iterative process combining literature reviews, historical research, and game prototype testing.

  • Contributes to academic discussions on nostalgia in game design, highlighting the potential of interactive media to bridge generational gaps.

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Maxim VR

Game Designer

Maxim VR creates safe, immersive Virtual Reality environments for young adults, fostering positive mental health and well-being. The platform offers a digital sanctuary where technology, design, and healthcare unite to empower young minds.

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Genre: Mental-Wellbeing, Virtual Reality
Platform: VR headset (Oculus Meta Quest 2/3)
Engine: Unity
Team: 12 people (bootstrapped)
Duration: October 2023 - May 2025

Contribution Highlights:

  • Developed the game design document for the app that directed all creative efforts

  • Conceptualised and developed the Landing Hub, Breathing Space and Night Meditation areas

  • Worked on leading a team of 4 creatives alongside the Founder

Impasto

Narrative Designer, Narrative-Art Liaison

Impasto is an atmospheric adventure game with elements of horror. The game explores the fictional world based on the Black Paintings by Spanish painter, Francisco Goya.

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Genre: Horror, Adventure, First-person, Single-player RPG
Platform: PC & Mac
Engine and Tools: Unity, GSuite, Perforce, Maya, Photoshop
Team: 40+ team members, 7 departments
Duration: 12 months

​Accolades: Featured by PC Gamer, Reviewed by Alpha Beta Gamer, 88% Positive reviews on Steam

Contribution Highlights:

  • Collaborated with the design team on gameplay, puzzle and level design (Church district, Vault Puzzle)

  • Created the overarching storyline, NPC Dialogues (Judith, Don Claudio) and directed the voice actor for Judith

  • Acted as a Narrative-Art Liaison, taking ownership of 3 environmental art pieces - the vault puzzle, stained glass paintings and Saturn’s cave murals

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