Gods Play Dice
Solo project — Game designer, developer & artist
A dice-themed action roguelite. I owned design and art from first prototype through the Steam page: abilities live on the faces, the die is a weapon, every level reshuffles the kit.
Prototyped fast. Tuned for fun. Built to engage.
Anıl Sidar Ildan designs play
Game designer and artist with hands-on experience across the full production cycle. Having shipped 2 indie games, built commercial mobile titles, and jammed relentlessly, I connect mechanics, narrative, and art to turn complex ideas into engaging loops.
See the builds01 — Selected builds
Work that wants to be played.
Snowbrawll
Group project — Game designer & artist
A 2–4 player snowball arena we took from prototype to Steam. I designed and arted the loop, the modes, and the map toys — grow, throw, knock friends off the cliff.
Inky Adventures
Group project — Game designer & artist
A puzzle platformer where you need to draw your own platforms in order to finish the level.
Fourth
Solo project — Game designer & artist
A solo game I designed and art-directed from first idea through a public trailer. Full ownership of the loop, the look, and the pitch.
02 — How I design
Core loop first. Systems second. World third.
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Mechanic
I start with a tactile core verb. If the jump, shoot, or craft mechanic isn’t inherently satisfying in a gray-box test, it doesn’t leave the engine.
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Loop
Designing tight, repeatable feedback loops. Adding friction, depth, and mastery to ensure the gameplay cycle stays engaging over hours, not just minutes.
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Integration
Wrapping systems with visual identity. Art, UI, and worldbuilding exist to elevate the core loop, making mechanics intuitive and visually impactful.
03 — About
The person behind the games.
Game design
I’m specialized in game design. I can design game systems, 3Cs, write documentation and balance mechanics.
Using
- Presentation Excel, PowerPoint, Figma, Canva — present ideas and build explanation sheets.
- Documentation Notion — to document the process.
- Adobe Suite Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Clip Studio — sketches, diagrams, explanation visuals.
Art
I’m specialized in game art. I can art-direct worlds and characters, design UI and HUD, and keep the picture tied to the systems.
Using
- Drawing Photoshop, Clip Studio, Illustrator — quality 2D assets.
- Modelling Blender, Maya, Rhino3D — parametric to stylized 3D.
- Texturing Substance Painter, Blender.
Development
I can prototype my ideas quickly to iterate on them and make them better.
Using
- Unity C#.
- Unreal Engine 4 & 5 — Blueprints.
- Versioning GitHub.
Level design
I am able to create various levels quickly, try and analyze them, fail and iterate, and make them better.
Using
- Blockout Paper to engine, then walk the space.
- Playtest Try, fail, iterate until the verb has a place to live.
Some of the things I like. If you want to know a bit more.
- Favourites Dark Souls, Civilization, Hades.
- Music Piano, guitar and vocals.
- Other disciplines Architecture, musician, media artist.
04 — End credits
Let’s make a world.
Games, art, collaborations. Send a feeling, a constraint, or a half-broken prototype.
anil.ildan@hotmail.com