MiniGameDev

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Hey! I'm an #actuallyautistic indie dev. Making Arden Card: A Tactical RPG Card Game & the SimpleX plugins. Itch: https://mini-game-dev.itch.io/project-arden-card Website: https://minigamedevweb.web.app Fab Plugins: https://fab.com/sellers/MiniGameDev

Low poly environment and character. Character runs to a bed and rests for the day playing a short campfire sequence.
Low poly UE 5 game. Player character takes a lift down into an enemy valley stronghold. Player character crouches to hide behind a rock while enemy patrols the path. Player character draws weapon for stealth attack.
Unreal Engine 5 custom data asset. Displays an event driven architecture setup controlling how a player gathers journal entries by interacting with the game world.
Low poly forest in Unreal Engine 5. Player character gathers intel by reading an info board and using their spyglass, sneaks through the stealth section, and activates the lift at the end of the course.
Field Journal UI open beside the character. Objectives and Field Notes explain traps, patrol routes, line-of-sight, noise / hearing behavior, and mechanism controls.”
Combat arena environment showing 2 characters facing off against each other. Ability cards are drawn and played to the battlefield.
Crouched scout character with shield and axe sneaking through a hostile pine forest.
Stylized low-poly forest path viewed from above, with tall trees on both sides and a wooden signpost pointing in multiple directions near the foreground.
Stylized airship deck close-up with rope rigging, warm sunset lighting, and pine trees below.
A stylized low-poly airship and dock surrounded by pine trees and mountains, with warm sunset lighting.
Stylized low-poly forest scene with a small base camp stall surrounded by pine trees, warm sunlight, and mountains in the background.
Card combat gameplay: Guardian vs Elven Scout. The player’s engine isn’t working and HP drops. Focus decays, the player plays Apply Bandages to regenerate, recovers, and stays in the fight.
Unreal Engine editor showing a Rule Forge rule group for battle completion, with effects for rewards, stat increment, level transition, and moving the player to last known transform.
A top-down layout diagram for "Area 1" of a game. It features a node-and-path navigation puzzle starting at a "Base Camp" circle at the bottom and leading to a "Story Encounter #1 (Mt. Filiad)" circle at the top. The map is filled with various icons: red squares for Enemy Encounters, dark red circles for Bear Traps, yellow diamonds for Items (like Scrolls and Keys), and purple crossed circles for Bridges. A legend on the left lists items such as "Bridge Rune" and "Scroll: Lore."
Screenshot of a card effect configuration panel for the “Magick Cube” card. It shows three possible effects: damage, debuff, or heal. Each with a 50% probability and configurable targeting options.
Unreal Engine editor showing a scrolling ruleset data asset that defines game logic and actor behavior.
Prototype character moves through a scene, picks up items that are stored in their inventory, and opens a door as a result.
Diagram for Base Camp Flow
Level design #1
Unreal Engine Data Table example for SimpleSkills Plugin
Unreal Engine 5 custom editor for my SimpleBuffs plugin. Regen, Poison, Burn, and Fire Resistance buffs are added, stacked, and removed in real time.
Video of Unreal Engine 5 running my custom SimpleBuffs plugin. Regen and poison buffs are shown in the editor.
Small apartment with an old school CRT TV.
Simple Leveling plugin editor UI with three leveling tracks defined and an XP Table shown.
Preview of Unreal Engine 5 tab for Simple Attributes plugin.
A short video showcasing the Unreal Plugin Creator CLI tool. Unreal Plugin Creator creates a new plugin called My Awesome Plugin, which is instantly recognized by Unreal Engine with tests and an editor tab.
Unreal Engine editor tabs for SimpleInventory, SimpleAttributes, and SimpleGameStats plugins.
Game menu preview. Main Menu, Inventory Menu, Pause Menu
Witch character standing in front of a cottage.
Witch character using spells.
Game character running around a small island at night.
Witch character running around the starting area.
3D Witch Character
3D Character Model of Witch.
Game character crafting a fireball spell and then igniting a campfire.
Demonstration of inventory UI in Unreal Engine 5 game.
Heads up display mockup for game with a compass, magic charges, and action buttons.
Key Items Inventory screen.
Video of in-development gameplay. Character walks around, presses switch, and jumps on platforms.
Viewpoint 1 of the main game world blockout.
Top down perspective, a character running around a grid playground showing off platforming and camera controls.
3D character in a 3D environment standing in front of a house.
Outside Cottage rendered with Blender
Rough block out scene. Witch character moves around small house.