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Welcome to My Portfolio

Hi, I'm Szymon Tydrych a game designer studying at Breda University of Applied Sciences. With a background in game programming. I love crafting engaging gameplay experiences and solving design challenges. Below you'll find my projects as well as my skills and experience.

Take a look around!

Projects

Hive Dive​

An endless-running on-rail shooter where you pilot a remote-controlled drone into hordes of enemies. Shoot down the invaders, fly through colorful Patagonia, and get the highest score!

Genre: On rails shooter, Action, Endless runner, Flight
Engine: Unreal engine 5
Platforms: PC (Steam)

Team Size: 18

Duration: 16 weeks

Responsibilities:​

  • Enemy design

  • Encounter design

  • Balancing (Player and Enemies)

  • AI Programming

  • Level design

  • UI

  • Profiling​

Crushing Depth

A VR Horror experience set in a German WWII submarine. The player needs to progress by avoiding an entity roaming the submarine and using their wits and a mechanic to switch the environment between a Light and Dark state. The player needs to progress in the dark, but can take refuge in the light.

Genre: VR, Horror, Stealth
Engine: Unreal engine 5
Platforms: PC, Oculus quest 2, Valve index

Team Size: 5

Duration: 16 weeks

Responsibilities:

  • Enemy design

  • AI Programming

  • Profiling

Camp Champ

Camp Champ is a hectic 2v2 capture the flag game that promises endless fun and laughter. With its goofy combat mechanics, players can enjoy a light hearted yet competitive atmosphere.

Genre: Co-Op, Action
Engine: Unreal engine 5
Platforms: PC (Itch)

Team Size: 12

Duration: 8 weeks

Responsibilities:

  • Game mode

  • Camera

  • VFX

  • Profiling

Bubble Chemistry

A global game jam game about Bubbles made on Jam Site Breda University of Applied Sciences. 
 

Genre: Puzzle
Engine: Unreal engine 5
Platforms: PC (Itch)

Team Size: 4

Duration: 2 Days

Responsibilities:

  • Level Design

  • Tech Design

Skills

Skills

Software and Tools

Game Design:

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Enemy Design

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Encounter Design 

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Tech Design

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Narrative Design

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Game Programmer

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AI Programmer

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Gameplay Programmer

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Engine Programmer

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Programming Languages

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C++

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PHP

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Python

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C#

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Languages

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Polish

 

English

 

Dutch 

Game Development Engines

 

Unreal Engine 4/5​

 

Godot

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Source Control

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Perforce​

 

GitHub​

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Production

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Jira

 

Confluence

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Notion

 

Trello

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Codecks

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