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Cyberhustle — Android Mobile Game
Google Play Store · Solo Project · 2024
Designed, developed, and published a cyberpunk life simulation game for Android entirely solo — game design, development, art direction, monetization setup, and store publishing all included. No team, no budget.
Cyberhustle is a neon-lit life sim where players manage a high-tech bar, progress through skill-based hacking minigames, and build a streaming empire in a living cyberpunk city.
What I built:
→ Full game loop across three interlocking systems — bar management with unlockable stations, drinks, and recipes; skill-based hacking minigames with risk/reward progression; and a content creation system with views, subscribers, ad revenue, and sponsorships
→ Deep upgrade system across bar equipment, hacking rigs, and creator tools including rare tech unlockables
→ Interactive branching narrative with player choices that shape progression through a dystopian city
→ AdMob integration — rewarded ads and interstitials wired into the game economy as an opt-in mechanic
→ Full Google Play Store pipeline — store listing, screenshots, privacy policy, APK signing, release management
→ Dedicated marketing website at chimeralstudios.com
Built with Unreal Engine · Published on Google Play · Monetized via Google AdMob
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I built Blastbound, a playable retro arcade-inspired mini game using Figma Make.
The idea came from the kind of console games many of us played in childhood, but I wanted to reimagine that feeling with a modern 2.5D visual style, elemental characters, glowing effects, mobile-friendly controls, and a polished arcade experience.
The problem I wanted to solve was simple: most AI-generated prototypes feel static. I wanted to see how far I could push Figma Make into building something interactive, fun, and actually playable.
In Blastbound, players can choose between three elemental heroes: Fire, Ice, and Electric. Each character has a different visual identity, movement feel, and energy effect. Inside the arena, players clear brick tiles, collect hidden power-ups, avoid NPCs, earn points, and try to clear the full level.
Workflow:
Started with the game concept and screen flow
Built the onboarding, menu, and character selection
Created the playable grid-based arena
Added scoring, NPCs, power-ups, win and game-over states
Optimized it for desktop and mobile
Finished with an explainer video walkthrough
🎮 Live demo:
https://chair-cosmic-99833030.figma.site/
🛠 Working Figma Make file:
https://www.figma.com/make/nOZ5y1fQG8rI6t79I68uhm/Blastbound?t=wN94lLQMwK0nVkhi-1
This was a fun challenge to explore how Figma Make can go beyond static UI and become a tool for building interactive product experiences.
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🛰️ I just shipped Remora for the Figma Config Makeathon "a space debris cleanup game", built entirely in Figma and Figma Make with help of Sites.
PLAY NOW 💯 Remora - Let's Clean our Space 🚀
Right now, more than 27,000 pieces of debris are orbiting Earth. Broken satellites, lost bolts, leftover rocket stages and nobody's cleaning it up. It sounds distant, but it isn't: this debris threatens the satellites our GPS, communications, and weather systems depend on, and could eventually block our access to space entirely.
I named the project Remora; a small fish that swims alongside sharks, cleaning their surroundings. We're the remoras. Space is our ocean.
The Makeathon brief was "design something that improves the world," and I wanted my answer to be playable, not just a poster.
Some of what's under the hood:
🎮 Two game modes: a free-flying drone collector with zero-G physics and a station-based sorting game where you triage incoming debris into recycling shipments
🤖 Three AI-controlled drones compete alongside you on a live leaderboard, each with its own personality and skill level
✨ Particle bursts, thruster trails, and docking animations — built frame-by-frame on canvas, no game engine
🌍 An animated Earth companion that reacts with rotating messages as you play
📡 Satellites cross your flight path on real trajectories — hit one and you lose cargo and hull integrity
🔼 A milestone-based upgrade system (Speed Boost, Cargo+, Magnet Field, Shield) that triggers mid-flight without pausing the game
It won't clean the orbit. But if it makes one more person think about the mess we're leaving up there — it did its job.
🔗 Try it live: Remora - Let's Clean our Space
🎨 Figma file: Project File
Can we tag NASA here? 🧠
Bloom Lab is a cozy virtual plant-breeding mini game where users can choose a seed, plant it, care for it, help it bloom, and create new hybrid plants by combining traits.
The idea started with a simple thought:
What if a plant-care game could feel calm, expressive, and a little magical?
In the game, each plant reacts through mood changes, care meters, facial expressions, and small interactions. Users can water the plant, give it sunlight, watch it grow, and eventually discover hybrid plants like Glowleaf, Honeybloom, and Dreamberry.
This project was also special for me because it was my first time using Figma Make, along with other AI-assisted tools/models during the process. It was exciting, but also challenging. I had to learn how to work with prompts, fix broken flows, manage component states, refine animations, and make sure the final experience still felt intentional as a design.
Some things I focused on:
Building a soft and cozy visual style
Creating reusable components and plant assets
Designing smooth micro-interactions
Making the care screen feel alive through plant expressions and idle animations
Creating branching outcomes based on seed and hybrid choices
This project taught me a lot about designing with AI tools not just generating screens, but guiding, correcting, and shaping the experience until it felt like my own.
It was a challenging but really fun learning experience, and I’m happy I pushed myself to participate.
Check it out here: https://pad-flyer-18166722.figma.site
Excellent presentation and storytelling throughout the experience. Nicely done!
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