๐Ÿ“ Portfolio

videogames ยท boardgames ยท print&play ยท zines ยท since 2014

48Projects
10+Years
๐ŸงฉGame Design
โš™๏ธDev
๐Ÿ‘พ About Me

Hi! I'm Arturo Cรกceres. A gamedev with a burning passion for game design and solid gameplay programming knowledge.

I really like making games.

  • Over 10 years of solo and jam development across 20+ published games on itch.io.
  • Shipped a commercial title (Mycelium Heaven) to Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation.
  • Fully designed and crowdfunded a 1vs1 tarot card game (Ludus Fatidicus).

Fully ready for my next steps in the industry.

๐ŸŽฎ Engines
Unreal Engine 5 Unity Godot Construct Narrat Bitsy
๐Ÿ’ป Languages
C++ C# Java Python SQL R
๐Ÿงฉ Design
Systems Design Level Design Economy Balancing Rapid Prototyping Tabletop Design
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tools
Git Jira Notion Photoshop LaTeX
๐Ÿ“š Education
BSc Computer Engineering BSc Mathematics MA Game Design
โญ Featured Projects
๐Ÿ† Recognition & Awards
๐Ÿฅ‡
Multiple Creativity Awards
20+ Completed Game Jams
Consistent track record of delivering innovative prototypes under pressure. Highlighted by recent Best Creativity & Innovation awards for projects like "Echar de menos".
๐Ÿ„
Finalist โ€” Best Puzzle Game
Mycelium Heaven โ€” Devuego Awards 2025
Recognised among the best Spanish indie puzzle games of the year, competing alongside studio productions.
๐Ÿฅณ
Successfully Crowdfunded
Ludus Fatidicus โ€” Verkami 2024
Reached funding goal on Verkami, validating design and community appeal before production.
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Guest Speaker: Game Design
Multiple Events (NewGaming, Bengala, etc.)
Regularly invited to share insights on game design, rapid prototyping, and systemic mechanics at various industry events and local conventions.
๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ All Projects
type:
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โ–ธ 2026
Hamilball
Hamilball
Bullet HellSmall GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Apr 2026 (4 days)
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About
  • ๐Ÿ”ด Bullet hell: dodge relentless projectile patterns while racking up a high score.
  • โšก Fast arcade boss battle
  • ๐Ÿ Made solo in 4 days as a quick creative sprint.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game Design: Combat design.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: All gameplay systems and bullet patterns.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art: Visuals and UI.
Tech
Unity ยท 4 days
Glamrock
So, glamrock freddy, what is a game?
ExperimentalPlatformerSmall GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Jan โ†’ Mar 2026
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About
  • ๐ŸŽญ Experimental platformer that plays with the question "what makes something a game?"
  • ๐Ÿ“ Narrative based on Jesse Schell definition of a game.
  • ๐ŸŒ€ All disguised as fnaf shitpost.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game Design: Conceptual design and level structure.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: All gameplay systems and transitions.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art: Visuals and UI. Low poly 3D model.
Tech
Unity ยท ~2.5 months
Mycelium Duels
Mycelium Heaven PnP Duels
Board GamePrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Feb โ†’ Mar 2026
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About
  • ๐Ÿ„ 1vs1 strategy game set in the Mycelium Heaven universe. Adapt the digital puzzle mechanics to the tabletop.
  • ๐ŸงŸ Each player controls a mushroom trying to consume all zombies before the other does.
  • ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Print, draw and play. Designed to be easy to produce at home.
My Role
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Game Design: Rules, balance and card design.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Layout & Illustration: All print-ready assets.
Masc Mask
Masc Mask and Masked ๐Ÿฅ‡
NarrativeExperimentalJam GameDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… Jan โ†’ Feb 2026
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About
  • ๐ŸŽญ You are a forgotten god trying to reclaim your mask, infiltrating human phone apps to do it.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฑ Each "app" leads to different minigame, playing with the subersion of expectations.
  • ๐Ÿ† Triple winner at GGJ Granada 2026 out of ~30 teams: Best Game, Best Narrative, Technical & Artistic Performance.
My Role
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Lead Programmer: Core systems, minigame architecture, team coordination.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Worked with 6 others including visual artists and writers.
Tech
Godot ยท Mixed media ยท 48h jam
Dogs Poker
You are Dogs Playing Poker
Card GameJam GameDone โœ“
๐Ÿ“… Jan 8 โ†’ 15, 2026
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About
You are dogs. You are playing poker. That's the pitch. A jam card game about bluffing your tail off.
My Role
Game design and layout.
โ–ธ 2025
ECCE MORS
ECCE MORS
NarrativeZineJam GameDone โœ“
๐Ÿ“… Dec 26 โ†’ 27, 2025
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About
  • ๐Ÿ’€ Behold Death. A short narrative zine inspired by the Four Horseman.
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Comes with a chess-like puzzle.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽจ Graphic Design: Full layout and visual direction.
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Puzzle Design: Designed and integrated the end puzzle.
Spell Caster
Spell Caster
PuzzleJam GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Nov 15, 2025 (1 day)
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About
A puzzle jam game where every dev had just one day to work on the project with no communication. Cast spells with your voice and solve puzzles.
My Role
Code. Designed the draft of the main puzzle. Some 3d art for the creatures.
Tech
Unity ยท Voice recognition
Walls This Summer
Walls This Summer
PuzzleZineDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… Jul โ†’ Aug 2025
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About
A zine about cool walls. Comes with a puzzle.
My Role
Puzzle and graphic design.
Tech
Godot
Stella Amoris
Stella Amoris
NarrativeJam GameDone โœ“Narrat
๐Ÿ“… Jul 4 โ†’ 6, 2025
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About
  • โœจ A Cosmic Love Story: Follow Lรกzaro and Aurora across timeโ€”from the Middle Ages and Modern Era to the 20th century, present day, and the deep future of spaceโ€”after they accidentally trap a demon in their orchard.
  • ๐Ÿ“– Rich Narrative: A multi-era journey of love, devotion, and destiny told across 5 unique chapters and ~6,000 words.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Period-Accurate Aesthetics: Features distinct visual settings utilizing historical collage art meticulously adapted to reflect the artistic movements of each era.
  • ๐ŸŒŒ Jam Concept: Developed in just 48 hours for the GranadaJam Summer Jam 2025 with a writer, perfectly embracing the theme "Hazlo brillar" (Make it shine) through the constant gaze of the stars.
My Role
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Gameplay Programming: Scripting choice-driven structures, branching paths, and core logic using the Narrat engine.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art & Background Design: Created the game's environment backgrounds using a mixed-media collage technique inspired by authentic artwork from each corresponding historical period.
  • ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ UI/UX & CSS Styling: Customizing the visual interface, text rendering, and layout to build an atmospheric aesthetic.
Tech
Narrat Engine ยท CSS ยท Collage Art ยท 48h Jam
Dream Diary
Dream Diary Bookmark
PnP ToolPrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Jul 2025
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About
A print & play bookmark that doubles as an rpg dream journal.
My Role
Concept, design and layout.
Reading with Freddy
Reading with Freddy
PnPPrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Jul 2025
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About
A mini fnaf rpg.
My Role
Design and layout.
Blackout
Blackout Blackout
NarrativeZineDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… Jun 13, 2025 (1 day)
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About
A comic zine about the national blackout of 2025. Comes with a puzzle at the end.
My Role
Writing, puzzle and art.
Tech
Godot
Gola
Gola te hice una cosa
BitsySmall GameDone โœ“Bitsy
๐Ÿ“… May โ†’ Jun 2025
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About
A tiny Bitsy game made as a gift.
My Role
Design, writing and pixel art.
Tech
Bitsy
Rats zine
Rats and BDSM Autism inspired this zine
ZineDone โœ“
๐Ÿ“… Apr 15, 2025 (1 day)
โ–ผ
About
A personal zine made in a single day about creativity and art inspiring art.
My Role
Writing, design and layout.
Echar de menos
Echar de menos ๐Ÿฅ‡
NarrativeExperimentalJam GameDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… Jan 24 โ†’ 26, 2025
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About
  • ๐ŸŽต A playable song: the music is the interface, your choices shape the story of a recently deceased witch.
  • ๐ŸŒฟ Poetic, short-form narrative with branching emotional beats โ€” playable in browser.
  • ๐Ÿ† Triple winner at GGJ Granada 2025 out of ~30 teams: Best Narrative, Best Music, Best Creativity & Innovation.
My Role
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Lead Programmer: Core systems, music-driven interaction, team coordination.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Team of 5 with musicians, writers and visual artists.
Tech
Godot ยท 48h jam
Sisyphus
Sisyphus is Happy
ExperimentalSmall GameDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… Jan 11 โ†’ 12, 2025
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About
One must imagine Sisyphus happy. A poetic experimental game made in a single day. Featured in Indiepocalypse Issue #64.
My Role
Design, development and art.
Tech
Godot
Let's Make a Monster
Let's Make a Monster
PnP ToolPrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Jan 30, 2025 (1 day)
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About
A creative PnP tool for building monsters from scratch. Roll a D6 and bring abominations to life.
My Role
Game and graphic design.
Corre que vuelan
Corre que vuelan
Card GamePrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Jan 2025
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About
A quick PnP card game about getting tickets for a jam. Fast to set up, fun to play.
My Role
Game design and layout.
Mycelium Mini
Mycelium Heaven Mini Puzzle Book
PuzzlePrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Jan โ†’ Feb 2025
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About
A printable mini puzzle book in the Mycelium Heaven universe.
My Role
Puzzle amd graphic design.
Para Mamรก
Para Mamรก
NarrativeSmall GameDone โœ“Bitsy
๐Ÿ“… Dec 2024 โ†’ Jan 2025
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About
A small narrative game made as a gift for my mom.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Bitsy
โ–ธ 2024
Party at the Den
Party at the Den
TTRPGSmall GameDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Oct 2024
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About
A tiny 2 player TTRPG about throwing a Halloween party in a cozy den.
My Role
Game design and writing.
To Ham
To Ham
BitsyExperimentalSmall GameDone โœ“Bitsy
๐Ÿ“… Jul 2024
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About
A small Bitsy game I made beacause I was sad when my frog died. Featured in Indiepocalypse Issue #64.
My Role
Design, writing and pixel art.
Tech
Bitsy
Bug Party
Bug Party
BitsySmall GameDone โœ“Bitsy
๐Ÿ“… Jun 1, 2024 (1 day)
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About
A one-day Bitsy game. The bugs are having a party and you're invited.
My Role
Design, writing and pixel art.
Tech
Bitsy ยท 1 day
Dumb Goblin DS
Dumb Goblin DS
Dating SimExperimentalSmall GameDone โœ“Godot
๐Ÿ“… May 2024
โ–ผ
About
  • ๐Ÿ’š Experimental dating sim starring a cast of goblins doing their absolute best at romance.
  • ๐Ÿชจ Core mechanic: paint a rock to gift to your chosen lover. The painting mini-game IS the confession.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Absurdist tone with genuine emotional beats. Surprisingly wholesome.
My Role
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: All gameplay systems, painting mechanic, dialogue flow.
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Narrative Design: Characters, branching dialogue and endings.
Tech
Godot ยท ~10 days
One with Tentacles
The One with Tentacles
Board GamePrint & PlayDone โœ“Tabletop
๐Ÿ“… Mar 22 โ†’ 23, 2024
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About
A 2 player strategy PnP board game made in 2 days.
My Role
Design, art and layout.
Hoppity Jesters
Hoppity Jesters
ArcadeMultiplayerJam GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Jan 26 โ†’ 28, 2024
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About
  • ๐Ÿธ Local co-op (or vs): two frog jesters chained together must perform tricks to amuse their king.
  • โ›“๏ธ The chain mechanic forces coordination (or chaos) depending on your partner.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ The king's patience is finite. Fail to entertain and it's off with your heads.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽจ 3D & Tech Art: Character models, rigs, environments and visual polish.
Tech
Unity ยท 48h jam
โ–ธ 2023
Happy Seal
Happy Seal
ArcadeFull ReleaseDone โœ“Unreal Engine
๐Ÿ“… Feb 2021 โ†’ Mar 2023
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About
  • ๐Ÿฆญ Score-attack arcade: slingshot a plump seal through icy tundras, tropical islands and pirate coves.
  • ๐ŸŸ Eat fish, dodge obstacles, chain combos.
  • ๐ŸŒŽ Multiple worlds, each with unique mechanics and visual themes.
  • ๐Ÿ” Complete progression loop with unlockables and a final puzzle level.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game Design: Full systems design, level layout and progression.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: Core gameplay loop, physics slingshot mechanic, UI.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art: All 2D and 3D assets, animation, VFX.
Tech
  • โš™๏ธ Unreal Engine 4 ยท ~2 years of solo development.
Sowin Goblin
Sowin' Goblin
ArcadeMultiplayerJam GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Feb 3 โ†’ 5, 2023
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About
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Local multiplayer: goblins compete to sow the most chaos across a shared farm-turned-battlefield.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฅ Plant and grow your crops to gain points. Stomp on the enemy plants to claim their crops.
  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘ Best experienced with 3โ€“4 people on the same couch.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽจ 3D & Tech Art: Character models, environments and visual integration.
Tech
Unity ยท 48h jam
NewsPapers Please
NewsPapers Please
NarrativeJam GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Jul 28 โ†’ 31, 2022
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About
  • ๐Ÿ“ฐ Papers Please-inspired jam game: decide which news stories to publish, knowing some are fake.
  • ๐Ÿ”€ Multiple endings shaped by your editorial choices over the course of a working day.
  • ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Special mention for Best Female Representation by Femdevs at MรกlagaJam.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽจ Graphic Design & Tech Art: UI, layout and visual identity of the game.
Tech
Unity ยท 2 days
โ–ธ earlier work
Kunimiri
Kunimiri
ArcadeMultiplayerFull ReleaseDone โœ“Unreal Engine
๐Ÿ“… Sep 2019 โ†’ Nov 2020
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About
  • ๐Ÿชจ Local multiplayer: goblins shoot giant boulders at each other across a split-screen arena.
  • ๐Ÿฐ Build your base to protect your king while lobbing projectiles at the enemy.
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Sabotage incoming boulders mid-flight
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ First to destroy the enemy king wins.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game Design: Full mechanics, balancing and level design.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: Core gameplay systems, physics interactions, UI.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art: All 3D models, environments and animations.
Tech
  • โš™๏ธ Unreal Engine 4 ยท ~14 months of solo development.
Pizzabot
Pizzabot
PlatformerPuzzleFull ReleaseDone โœ“Unreal Engine
๐Ÿ“… Nov 2016 โ†’ Oct 2018
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About
  • ๐Ÿ• Platformer-puzzle hybrid: navigate a delivery robot through obstacle-filled levels to get the pizza there on time.
  • ๐Ÿค– Use your robot speed and jet to clear platforming levels.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Multiple worlds with progressively harder puzzle layouts.
  • โญ One of my first full releases. 2~ years of solo development from prototype to published game.
My Role
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game Design: All levels, mechanics and progression design.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Code: Full gameplay systems in Unreal Engine.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Art: All 3D models, environments and UI.
Tech
  • โš™๏ธ Unreal Engine 4 ยท ~2 years of solo development.
Shooting Star
Shooting Star: No Return
Space ShooterJam GameDone โœ“Unreal Engine
๐Ÿ“… Jul 10 โ†’ 12, 2020
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About
A jam space shooter about a spaceship with a tendency to break down.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Unreal Engine ยท 2 days
Plato's Winged Chariot
Plato's Winged Charriot
ArcadeSmall GameDone โœ“Construct
๐Ÿ“… Sep 12 โ†’ 17, 2019
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About
Arcade game inspired my platos soul myth.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Construct
Bus Surfer
Bus Surfer
ArcadeSmall GameDone โœ“Construct
๐Ÿ“… May 2018
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About
Arcade about dodging grandmas in a bus.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Construct
Bottomfly
Bottomfly
ArcadeSmall GameDone โœ“Construct
๐Ÿ“… Apr โ†’ Nov 2016
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About
A 2016 arcade small game. Fly down. Don't stop. See how far you can go.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Construct
Baby Chtuluh
The Call of Baby Chtuluh
ArcadeSmall GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… Apr โ†’ Jun 2016
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About
Baby Cthulhu is calling. An early arcade experiment with cosmic horror aesthetics.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Unity
God of Sandbox
The God of Sandbox's Adventure
PuzzleSmall GameDone โœ“Construct
๐Ÿ“… Jun โ†’ Jul 2016
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About
A 2016 puzzle adventure. You are the god of a sandbox and use elemental powers to solve situations. Inspired by Scirbblenauts.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Construct
Destroy the Earth
Destroy the Earth like a Boss
ArcadeSmall GameDone โœ“Construct
๐Ÿ“… Jun 2014 โ†’ Sep 2015
โ–ผ
About
Arcade game where ancient gods play football with the earth.
My Role
Design and development.
Tech
Construct
Crazy Car
Crazy Car
ArcadeDrivingSmall GameDone โœ“Unity
๐Ÿ“… 2015
โ–ผ
About
Where it all started. A 2015 driving arcade where you race a baby, destroy eggs, among other things.
My Role
Design and code. The origin story.
Tech
Unity ยท 2015