HAZE
Gameplay Runthrough
Design & Production
Concentric Design
Core Mechanics
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Dressing Up: Customize Haze’s appearance and abilities by equipping different body parts, each granting distinct powers that can influence movements, utility, or combat.
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Puzzle Platforming: Navigate intricate environments and advance forward at any cost (eg. breaking an obstacle, climbing vines)
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Dynamic Combat: Engage in thrilling battles determined by the capabilities granted from the equipped body parts, allowing for creative and ever-evolving combat styles (eg. offensive/defensive, ranged/melee)
Core Game Loop
Player Experience Goal
Players will thoroughly experience the verb “reform” through Haze’s shifting morals and fearsome visual design, in aworld where every encounter and challenge becomes a catalyst for personal and narrative evolution.
They will feel a sense of willing sacrifice, anticipation, slight fear, and the thrill of challenging everything that stands in their way.
Game Design Macro
​Burnrdown Chart
(pre-alpha sprint 3)
(pre-beta sprint 4)
Character Design & Rigging Sheet
Haze
Forest Monsters (Enemies)
Soldiers (Enemies)
ROLE
Co-Designer, Producer, 2D Artist, and Animator
DESCRIPTION
Haze is a 2D gothic dress-up platformer game where you play as Haze, a genetically modified human who can assemble and disassemble her body parts freely. Every body part possesses formidable power, unlocking unique abilities. With her new power, this morally gray protagonist will stop at nothing to make her beloved Elysia Queen. Try to reach the central castle from your forested hermitage by collecting new body parts, overcoming obstacles, and defeating anyone or anything that stands in your way.
Developed in Unity with a partner over a semester, this slow-paced side-scroller is set in a gloomy forest following Haze’s journey, shifting into a solemn palace in a Kingdom ruled by a King who usurped power from the rightful heir. The player will unravel the heartbreaking narrative of a star-crossed love while exploring the theme of vengeance and rebellion against a nation.
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Currently working on publishing and trailer, to be published on Steam & Epics Game Store in May 2026.
YEAR
2024
GENRE
Platformer
PLATFORM
Windows
ENGINE
Unity
PLAYABLE BUILD
Narrative Design
Story Beat Sheet
Theme Exploration
Selective Monologue Lines
"Months of genetic refinement of my body, a metamorphosis for you, my love."
"Elysia, our natures diverge, and only through this path can I provide you true prosperity."
"Once, this serene forest granted me solace, but now, any impediment to our union shall face obliteration."
"These limbs will serve me well."
"Begone, none comprehend the magnitude of my purpose."
"Ugh, these wretched creatures again."
"Elysia, our paths were never meant to intertwine, yet the divine bestowed upon me the gift of your presence, and for that, I thank them every day."
Others
Main Menu Animation
Color Palette
Content Warning
Pause Screen
Props & HP
