Project Overview

Quick Smith is a roguelike game that blends blacksmithing and Overcooked-inspired gameplay, where players take on the role of an apprentice learning from a legendary ex-adventurer. As they craft weapons and armour, players navigate talent trees and challenges to refine their skills. For more information, the game’s webpage can be found here: https://www.elementalglyphstudio.com/quick-smith

I worked with the studio over a number of weeks to iteratively develop a reward system for the game that enhances player engagement by introducing new game+ modifier cards, VIP customers with high-reward orders, challenges offering tokens for cosmetic items, and an array of Steam achievements to unlock.

The system was designed to encourage ongoing player progression and replayability. Feedback from the Managing Director of Elemental Glyph Studio was extremely positive, with particular praise for my “attention to detail” and “going the extra mile”, noting that the work I put in was “extremely impressive, effective and concise” and that “it was an absolute pleasure working with [me]”. The managing director can be reached at his LinkedIn page for further reference if required: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-green-829713162/

Below are a few screenshots of the game design document I wrote containing the reward system, shared with permission from Elemental Glyph Studio (the full document is under NDA).