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Danny Do

@dannydo

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Game Design Lead shaping RPG and cafe-sim gameplay through GDDs, greybox, and systems in Unity and Unreal.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead game design from GDD to playable systems—balancing gameplay, economy, and AI—collaborating with engineers and artists to ship polished Unity/Unreal experiences.

I’m a Game Design Lead building topdown RPG and cozy cafe simulator experiences, turning design intent into playable systems across Unity and Unreal Engine.

At Arctic Playground, I spearheaded Game Design Document (GDD) development, created 3+ and 9+ greybox level design blockouts using Unity Probuilder and Unreal Engine, and balanced gameplay variables like restock/decoration prices and weapons/item statistics using playtest feedback.

I also implement core player-facing features—NPC AI behavior using C# and Navmesh, telemetry to record player metrics and game data, save/load for progress and decoration states, and UI/audio functionality—collaborating closely with engineers and artists to keep designs cohesive.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Game Designer

Paul's Cafe

May 2025 - Jul 2025 (2 months)

Led game design for a Unity-based cafe simulator project, producing the GDD and greybox level blockouts. Balanced in-game prices using playtest feedback and implemented NPC AI, telemetry, and save/load functionality.

Level Design Unity Unity ProBuilder C#NPC AI Telemetry

Game Design Lead

Arctic Playground

May 2025 - Jul 2025 (2 months)

Spearheaded game design for a Unity-based cafe simulator, including development of the GDD and greybox level blockouts. Implemented player telemetry and save/load systems and programmed NPC AI behaviors.