Bret Black

Creative techy with a passion for game development, music, and
full-stack web development.

Game Development Services

I've known I wanted to build video games since I first played Roller Coaster Tycoon as a kindergartner. It's a path I've pursued my entire life and I am grateful to be able to spend so much of my time building video games! I have over 10 years of experience with Unity Engine (C#), 2 years of experience with Unreal Engine (C++ and Blueprints), and can comfortably support development using Python scripts, Azure and S3, and other related tools.

I have released four games independently with a fifth on the way. I also developed an educational game while employed at an educational materials provider. Over the past decade I have developed many prototypes, both for clients and for myself.

My favorite games to develop are ones that involve deep simulations. It's incredibly satisfying to build a world full of semi-intelligent autonomous agents and watch them interact.

While my skills are primarily suited to the roles of programmer and designer, I am also comfortable working in Photoshop, Blender, Studio One, and other tools to make simple assets and edit existing assets when needed.

Services

Game Programmer: With 12+ years of programming experience and fluency in Unity, Unreal Engine, C#, C++, and other game development tools I am comfortable working as a programmer for any game system.
Game Designer: I am a passionate game designer and have released games of my design in a variety of genres including RTS, Arcade, Top-Down Shooter, Platformer, and Educational
Prototyping: I can be a one-stop shop for rapidly prototyping the games and have a network of other skilled developers I can tap into as-needed for artwork and audio.

Examples Of Work

Wizard Cats Tank Battle - Cute multiplayer shooter with an RPG twist
Trenches Of War - Cross-platform side-scrolling RTS with a historical setting
Harvested - RTS/TDS hybrid with a space fantasy setting
River Rider - Quick session mobile game
Bouncy Cube - Mobile reverse platformer
ARC Adventures - Educational game developed while working at American Reading Company

If you're interested in working with me to accomplish your game development needs, please reach out!

Wizard Cats Tank Battle at a convention

Showing my game Wizard Cats Tank Battle at the TooManyGames convention near Philadelphia

Skills: Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, C#, C++, Azure, S3, Playfab, Android, iOS, Steam, Python, Powershell, Bash, Git, GameMaker, Photoshop, Blender, Premiere Pro.
Genres: Strategy, RTS, Action, Shooter, Top Down Shooter, Multiplayer, Educational, Arcade, Mobile, Casual, Colony Sim, Diablo-Like ARPG
Favorite Games: Roller Coaster Tycoon, Age of Empires II, Minecraft, Rimworld, Guild Wars 2

Have a Project?

I'm always looking for exciting ways to apply my creative skills and am always eager to learn new ones! I have worked in a variety of roles professionally, including game programmer and designer, full stack web developer, music producer, web designer, and graphic designer. If you think I could be helpful for your project, please reach out!

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