Games

SLITHERINE - Starship Troopers: Terran COmmand (LEAD WRITER)

Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a thrilling real-time strategy game set in the Starship Troopers movies universe. Take command of the Mobile Infantry and do your part in the war against the Arachnid threat. Ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates the galaxy now and always!

From the makers of Order of Battle: World War II comes Starship Troopers: Terran Command, an action-packed strategy game based on the classic sci-fi film franchise. I developed an original story, invented new characters, and scripted in-game dialogue and cinematics. Special care was taken to remain faithful to existing Starship Troopers canon and lore, while crafting a narrative that fit gameplay goals and met IP owner Sony’s approval. It won Best Strategy Game at the 2023 TIGA awards.

SQUANCH GAMES - High On Life (GAME WRITER)

Fresh out of high school with no job and no ambition, you’ve really got nothing going for you until an alien cartel that wants to get high off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero's call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen. Travel to a variety of biomes and locations across the cosmos, go up against the nefarious Garmantuous and his gang of goons, collect loot, meet unique characters, and more, in the latest comedy adventure from Squanch Games!

High On Life is a AAA first-person shooter from the creator of Rick and Morty that sends the player on an epic sci-fi adventure across the galaxy. I helped develop the overall plot outline and main character backstories, and invented ideas for planets, quests, NPCs, enemies, events, items, and game mechanics.

TIC TOC Games - WRiter’s BlocK - (Lead Writer/Designer)

Writer’s Block is a roguelike word game where writing is fighting. Quest across the storybook world of an author’s imagination. Spell out words to fight absurd opponents and evade their devious abilities. Your vocabulary means the difference between victory and defeat.

Writer’s Block is a roguelike word game that mashes together Slay The Spire with Scrabble. I was responsible for writing a heartfelt and humorous narrative, and designing inventive combat mechanics.

The free Steam demo has been praised by gaming publications for its innovative cross-genre gameplay and had the honor of being featured in a Penny Arcade comic.

Jackbox GAMES - The JackbOX Party Pack 7 (Game Writer)

Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

As a writer for Jackbox Games, I wrote funny and engaging content for all five titles in The Jackbox Party Pack 7. An instant smash hit, the collection was rated "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam and became a staple for Twitch streamers. Press praised Party Pack 7 as a way for friends and family to spend time together while safely socially distanced during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also helped develop and playtest game mechanics for future Party Packs.

DEEP SILVER VOLITION - Saints Row (GAME WRITER)

Experience the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created; the unique sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop for a wild, larger than life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive, and wingsuit your way to the top.

Saints Row rebooted the classic open-world series by moving to the southwestern city of Santo Ileso. I supported Volition’s narrative team by writing ambient NPC dialogue and combat barks for the many different civilian, ally, and enemy characters you can find across the sprawling metropolis.

CLICKHOLE - clickventure INTERACTIVE FICTION GAMES (STaff WRITER)

One of ClickHole’s most popular features were Clickventures, a series of choose your own adventure style story games. I wrote and constructed many Clickventures, scripting dialogue and descriptions, selecting illustrations, and designing puzzles and interactive story structures. Wired hailed them as “the web’s most hilarious adventure games”, and they received glowing reviews from places like Kotaku, Rock Paper Shotgun and Kill Screen.

Here are a few of my favorite Clickventures I created as sole writer and narrative designer.

CLICKHOLE - PARODY QUIZZES (STAFF WRITER)

As part of ClickHole’s mission to parody the entire internet, I wrote and built interactive quizzes like these, spoofing the clickbait questionnaires that are common across the web.

Techdirt Game Jam 2019

For Techdirt’s Gaming Like It's 1923 game jam competition, I created an interactive fiction game that lets the player remix Robert Frost’s poetry into an action-packed fantasy adventure. It won the category of Best Digital Game, and later was a featured game at the WordPlay 2019 festival.

Techdirt Game Jam 2020

I created this comedic retelling of an H.P. Lovecraft story for Techdirt’s Gaming Like It’s 1924 competition. It won the category of Best Digital Game.

THE ONION - Magic ANSWER BALL APP (STAFF WRITER)

I wrote content for the iOS app Magic Answer Ball, a comedic magic eight ball that let users shake their phone to ask funny questions and receive hilarious answers. Although the app is now sadly no longer active, you can read about it in places like Mashable, Engadget, and Gizmodo.

WEIRD AGE GAMES - Hard Wired Island (RPG WRITER)

The year is 2020. Humanity has spread to space. GRAND CROSS is a space station orbiting Earth, a high-tech city, and a gateway to the stars. But in this distant future, it's in crisis... HARD WIRED ISLAND is a retrofuture cyberpunk TTRPG, inspired by 90s anime.

Hard Wired Island is a cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game, set in an alternate present where humanity has already colonized space. As a contributing writer, I created worldbuilding ideas and supplemental rules for the game’s character creation system that players and DMs can use in campaigns.

Alice D GAMES - Golden Mart (RPG WRITER)

A magical catastrophe a few blocks away from the convenience store where you work threatens the very fabric of society. Everybody is on edge. How will you uphold the Golden Standard of Excellent Customer Service during this time?

Golden Mart is a solo RPG about being a convenience store worker during a supernatural apocalypse. Players choose a scenario and try to make it through their shift. As one of the campaign writers, I created vignettes about the magical havoc being unleashed across the city and story hooks for how it might impact your job.