Guo Chen

🥚 Egg Solitaire — 2D Casual Puzzle Game

Trailer: Watch on YouTube

Egg Solitaire is a casual 2D puzzle game built around matching, unlocking, and progressive puzzle interactions. The game mixes simple tile-tapping mechanics with layered reveal logic and auto-sorting basket mechanics.

My Contributions

• Designed all core gameplay mechanics and puzzle progression.
• Created 80% of all visual assets including characters, tiles, and UI elements.
• Implemented chicken tiles, egg reveal logic, auto-sorting basket, and Match-3 scoring.
• Developed unlockable power-up system and stage difficulty balancing.

Technical Highlights

• Component-based logic structure for scalability and clean interactions.
• Optimized assets for mobile to ensure responsive gameplay performance.
• Designed visual feedback systems with animations, VFX, and UI transitions.

🐾 Feline Felony — 2D Puzzle Platformer

Repository: GitHub

Trailer: Watch on YouTube

Feline Felony is a 2D puzzle platformer featuring two switchable characters, each with unique abilities. Players must strategically alternate between the characters to solve environmental puzzles and progress through levels.

My Contributions

• Implemented full OpenGL-based graphics rendering pipeline.
• Developed sprite animations, UI interactions, and particle effects.
• Built debugging and visualization tools using ImGui.

Architecture & Technical Details

• Developed in C++17 using inheritance and polymorphism.
• Implemented a component-based architecture for easy feature expansion.
• System-driven updates per frame ensure stable gameplay loops.

🐶 Pawsie Adventure (BoofWoof) — 3D First-Person Puzzle Adventure

Repository: GitHub

Pawsie Adventure is a 3D first-person puzzle-adventure game where players control Scruffy, a corgi trapped in a medieval castle. Players use abilities like biting, barking, sniffing, and sprinting to solve puzzles and avoid enemies.

My Contributions

• Led 3D rendering development including lighting, shaders, and camera systems.
• Implemented character animation and interaction mechanics.
• Developed UI systems including HUD, pause menu, and debug overlays.
• Created particle effects for scent trails, environmental cues, and interactions.

Architecture & Technical Details

• Built with a custom Entity Component System (ECS) for high performance.
• Data-oriented design ensures modularity and clean separation of systems.
• Enabled advanced dog mechanics such as scent trail simulation and dynamic barking interactions.