GAME DESIGNER

SHLOMI HANUKAEV

Game Designer

Players write their own stories. I craft their pen and paper.

Game Designer Specialized in Systems & Combat

My name is Shlomi Hanukaev,
Game Designer.

Game Designer and Cofounder of Eplap Studio, specializing in system design, combat mechanics, and game balancing across Unity and Unreal Engine. Currently developing Hextalia, a strategic tower defense title with a live Steam demo. Experienced in rapid prototyping and full-cycle development with cross-functional teams of 5-16.

For the past 2+ years, I've been developing games full-time, with my biggest project being Hextalia, a full scale game for Steam. The demo has already reached 1,800+ wishlists, 1,000+ unique players, and a 37-minute median playtime.

With Hextalia soon to be released, I'm on the lookout for my next big adventure, where I can learn and grow further.

Based in Warsaw, Poland · Open to Relocation · Available Immediately

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Shlomi Hanukaev

Portfolio

Selected Work

Commercial Projects

Hextalia cover art Hextalia Eplap Studio Hextalia is a hex-based strategic tower defense where you get maximum control over the enemy path. Lead full-cycle game design and a cross-functional team of 4 core members and 4 freelancers building a systems-heavy strategic tower defense title, from initial concept to public Steam demo, and soon full release.

Student Projects

Twilights In CATATONIA cover art Twilights In CATATONIA Futuregames A Parry-driven Boss-Battler where defense is the offense. Pitched the core vision and directed a 5-person team of artists and programmers through a 4-week sprint. Jelly's Journey cover art Jelly's Journey Futuregames A Hack&Slash dungeon crawler where your amount of weapons define your fighting moveset, and also your health. Elected by peers to help guide a 16-person cross-functional team across two studio branches (Warsaw and Malmö) as Combat & Enemy Designer, managing communication pipelines and ensuring design consistency. Photon Dash cover art Photon Dash Futuregames A fast paced infinite runner set in space. Collaborated with a 15-member team of artists, designers, and programmers to conceptualize and develop a complete game in 3 weeks.

Capabilities

Skills

Design Skills

System Design Combat Design Game Balancing Rapid Prototyping Playtesting & Iteration GDD Writing Leadership Game Mechanics

Tools & Engines

Unity Unreal Engine C# Blueprints Perforce GitHub Jira Trello Excel Miro Google Sheets