Melee Combat · Combat & Enemy Designer

Jelly's Journey

A fast, dynamic melee combat game built in Unity across two Futuregames studio branches, with a peer-elected leadership role guiding a 16-person team in Warsaw and Malmö.

EngineUnity

RoleCombat & Enemy Designer

Team Size16 People

DurationJan – Feb 2025

Play on itch.io

Overview

The Project

itch.io

A Hack&Slash dungeon crawler where your amount of weapons defines your fighting moveset, and also your health.

Peer-elected among four other designers to help guide the project, working as Combat & Enemy Designer across a 16-person cross-studio team.

My Role

My Contributions

Designed a Dynamic Melee Combat System

Designed and polished a smooth, dynamic melee combat system featuring a 4-attack moveset, each stronger than the last, resulting in high risk and reward.
Tuned attack timing, hitboxes, and input buffering so every hit in the moveset stayed responsive and readable.
Designed a dash mechanic for fast repositioning and dodge timing during combat encounters.

Built the Attack & Health System and Enemy AI

Developed a unique Attack & Health system where your equipped weapons define both your attack moveset and your health pool.
Weapons are dropped generously throughout each level, so losing one to combat means skillfully sneaking or dashing to the next one instead of snowballing into further losses.
Designed two enemy archetypes to drive strategic combat: close-range Brawlers that force a melee trade, and Ranged Spitters that punish standing still and reward closing the distance, optimizing attack readability and counter-play windows.

Design Process

Problem & Solution

Problem

With so many enemies on screen at the same time, a single wrong move could kill the player instantly.

Solution

Added an invulnerability window with one-shot protection: taking damage now triggers a brief cooldown, so a flurry of attacks landing in the same moment can no longer stack into an instant kill.