Game Writing
Interactive fiction, RPGs, UX/UI, marketing copy and more…
Marmalade Game Studio specialises in digital board games for mobile, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.
I was at Marmalade for almost 4 years. I started out as a Marketing Copywriter, but as the only writer in the company I was often called upon to work game-side. As a result I gained plenty of experience in UX/UI copy, character profiles, unlockable content and stories/plots (especially for Clue/Cluedo).
In this portfolio you will find examples of branded descriptions, cinematic trailers, world building, asset names/descriptions and more.
ArcanAcademy was created as part of the Into Games Advanced Narrative Design Course with Kim MacAskill (certificate below).
The piece is a dark fantasy centred on a young mage called Ennis and the powerful Familiar, Arinaeus, who has decided to occupy her mind instead of taking the form of an animal.
Here you will find character profiles, a mission wrapper/trigger list, a trigger spreadsheet, two key cinematic scenes and a location bio.
The Dex Legacy - Descent is a choice-based interactive narrative game based on my award-winning audio drama, The Dex Legacy.
The Dex Legacy is an ongoing dark, political science fiction franchise? IP? Whatever it is it’s growing. There are novels, short stories, 2 seasons of an audio drama, a spinoff, and very soon - this game. The story centres on a megalomaniacal weapons manufacturer-turned President and his 3 adopted genetically enhanced children.
This project began in Greg Buchanan’s Writing Interactive Academy Course (certificate below).
Here you will find an outline of the game, a full game design overview and character profiles - actual game coming very soon!
Aramore is an original fantasy RPG writing exercise, focused on world building and quests.
Set in the magical region of Aramore, citizens of all races cling to their traditions as an evil mage threatens their future. In this story people of the day and night combine their different varieties of magic to fight a common enemy.
Here you will find a detailed world description and quest outlines, including a key cinematic.
