Mica Gardone
Ph.D. Candidate @ The University of Utah
BRAINWORM
February 23, 2025
BRAINWORM is a Snake-like arcade game where you control a parasitic worm devouring the brain of an up-and-coming presidential incumbent. Navigate obstacles like hardened brain tissue and deadly Macrophages as you sabotage your victim’s cognitive and speaking abilities. Do you have what it takes to cause debilitating brain damage?
Game created for the Godot Wild Jam #78 ("Erase") and Brackey's Game Jam 2025.1 ("Nothing can go wrong...").
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FRANKEN JUDGE
August 20, 2024
FRANKEN JUDGE is a spooky REIGNS-like judicial simulator where the infamous monster created by Frankenstein dons the robe and wig of a judge. Take control of this undead barrister and help him survive. Balance his reputation with various citywide factions and weigh your options when declaring which societal class prevails. Become the greatest judge for the people, made from the flesh of the people!
Game created for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 - "Built to Scale."
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KALEIDOKILL
July 31, 2024
KALEIDOKILL is a fast-paced, cartoony survival horde battler where you take control of a hag's shadow. Help the witch murder and absorb space critters known as Kaleido, growing stronger through color mixing and the power of alchemy.
Game created for Pirate Software Jam #15 - "Shadows and Alchemy."
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DEFCON JUNIOR
May 19, 2024
DEFCON JUNIOR is a cutesy bullethell for those who want to cause mass extinction via nuclear annihilation. With help from "Lil' Defcon Junior," work together to avoid enemies and obstacles aimed at stopping your destruction. Become progressively stronger as a duo, grabbing new abilities and stat boosts with each city eroded to void. Do you have what it takes to end all life?
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #69 - "VOID."
KATAMARI MEATBALL
April 21, 2024
KATAMARI MEATBALL is an action-arcade game where you forge a meatball out of the flesh of medieval citizenry. With you and your meat cult, cause havoc in the local peasant farmstead by rolling your ball all over their livelihoods. Do you have what it takes to forge the meatball?
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #68 - "FORGE."
HEAD HONCHO
January 21, 2024
HEAD HONCHO is the office simulator for those who want to rip their head off during a 9 to 5. Except, instead of this severe decapitation killing you, imagine it helping your workers. In this cartoony tycoon, take the role of Accounting Senior Supervisor, "Head Honcho", as you manage the everchanging accounting department at your company, MLM Corp. With the power to wear any common office item as a head, lead your team to victory as you meet each revenue quota throughout a typical fiscal year.
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #65 - "OVERLOAD."
KaRu
October 31, 2022
- Search for clues to progress the story. - Make choices to help your partner. - Collect bits and pieces to reveal secrets and lore bits. - Use your visions to see what he is feeling at the moment. - Don't drown in your own regrets.
Ballad of the Masked Bandits
June 1, 2020
Ballad of The Masked Bandits is a puzzle-packed stealth game where you play as three raccoons in a trench coat pulling off wild west heists.
Harass
May 12, 2019
Harass is an alternative game about harassment on public transport. It was created for my Alternative Game Development course which focused on creating games for other purposes than entertainment. The game was featured in the University of Utah EAE: Launch Day Event (April 24, 2019) and the Gold Master: Alternative Game Dev Playtest and Demo Day (May 1, 2019). The game was made in GameMaker 2.0.