Game Designer | Thomas Silverthorn | Thomas@silverthorndesigns.com
Game Designer (Technical)
Thomas Silverthorn
Passionate and hard-working game designer looking for an internship starting in Q4 2025.
Over the course of 4 years studying game design, I have worked on 5 team projects including an action-adventure, an RTS, a couch co-op, a narrative driven and a platformer.
All these projects were built using Unreal Engine, except for the RTS which used a custom engine.
One of my key interests is in analysing and balancing game economies.
PORTFOLIO
KATHARSI
Game Designer & Producer
September 2024 - July 2025
Katharsi is an action-adventure game where players solve puzzles, fight enemies and uncover the true story behind the plague infested cathedral.
My contributions:
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Designed the armoured enemy
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Managed the team following SCRUM practices
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Organised the project
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Conducted QA testing & playtesting
Genre
Action-Adventure
Engine
Unreal Engine
Role
Game Designer & Producer
Platform
Steam
Technical Designer
May - July 2024
Owlet is a beginner friendly real-time strategy game made for players who are new to the world of real-time strategy.
Play as a village of brave owls who must expand, power up and fend off an endless horde of forest creatures.
My contributions:
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Designed the following systems:
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Economy
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Player unit behaviours
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Enemy units & wave spawning
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Buildings & upgrades
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Balanced the gameplay
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Researched and helped implement real-time strategy:
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User interfaces
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Tutorials and UX
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Organised and oversaw several playtests
Genre
Real-time Strategy
Engine
Custom
Role
Technical Designer
Platform
Itch.io
SHELL SHOCKED
Game Designer
May - July 2023
Shell Shocked is a fun local co-op game of 2 vs 2 football with hermit crabs. Throw your shell to stun your opponents and pick it back up to defend yourself from attacks.
My contributions:
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Researched and analysed:
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Reference game (Videoball)
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Level design in sports related co-op games
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Designed:
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Level layout iterations
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Level transitions
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Managed the team following SCRUM
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Organised and oversaw several playtests
Genre
Couch Co-op
Engine
Unreal Engine
Role
Game Designer
Platform
Itch.io
LETHAL COMPANY AI RECREATION
Game Designer
November 2024 - January 2025
A solo self-study project where I recreated three enemies from the game Lethal Company in Unreal Engine.
My contributions:
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Researched the Bracken, Coil-head and Maneater enemies from Lethal Company
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Implemented the enemy behaviours in an Unreal Engine project
Engine
Unreal Engine
Role
Game Designer
MOBA ABILITY SYSTEM
Game Designer
May - July 2023
A tool for designers to rapidly prototype MOBA style abilities, based on League of Legends abilities. It is designed to be entirely modular and can be added to any UE project.
My contributions:
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Analysed the design of a MOBA ability
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Created a series of templates that can be used to make fundamental MOBA abilities
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Demo room showcasing the capabilities of the system
Engine
Unreal Engine
Role
Game Designer
OTHER PROJECTS
A compilation of the game jams I have taken part in as well as some earlier work. For more information on the projects, you can click on the images.
SKILLS
ABOUT ME
Thomas Silverthorn - Game Designer
Hi, I’m Thomas Silverthorn, a third year Game Design & Production student studying at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas). Throughout my time in BUas, I have worked on many solo and team projects, allowing me to learn and refine my skills with the support of my lecturers and peers.
I grew up playing games and was always fascinated by how they were made. As a child, my parents helped me explore programming, and this knowledge helped me pursue computer science in secondary school where I created my first game, an educational business game.
My favourite games are spread across several genres and franchises, including Pokémon, The Sims, League of Legends, Age of Empires III, Minecraft, and many others. Outside of gaming, I enjoy cooking, baking, cycling, running, climbing, singing, acting, travelling and volunteering.
My interests help me in my game design, I often think of ideas and solutions while indulging in my hobbies. My travels and experiences as a volunteer have allowed me to be mindful of different world cultures and I always place a heavy importance on the end-user experience.
