Cities: Skylines

My Role:
Lead Designer / Programmer, UI Programmer

Time Frame:
February 2016 - June 2023

The Story

Cities: Skylines is a highly popular city-building game that has sold over 12 million copies.

I have contributed to numerous expansions for the title and worked on several aspects, from UI- and other programming to ultimately taking on a lead role in designing and developing the most recent expansions. My tasks included:

February 2016 – June 2021
UI Programmer & more

• Started out implementing UI features, later on also worked on other features, implementing SDKs, simulation code
• Designed panels, menus, occasionally contributed to game design
• Implemented tools to improve workflow

June 2021 – June 2023
Responsible for game design & development

• Writing game design documents, communication with the development team, customer and QA
• Coordinating development team tasks
• Designing game mechanics, collecting and choosing ideas
• Implementing features

A full list of the expansions I have been part of can be found as part of the project overview.