Underbloom

A roguelite where you steal monsters' body parts and become something new. Every creature is a procedurally rigged puppet.

Role
Designer & Architect
Company
DreamLayer Jam
Period
Oct 2026
Status
Shipped

Play on itch.io

What I did

  • Top-down survivors-like made for the DreamLayer Jam. Raid nests, break their hearts, and graft guards' parts onto your creature.
  • Parts are gameplay: legs add speed and abilities, arms are auto-striking weapons, and heads and backs add health and passives.
  • Procedural rig, zero animation frames: IK-planted feet, shoulder-driven arms, sway and lean bring still images to life.
  • Run structure: hunger and growth, molts that add sockets, and a Brood Queen boss built from the same parts.
  • Consistent art pipeline: every asset is an edit of one approved style frame, so sockets line up with the rig.
  • Design, architecture, art direction and QA by me. Code written with Claude Code under my direction. Keyboard, mouse and gamepad supported.