Drillbird
March 2025
Platforms: Web Browser, PC & Mac
Team: Developed by myself with contributions from friends with art and music.
Genre: Digging/Platforming Adventure
Rresponsibilities: Creative vision, Game Design, Programming, Art
Itch.io page
Drillbird is a ~1-5h digging platformer where you play as a bird with a drill as its beak, drilling your way through the world to find ores in order to make your egg hatch.
I developed the game over three months after the studio I previously worked at shut down. It's a good testament to my game design, planning and programming skills.
Responsibilities
- Designed the game, from all of the rules driving the game design, to the hand crafted world.
- Coded the entire game using Godots GDScript.
- Planned the projects scope to ensure it could be delivered within the narrow 4 month window.
- Drew some of the art - including the characters, UI, and a first pass for environments and cutscenes.
- Headed the project, providing guidance and hype for Drillbirds other contributors
Deeper breakdowns
I will be posting more analysis and breakdowns of how I approached the design of Drillbird in the coming weeks - starting with a talk about the approach and methods I used to finish the game within four months. However, at the time of writing here's what I've got:
Game Overview
GIFS!
