Cylinder: Puzzles Returned
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Overview
Cylinder: Puzzles Returned is the reimagining of an old Xbox 360 title called Cylinder. This puzzle game returns to the famous retro style puzzle games like Tetris, Puyo Puyo, and Super Puzzle Fighter 2 with a new twist. Rotate tiles in 4 unique single player modes and battle it out in local or online multiplayer with up to 4 of your friends. In game puzzle editor allows you to create your own puzzles and with Steam Workshop integration play endless amounts of puzzles created by the community.
My Involvement
I was hired as a the lead engineer for this project. I oversaw technical development from start of the project in early 2023 when it was a mere port of the original game to its launch in 2024. I had a hand in almost every aspect of game development and I helped manage engineering work for the game across all platforms. This is my first release on Steam and I learned a lot implementing localization, online play, leaderboards, and user generated content. In addition to game development I also managed our version control system including Dev Ops work for CI/CD. This was vital to our release on Steam as it automated builds that allowed us to code review better and deploy faster. Due to the small size of our team I was also able to contribute to design of the game which especially was true for multiplayer where I lead the early prototyping.
Cylinder: Puzzles Returned is the reimagining of an old Xbox 360 title called Cylinder. This puzzle game returns to the famous retro style puzzle games like Tetris, Puyo Puyo, and Super Puzzle Fighter 2 with a new twist. Rotate tiles in 4 unique single player modes and battle it out in local or online multiplayer with up to 4 of your friends. In game puzzle editor allows you to create your own puzzles and with Steam Workshop integration play endless amounts of puzzles created by the community.
My Involvement
I was hired as a the lead engineer for this project. I oversaw technical development from start of the project in early 2023 when it was a mere port of the original game to its launch in 2024. I had a hand in almost every aspect of game development and I helped manage engineering work for the game across all platforms. This is my first release on Steam and I learned a lot implementing localization, online play, leaderboards, and user generated content. In addition to game development I also managed our version control system including Dev Ops work for CI/CD. This was vital to our release on Steam as it automated builds that allowed us to code review better and deploy faster. Due to the small size of our team I was also able to contribute to design of the game which especially was true for multiplayer where I lead the early prototyping.