Michael Gardone
Ph.D. Candidate @ The University of Utah
DEFCON JUNIOR
May 19, 2024
DEFCON JUNIOR is a cutesy bullethell for those who want to cause mass extinction via nuclear annihilation. With help from "Lil' Defcon Junior," work together to avoid enemies and obstacles aimed at stopping your destruction. Become progressively stronger as a duo, grabbing new abilities and stat boosts with each city eroded to void. Do you have what it takes to end all life?
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #69 - "VOID."
KATAMARI MEATBALL
April 21, 2024
KATAMARI MEATBALL is an action-arcade game where you forge a meatball out of the flesh of medieval citizenry. With you and your meat cult, cause havoc in the local peasant farmstead by rolling your ball all over their livelihoods. Do you have what it takes to forge the meatball?
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #68 - "FORGE."
HEAD HONCHO
January 21, 2024
HEAD HONCHO is the office simulator for those who want to rip their head off during a 9 to 5. Except, instead of this severe decapitation killing you, imagine it helping your workers. In this cartoony tycoon, take the role of Accounting Senior Supervisor, "Head Honcho", as you manage the everchanging accounting department at your company, MLM Corp. With the power to wear any common office item as a head, lead your team to victory as you meet each revenue quota throughout a typical fiscal year.
Game created for Godot Wild Jam #65 - "OVERLOAD."
KaRu
October 31, 2022
- Search for clues to progress the story. - Make choices to help your partner. - Collect bits and pieces to reveal secrets and lore bits. - Use your visions to see what he is feeling at the moment. - Don't drown in your own regrets.
Ballad of the Masked Bandits
June 1, 2020
Ballad of The Masked Bandits is a puzzle-packed stealth game where you play as three raccoons in a trench coat pulling off wild west heists.
Harass
May 12, 2019
Harass is an alternative game about harassment on public transport. It was created for my Alternative Game Development course which focused on creating games for other purposes than entertainment. The game was featured in the University of Utah EAE: Launch Day Event (April 24, 2019) and the Gold Master: Alternative Game Dev Playtest and Demo Day (May 1, 2019). The game was made in GameMaker 2.0.