I am Dylan Abela

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Game developer based in Malta.

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Dylan Abela

Name: Dylan Abela

Profile: Game Developer

Email: dylan.abela@gmail.com

Phone: (356) 99912192

About me

A lifelong gamer from sunny Malta, I have a variety of gaming interests, which are mainly focused on PC, Mobile and a handful console games. Being brought up with a trusty Gameboy, I also enjoy a fair few handheld games on platforms such as; the Nintendo 3DS series and the Switch.

In terms of games, my taste varies and is mostly dependant on the game; the XCOM series, the Warcraft series and League of Legends are amongst my favorites. In addition to this, I enjoy playing a mixture of Jam games with a particular interest in innovative games or games with fresh ideas.

Skills

Languages, tools and technologies I use across game and web development.

Languages

C#
JavaScript
PHP
HTML

Backend & Data

ASP.NET Core
REST APIs
Entity Framework
SQL

Game Development

Unity
Multiplayer & Networking
Shaders & Shader Graph
DOTS & Addressables
Rapid Prototyping
Slot Games

Platforms

WebGL
Android
iOS
Steam / PC

Tools & Production

Git
Perforce
Jira
Spine2D
Photoshop
Live Ops
AI

Commercial Games

Games I've professionally worked on.

Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Slot Machine
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile

Rambo

PlayMagic Ltd. September 2015
Mobile

Personal Projects

Finding Freedom from Constraints.

Legendex
Web App

Legendex

Browse and track Magic: The Gathering legendary creatures, ordered by their first appearance in the game.

Pokémon Idle
Web Game

Pokémon Idle

A browser-based Pokémon idle game: travel routes, catch and evolve your team, and battle trainers for badges.

Untitled YEET Game
GGJ 2020

Untitled YEET Game

A Monty Python-style party game where two players repair and YEET items using Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.

Light's Out: It's Time for Bed
GGJ 2019

Light's Out: It's Time for Bed

A janky 4-player local co-op sibling-rivalry game with flashlights, built for "What home means to you".

The War of the Four Races
Ludum Dare 43

The War of the Four Races

A solo entry inspired by Avengers: Infinity War, built for the theme "Sacrifices must be made".

Falling Apart
Alakajam 4

Falling Apart

A slice-of-life game for the theme "Falling": you play as a Robot Combat mechanic.

Sink or Swim
Ludum Dare 42

Sink or Swim

A quick game for the theme "Running out of space": a fish in a sink faces an evil psychedelic cat.

Idle Hatcher
Ludum Dare 41

Idle Hatcher

Combining two incompatible genres, we paired full-attention Rhythm with Idle to make an Idle Rhythm game.

Glitch Rush
GGJ 2018

Glitch Rush

A fully networked 4-player trivia game for "Transmission": answer questions and tap to the beat.

Kitchen Things
Ludum Dare 40

Kitchen Things

For "The more you have, the worse it is": as a lone restaurateur, serve weird food to impatient aliens.

Eat, Pray, Live
Ludum Dare 39

Eat, Pray, Live

For "Running out of Power", a crazy game about giants powered by "Jesus Fernando Power".

Star's Gift
Birthday Present

Star's Gift

A visual-novel-style game starring a friend, packed with inside jokes from my World of Warcraft guild.

Tiny Man's Skies
Ludum Dare 38

Tiny Man's Skies

A No Man's Sky parody for "A Small World": planet exploration with real-time lighting and physics-driven worlds.

Trigonometry Trumps Toupees
GGJ 2017

Trigonometry Trumps Toupees

A weird PvP rock-paper-scissors game for "Waves", throwing mathematical waves at Donald Trump.

The Hunt Is Off!
Ludum Dare 37

The Hunt Is Off!

A solo top-down shooter for "One Room": stop the diseases killing each other before an extinction dooms the world.

Restonerant
Ludum Dare 36

Restonerant

A prehistoric cooking game built for the theme "Ancient Technology" — our first cooking game.

Quotypo
Mini Ludum Dare 65

Quotypo

An experimental game for "Youth", taking a personal angle on needing guidance and being lectured.

The Blind Prophet
GGJ 2016

The Blind Prophet

An experimental Breakout/Arkanoid game for "Ritual" that removes one crucial element: the visuals.

Yuusha Kishi
Ludum Dare 34

Yuusha Kishi

My first solo jam entry, for "Growing / two-button controls": a two-button game that placed 788th of 2,870.

Unforeseen Lifetime
Gecko GJ 3

Unforeseen Lifetime

An interactive story-based game for the theme "Lifetime" that took second place.

Rage Against Hipsters
GGJ 2015

Rage Against Hipsters

A hybrid board/digital game for "What do we do now?" — a band's struggle to play a concert; won Best Hybrid Game.

Room 14
GGJ 2014

Room 14

A 3D first-person puzzle-exploration game with a Rubik's cube theme; it won the Best Digital Game award.