Dominic Calkosz

Liminal

Fall 2020

Ego

Catherine Wang

Iris

Nellie Tonev

Sweetness

Hayoon Choi

Her Story

An Tang

Chelsea Liu 1

Grace Li

Morty's

Helena Yang

George Whitfield

The Elevator

Dominic Calkosz

Explore the disparate memories trapped within an eerie house. Liminal is a small collection of interactive narratives with common themes but separate characters, genres, and styles. Created using Twine.

Static

Fall 2020

George Whitfield

Dominic Calkosz

Carter Williams

Joseph Perrino

A short horror game set in a TV shop. Created for the Bit Bridge Halloween Jam 2020. Itch.io page Jam page

Implicitus

Spring 2020

Anthony Meza

Carter Williams

Dominic Calkosz

Tiger Jia

Grace Liu

Catherine Wang

Chelsea Liu 1

Grace Li

Jeremia Lo

Katherine Wang

Milo Tayao

Natalie Tedeschi

Nicole Yu

Kyle Leve

An abstract puzzle game that will bend your brain. Combine spells and unravel the properties of combinatory logic.

Construction Derby

Winter 2020

Malek Anabtawi

Dominic Calkosz

Thomas Carey

Jonathan Fischer

Tiger Jia

Adrian Mester

Carter Williams

When the world is ravaged by nuclear fallout, there is only one way to repair things...by destroying something first! Participate in the grand Construction Derby where you destroy your opponent’s cars while simultaneously repairing and improving your own. Be careful, as the hosts of this competition are not privy to fair play, and many brutal traps await those who enter. Keep fighting and be the last one left driving! Achieve glory as you smash your friend's vehicles to bits and add them to your own!

Inhabitants

Fall 2019

Dominic Calkosz

Austin Garcia

Michael Loguercio

Joel Manning

Adrian Mester

Joseph Perrino

Alex Prudnikov

Triss Ren

Alan Zhu

Two empires battle for control over the land. But whether they nurture or neglect the nature around them is a choice of its own. Play as an industrious or environmentalist empire, or forget the troubles of human conflict and play as the Earth itself, fostering beautiful forests and animal ecosystems. Regardless of your goals on this planet, keep one eye on the climate, lest there is nothing left to fight for.

Octave

Fall 2019

Jonathan Fischer

William Ozeas

Julia Shuieh

Christoph Gaffud

Sanjay Salem

Claire Peck

Darien Weems

Harine Choi

George Whitfield

Dominic Calkosz

Notes come from all directions in this colorful rhythm game. Take aim, hit the beat, and nab that high score!

Reverse No

Fall 2019

Carter Williams

Joseph Perrino

Adrian Mester

Woody McCoy

Tiger Jia

Dominic Calkosz

Reverse No is a cooperative party game about communicating ideas with a limited vocabulary, and building up your common language over time. It can be played with two or more players. This game was created at the 2019 Pittsburgh IGDA Board Game Jam, for the theme: Foreign.

A Touching Conversation

Spring 2019

Grace Liu

Carter Williams

Adrian Mester

Joseph Perrino

Dominic Calkosz

A conversation game about touch. After filling out a preliminary survey, players on either side of the wall place their hands into the box. They will then be prompted with charades style questions based on the comfort level inferred from the survey. Players must attempt to communicate complex ideas using only their hands.This game was created for Carson's Intro to Contextual Practice at CMU.

The Medium - A Slay the Spire Mod

Spring 2019

Adrian Mester

Carter Williams

Dominic Calkosz

Tiger Jia

Joseph Perrino

Grace Liu

Eileen Lee

Explore the duality of humanity and spiritualism as you climb The Spire, building a deck of unique cards in a quest to slay the Heart. The Medium is a mod for an existing game called Slay the Spire.

Backside Breakout

Fall 2018

Carter Williams

Tomas San Miguel

Adrian Mester

Tiger Jia

Dominic Calkosz

Backside Breakout is a prison break role-playing game. Gameplay is turn based with multiple turns a day before players have to move back to their cells and lose any items not properly hidden. The most convenient place to stash items is in one's rectum, hence the title Backside Breakout. The game is won by fulfilling one of three different escape routes, possibly involving bribery, disguises, or a copious amount of spoons. This game was created at the 2018 Pittsburgh IGDA Board Game Jam, for the theme: Freedom.

Cloak and Dagger

Fall 2018

Dominic Calkosz

Carter Williams

Ning Cao

Tommy Jiang

Jessica (Jess) Cao

Jessica Li

Xiang Luo

Gabe Whitney

A top-down, multiplayer online arena brawler where you are visible only under torchlight. Features multiple game modes, customization options, and playable characters. Play a fast-paced match of King of the Hill, or use your stealth and the element of surprise to be the Last Survivor. Connect with friends online using our AWS server.

Binary Star

Spring 2018

Carter Williams

Dominic Calkosz

Grace Liu

Adrian Mester

Work with a partner to control your space ship and fight off waves of alien enemies: One player pilots the ship while the other controls the cannons. You will have to upgrade your ship and unlock powerful new abilities in order to take on increasingly challenging waves.

Talk of the Town

Winter 2018

Adrian Biagioli

Matthew Bofenkamp

Dominic Calkosz

Grace Liu

Claire Peck

Convince as much of the town as possible that you are the party king and not your opponent. Prove to your fellow citizens that you really are the life of the party by completing the challenges they give you. Succeed, and they'll tell everyone that you truly party harder than everyone else, transmitting your charisma across the community. Convince the most people that you party the hardest, and you win. Created for the Global Game Jam 2018. This game is the winner of the award for best theming at our jam site! Thank you so much to the judges who put in a good word for us and for everyone who played our game! We really appreciate it.

Verto Animo

Fall 2017

Carter Williams

Dominic Calkosz

Edward Shin

Adrian Mester

Phillip lamkin

Matthew Bofenkamp

Verto Animo is a cooperative platformer with a twist: Each player controls the movement of one character and the jumping of the other. Test your patience and your friendships as you work together to complete each challenge.