Francis Bruins - Game Design
  • Dawn of War 4
  • Iron Harvest
  • Game jams & Prototypes
  • University projects
    • Stellar Survivor
    • Tiles Apart
    • Disconnect
  • About me

About me

My name is Francis, a Game Designer residing in Bremen, Germany. Outside of playing videogames, I love to read, play beach volleyball, and I am a passionate sport climber. 

And even during beach volleyball I find myself doing game design. Last summer, I designed a ranked system for it. Participating players get an ELO and can choose to play "ranked" beach volleyball matches. This in turn led to our most exciting matches yet, where the stakes are truly heightened. 
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Beach volleyball ranked system
Breda University of Applied Sciences is where I studied Game Design & Production and it's where I discovered my fondness for System Design & Balancing. In my 6 years in the industry deepened my knowledge in those areas tremendously. I use my expertise to concept, prototype, and iterate on core gameplay systems. I also have a knack for finding small imperfections, which can elevate features from good to great.

These are some of the things I worked on at KING Art Games:
  • Balancing, System Design and in-game content creation for Iron Harvest.
  • Game Design, System Design, and Balancing for the Iron Harvest Worldmap addon.
  • Game Design and UI/UX Design for the PS5 and XBOX versions of Iron Harvest. I worked closely with the creative director, the UI artist, and the programmers to create engaging experiences when playing the game with a controller. 
And lastly, I am currently working on Dawn of War 4. I am responsible for the game's balancing, and I work extensively on core systems. ​

Skills

Tools

  • Game design
    • System Design
    • Balancing
    • UI/UX Design
    • Rapid prototyping
    • Metagame Design
    • Ranked & Matchmaking
  • Agile development
  • Source control
  • UE5 Blueprints
  • Excel
  • Public speaking​
  • English (Fluent)
  • Dutch (Native)
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  • Dawn of War 4
  • Iron Harvest
  • Game jams & Prototypes
  • University projects
    • Stellar Survivor
    • Tiles Apart
    • Disconnect
  • About me