Tukoni (2020)

Creative Producer & Lead Game Designer

Steam Page

Tukoni is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

The project was supported by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation in 2020.

Tukoni launched on Steam in November 2020, and since then, received over 3500 reviews that are “Overwhelmingly Positive”. The game is also available on itch.io.

Role: Creative Producer, Lead Game Designer.

 

Details

Role: Creative Producer, Lead Game Designer.

Engine: Unity.

Team Size: 6.

Project duration: 4 months.

Status: Released on Steam & itch.io

Responsibilities

  • Pitched the idea of the game to the artist who created the universe;

  • Found funding for the game;

  • Envisioned the whole game idea, and wrote the design documentation;

  • Spearheaded the team consisting of an artist, an animator, a programmer, and a composer, to bring the game to life;

  • Created and iterated on the game mechanics;

  • Created the Mushroom puzzle at the end of the game;

  • Oversaw publication on itch.io & Steam.