Hello Puppets! Midnight Show is an upcoming console/ PC horror comedy prequeal title to the popular VR game, Hello Puppets!
Role: Lead Game Designer and Developer
Tools: Unity3D
Released October 19, 2022. Available on Steam here!
It’s 1987. You are Owen Gubberson: master puppet maker, and creator of “Mortimer’s Handeemen,” a Muppets knock-off on the verge of cancelation. One night, you decide to try using a magic spell to bring your puppet creations to life. But the puppets aren’t what you expected. They’re sadistic and evil, and they have plans for you. You have one night to reverse the spell and escape the Handeemen Sound Stage alive.
"Hello Puppets: Midnight Show" is a stealth-puzzle horror game. Explore large, intricate levels full of secrets and surprises, solve complex puzzles, and stay a step ahead of a murderous puppet that will stop at nothing to hunt you down.
I worked on the AI and gameplay design, working on evoking the emotions of dread, terror and horror to make the game feel thrilling over several hours of gameplay. The AI understands what you’re doing and the emotional state you’re in to figure out what the puppets should do next to keep you on your toes!
I also worked on several beloved game mechanics including the puppets in posters