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Phe: Desktop Pet

Phe: Desktop Pet is a psychological horror desktop pet simulator inspired by the likes of Shimeji, Tamagotchi, KinitoPET, and DDLC. It takes place entirely on the player's desktop, featuring Phe, a little guy whose care is placed in the hands of the player. Progression is player-determinant and based entirely on how often they spend time with Phe. Additional activities are unlocked the more players interact with Phe, though as the game progresses, the player can't help but notice something... off about their new friend.

This game was the culminating capstone project for my undergrad. I designed and wrote all of Phe's 150+ phase-determinant dialogue lines and the READMEs encountered as a sort of pseudo tutorial. I also oversaw the phase design, ensuring that it would adhere to the overall tone we were trying to build. Working on Phe was a fun challenge, since it allowed me to diversify my skillset and present a game that's unique on a technical level.

I43 Games is a 5 person team based in the United States. It consists of Director and Lead Artist/Animator, Bella Koeung-Zambrana; Lead Narrative Designer, Alexie Chin; Lead UI/UX Designer, Mari Fernandez; Lead Programmer, Jay Shrestha; and Lead Sound Designer and Narrative Designer, Matthew Flores.

Phe: Desktop Pet was exhibited at the NY State Pavilion Booth for GDC 2025. It was also presented during the 2024 Rensselaer Games Showcase and the 2025 RPI GameFest, where it was a finalist nominee for the Experimental category at the latter.

Click here to download and play the game. The current build supports Windows 11.

The Static Beyond

The Static Beyond is a walking simulator made using bitsy. The story tells of a young woman named Alex, who returns to her mother's childhood home following the death of her grandmother and finds that the house is as haunted as she is. The narrative is established through Alex's internal monologue and thoughts.

When I first conceptualized the game, I really wanted to examine grief and how it's such a complex and varied emotion. I debated whether to keep it solely text-based using Twine. In the end, I decided on a different medium. I felt that I needed to create a physical space that gradually decays with exploration and thus brings the players closer to the emotional truth. It was created as a way to examine the state of my emotions through storytelling, and I would consider it semi autobiographical.

As of the assignment submission date, the build is published on itch as a WIP. The exterior of the house, plus the living room and the bathroom, are currently available. Click here to play the game in the browser.

Toppler Rulebook Cover Page

Toppler Rulebook Mockup

Toppler Cards Mockup

Toppler Rulebook Cover Page

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Toppler

Toppler is a battle royale style card game where one player assumes the role of the Tsar and the others have to work together to overthrow them before turning on each other to become the last man standing.

I designed the layout for all the playing cards in Canva, and I wrote and co-designed all the descriptions, stats, and abilities of the monsters. Additionally, I helped co-author the rulebook.

Mockups were made using templates by José Polanco and Ash Flint.

[Enter Protagonist Name]: The Search for the Assets!

[EPN]:TSA is a wacky and fun experiment where the player collects the game's assets in order to "complete" it. The goal was to put the players in the shoes of a game designer in the simplest way we could think of.

I was the writer, and I enjoyed creating the snippy narrator dialogue and giving personality to a character who isn't seen. Since we were a 3 person team, I ended up illustrating all the necessary 2D art and helped design the overall level.

Click here to play the game in the browser.

Schrödinger's Cat-astrophe

Schrödinger's Cat-astrophe is an endless shooter game made in three hours as a submission for Trijam #288. The central theme was "Break a box and see what happens."

I created the concept based off the famous thought experiment. The idea was that the box was neither friendly nor hostile until it was open. Because we were dealing with such a tight time constraint, we kept the core game loop fairly simple. Besides the overall game design, I was also in charge of the art assets.

Click here to play the game in the browser.

ID:NULL - Beta Vers.

ID:NULL is a semester-long creative endeavor for my game writing class. It's an urban dystopian, cyberpunk setting where you play as a fixer who's trying to solve the mystery behind their mysterious client.

This was the first long game I've published using Twine, and I got to experiment with variable-based choices that resulted in one of three total endings. I stepped out of my comfort zone to dabble in a genre I'm not too familiar with, sci-fi, but I think it turned out pretty good! Due to time constraints, only Venus' route is available, but I do plan to revisit the game and its world for future polish and additions.

Click here to play the game in the browser.

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Myrtle Manor TTRPG

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Myrtle Manor

Myrtle Manor is a solo journaling role-playing game designed with Anna Anthropy’s Princess Sword system in mind. You step into a manor rife with intrigue, and your fate is up to you.

This was the first physical game I made. I really enjoyed Anthropy's ability to craft narrative without explicitly spelling it out. This very much felt like a CYOA game but the paths laid out for you were infinite and fueled entirely through the power of your own imagination.

Click here to download and/or print the .pdf for the game.

home for the break

home for the break is a small bitsy project for the bitsy jam #68.

I stumbled upon bitsy by chance as I was browsing, and I knew immediately that I wanted to create something with it. The beauty of it lays in its simplicity. The game can be as straightforward or complex as the creator wants it to be. Because this was my first experience with the engine, I contained the story to one room and focused on building a quaint and cozy atmosphere for the jam.

Click here to play the game in the browser.

Terms of Living

Terms of Living is a brief, text-based Twine game about a bank that loans money in exchange for an undisclosed amount of your years. It's loosely inspired by the manga Three Days of Happiness by Miaki Sugaru.

It was an exploration of Twine's mechanics, mainly variables and if/else statements, and based on the 2017 Telltale Games writing test.

Click here to play the game in the browser.

Bottled Up

Bottled Up is a 2.5D action-adventure game that follows the story of high schooler turned magical girl, Ran Munehara, who combats the inner demons of others with her trusty pink yoyo. As she navigates the complex emotions of those around her, she learns that the most valuable form of magic comes from overcoming adversity together.

As the narrative designer and writer, I conceptualized all the characters, plot, and setting. In between the absolute digital pile of reference documentation I created for the art team, I was also responsible for writing all the scripts that were implemented in Unity using Yarn Spinner.

Click here to download the game. Bottled Up is designed to be played on PC with a controller, but a mouse is required to progress through the cutscenes. Some of the original documentation and scripts that I've worked on can be viewed here.

ALEXIE CHIN

GAME DEVELOPMENT

Phe: Desktop Pet

The Static Beyond

Toppler

[Enter Protagonist Name]: The Search for the Assets!

Schrödinger's Cat-astrophe

The Time I Reincarnated as a Snail and Must Escape Being Eaten by Oswald the Bird in a Garden Filled with Obstacles AKA Monroe's Big Adventure

ID:NULL - Beta Vers.

Myrtle Manor

home for the break

Terms of Living

Bottled Up