Alec Woods
Technical Game Designer
Hi! I’m Alec, a games designer/programmer recently graduated from Staffordshire University.
Gaming and game development are both passions of mine, with my interest in games inspiring projects I work on.
Space Shooter Roguelike
A 3D space shooter with roguelike elements. Battle enemies, loot shipwrecks and purchase new weapons/abilities while traveling from system to system.
Engine: Unity
Team Size: Solo
Looper Hero – GMTK Game Jam 2025
A physics-based game made for the GMTK Game Jam 2025 with the theme being Loop. Loop through the level and learn the events that take place to save all civilians.
Play in browser: https://esencela.itch.io/looperhero
Engine: Unity
Team Size: Solo
Spaceship Building Prototype
A ship building game focused on piloting player created ships through different challenges in a true zero gravity environment.
Engine: Unreal
Team Size: Solo
University Projects
Fantasy 2D Platformer
A 2D platformer game with combat mechanics and pixel sprites. Travel home through a forest full of dangerous creatures and environments.
Engine: Unity
Team Size: Solo
Destruction Derby Design Test
A project to create a prototype taking inspiration and using elements from the Destruction Derby series.
Engine: Unreal
Team Size: Solo
Wild Guns Design Test
A project to create a prototype taking inspiration and using elements from the Wild Guns series.
Engine: Unreal
Team Size: Solo
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