AETHRYS (Game Concept)

Aethrys was the result of a university project in the field of creative direction. The use of AI to visualize our ideas and concepts was permitted.

I took the role of Narrative and Game Designer for this project and I created the whole narrative as well as most of the core gameplay mechanics of the concept.

For Narrative Design I developed a World History and a narrative background for every faction and creature in this world. I wanted to make sure that the world feels cohesive and well rounded. The main story revolves around an ancient cult who trapped the world in a timeloop and the player's goal is to break this loop. In terms of Game Design I created systems such as our progression system and planned the general gameplay loop.

Our vision with this project was to combine our enjoyment of the Soulslike and Roguelike Genres into one game. The core gameplay loop of a Roguelike with the precise combat system of a Soulslike. All the other gameplay mechanics were designed around this core idea and tuned to combine the best of the two worlds.

Every image and video was created with the help of AI tools like ChatGPT, Artlist, Suno or Eleven Labs to help us visualize our ideas.

This is not an actual game, it is only a game concept.

• Narrative & World Building – Developing a coherent game world and connecting narrative elements with gameplay
• Visual Concept Development – Using visual references and concept imagery to communicate the game's atmosphere and artistic direction
• Creative Vision – Defining a clear creative vision and aligning the game's different elements with a shared direction
• Target Audience – Identifying the target audience and aligning design decisions with player expectations