Protect the Meeper
Protect the Meeper
What's My Title?

In Tavernlight, you play as the new innkeeper of a tavern in the middle of the woods. The old owner disappeared under mysterious circumstances and while the tavern is (relatively) safe, but the woods are full of dangerous creatures. Make friends, run the tavern, and keep your community safe.
What's Tavernlight?
Project Overview
Game Details
- Game built for: Personal project - Indie game
- Genre: Narrative
- Platform: PC
- Game Engine: Unity
- My roles: Co-creator · Game designer · Lead environment artist
Logistics Breakdown
- Year: 2017 - Present
- Project Duration: 3+ years
- Team size: 2​

Gameplay

Block-out of a wagon crash site you find early in the game

Demo of the dialogue style

Work in Progress of a loaded wagon setpiece

Block-out of a wagon crash site you find early in the game
Process
My Contributions
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​Environment art: Environment art direction, research, asset creation, in-game implementation
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Story collaboration: Working with Patrick on character design, writing, and narrative implementation
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Mechanics collaboration: Half of the tavern mini-game mechanics (e.g. drink mixing)
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Production: Maintaining pre-production documentation, populating and maintaining Trello boards, scheduling meetings and sprint objectives

World map diagram

Tavern interior map