SILENT SONATA
ANIME TOWER DEFENSE RPG
ROLES
PRODUCER
GAME DESIGNER
PROGRAMMER
PROJECT INFORMATION
Genre: Anime, Tower Defense, RPG
Studio: Starpixel Studios
Engine: Unity
Platform: PC
CONTRIBUTIONS
As the producer / indie developer, my responsibilities include leading the project direction, designing gameplay systems and mechanics, developing gameplay features, and establishing the worldbuilding and combat identity of the game.
• Led the project development roadmap, gameplay direction, and production planning
• Define the project scope, gameplay pillars, and long-term franchise direction
• Create the worldbuilding, themes, terminology, and narrative framework of the Virtuosos
• Develop gameplay systems for tower deployment, character progression, abilities, and RPG mechanics
• Implement gameplay prototypes, combat systems, UI flows, and progression structures in Unity
• Develop scalable systems for live-service style content expansion, including characters, stages, equipment, and events
• Coordinate collaboration across narrative, audio, art, and development to maintain a cohesive project vision
DESIGN IDENTITY
A combination of tower defense and music-driven combat, where players deploy Virtuosos strategically to shift the pacing of combat through genre-based mechanics, synchronized abilities, and coordinated team compositions. Each genre embodies a distinct combat identity, influencing offensive, defensive, and supportive capabilities and tempo manipulation.
WORLD BUILDING
The world is built around the concept of music as identity, where genres influence culture, technology, and fashion. Rather than functioning as traditional elemental factions, each genre represents a distinct philosophy and aesthetic that shapes both the world and its inhabitants.
PLAYER EXPRESSION
Players have the freedom to experiment with a wide variety of team compositions through genre synergies. Deploying multiple Virtuosos of the same genre grants stacking genre-based buffs, while combining different genres allows players to create unique layered mechanics and interactions through synchronized abilities and complementary playstyles.
