Brett Paitrick

Game Design Projects

First Person Ability Shooter (January 2026)

Atomic Dream is an ability-driven first person shooter with fluid and satisfying combat. Embody a dying cybernetic frame and weaponize your malfunctions to fight against the defense matrix.

Development of Atomic Dream started in Summer of 2025 as my senior year capstone project. My primary goal for the project was to create AAA feeling gunplay and abilities. The game was made in Unreal Engine 5 with Blueprints.

Silkstrike - Multiplayer Third Person Shooter (June 2024)

Gameplay & Combat Designer

Silkstrike is an online third-person shooter with ability-driven combat. Build-craft your character with 15+ modifications and abilities and compete against your opponent until the last man standing!

ASSIMILATION - Top Down Shooter (Nov. 2022)

Gameplay Designer

ASSIMILATION is a 2D tower defense game where players prove their skills in a series of levels that escalate in difficulty. Fight new enemies and level up your arsenal in four unique levels, all equipped with new ways to test your might. Fight to the death in ASSIMILATIONS horde mode, where the fighting never stops and the only way to win is to die.

EDGERUNNERS - Pitch-deck Slideshow (Sep. 2022)

Individual Project

EDGERUNNERS is a live service free to play third-person extraction shooter pitch deck. Players will explore the dangerous "Terminal Zone", a star system ravaged by the rogue black hole "Z99". Players must inject into The Terminal Zone and complete contracts for the four crews before they become lost in time.

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