About the Project
Vr Helsing is a Boomer Shooter in Virtual Reality, where the player will play the role of the famous monster-hunter Van Helsing. Years after his retirement he is forced to return because the monsters he hunted in the past have returned to take revenge.
Play as the legendary monster hunter Abraham Van Helsing, who is forced to return from his retirement to once again face the beasts he once fought and defeated. They are back for revenge. The player will face fearsome classic monsters, such as Frankenstein and Dracula, in frenetic combat, using the objects in each scenario to their advantage.
Key Features
- Fast-paced VR Boomer Shooter
- World inspired by classic monster literature
- Addictive “golden mechanic”, the shooting feels satisfying and impactful
- low-poly pixel art with a classic monochromatic visual style
My Contributions
- Project Leadership & Direction: Led the entire development of a VR boomer-shooter, managing a multidisciplinary team and defining both creative and technical direction.
- Game Design Documents: Created professional design documents such as GDD, HCD, Pitch Deck, and more to guide development and communicate vision clearly.
- Level Design & Player Progression: Designed the demo’s full level flow and progression, balancing pacing, difficulty curves, enemy placement, and encounter dynamics. Iterated the experience through continuous user testing to refine player guidance, combat rhythm, and environmental storytelling.
- Performance Optimization: Optimized performance through texture atlases, mesh baking, occlusion culling, and geometry reduction, significantly increasing FPS.
- Art & Technical Pipeline: Designed and produced the full art pipeline; 3D modeling, texturing, and custom Shader Graph VFX, defining the game's visual identity.
- Public Showcases & Feedback: Showcased at EGS 2023, GCMX 2024, and Liverpool Gaming Fest 2025, earning positive feedback for its golden mechanic.