I'm a Game designer with a focus on encounter, system design, and prototyping.
I have programming skills and experience designing board games.
I received my Bachelor's degree in Game Design from Indiana University
Bloomington.
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I develop the necessary parts and mechanics of games and test each part individually. I strive to create engaging experiences for the player. ​
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I take pride in my ability to take and implement feedback from players. I playtest with paper and digital prototypes in Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
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I value and highly enjoy collaborating with other people in game development.
ToolSet
Daniel Gramling
Design Portfolio
Role:
Designer
Release Date: March 16, 2025
Beat Town is a 2D Tactics game where the player uses their wrestling skills to rebuild their decrepit hometown.
Beat Town was developed by a 9-member team. I designed the enemies and obstacles in the game's levels. I gathered, analyzed, and interpreted player feedback from regularly scheduled playtests.
Daily Evasion is a hidden object puzzle game where the player investigates the aftermath of deadly incidents. The player plays as a guardian angel tasked with preventing the deaths and uncovering the truth about how they happened.
I maintained team-facing documentation. I ran both digital and in-person playtest.
I refined the design of the game after collecting and analyzing player feedback.
I worked on the pitch for the game and presented in front of industry professionals.
Frog Chamber
Frog Chamber is a first-person perspective game. The player tosses multiple hats onto jumping frogs that hop across the screen.
I wrote the design document for this project. I also implemented the working prototype in Unity.
Project Type:
Demo
Role:
Designer
Project Type:
In progress
Role:
Designer
Project Type:
In progress
Role:
Designer
Factory Wars
Factory Wars is a board game I designed individually . Factory Wars is a game where the player assembles and directs their armadas to destroy opponent's army and factory.​
I created the concept of this game, made the rules and systems, and refined the design through repeated playtests.
I made the game board, cards and other physical game components.
Contact Me
Gmail: danielgramling9@gmail.com
Phone #: 317-760-9527