Gameplay Engineering2018—2026

Live Game Services

Cloud Entertainment, employed work & solo titles — 400M+ plays

400M+Fishing Simulator

9Titles tracked · live

0Playing now

RobloxPlatform

Overview

Gameplay engineering across Roblox titles—flagship live-service work at Cloud Entertainment on Fishing Simulator (400M+ plays), Meow Simulator, and supporting studio titles, plus contract delivery on physics-driven sims and solo-shipped games with end-to-end Luau ownership. Portfolio spans React/ReactRedux UI, server-authoritative physics, snapshot replication, and live-ops integrations under real concurrent-player load.

Roblox portfolio

Nine live experiences—from Fishing Simulator at Cloud Entertainment (400M+ plays) to contract and solo titles—aggregated via the Roblox games API.

Live portfolio reach

Roblox API

9 experiences · visits & concurrent players

Playing now

Total visits

Titles

Most recentContract

Bobble Ball

Contract delivery—server-authoritative physics, snapshot-driven simulation for tick-precise replays, and React UI.

LuauServer physicsSnapshotsReact UI

400M+ playsCloud Entertainment

Fishing Simulator

Cloud Entertainment flagship—400M+ plays. Full lifecycle feature ownership, live-ops tooling, React/ReactRedux UI, TypeScript, MongoDB, and Luau.

LuauTypeScriptMongoDBReactRedux

Co-builtCo-dev

Civilization Survival Empire

Co-developed medieval survival—directional combat, dynamic NPCs, live-service systems, and React UI.

LuauReact UICombatNPCs

SprintsCloud Entertainment

Meow Simulator

Cloud Entertainment live-service cat sim—sprint-scoped features, React UI, incremental progression, and live-ops integrations.

LuauReact UILive operationsMultiplayer

SprintsContract

Shoot Wall Simulator

Multiplayer wall-shooting sim—roadmap features, live balance, progression tuning, and React UI.

LuauSprint deliveryLive balanceMultiplayer

7M+ playsContract

Zombie Survival

7M+ play multiplayer survival—gameplay framework improvements, architecture upgrades, and React UI.

LuauReact UIFrameworksMultiplayer

700K+ playsSolo

Find the Candy

Solo title—700K+ plays, hidden-object puzzles and mini-games shipped end-to-end on Roblox.

LuauSolo developmentGameplay

SoloSolo

Punch Your Friends Simulator

Solo title—server-aware physics fighting, ragdolls, and replication in multiplayer combat.

LuauPhysicsNetworkingSolo development

Live devSolo

Find the Bottlecaps

Solo title—pet systems, hidden-object progression, puzzles, and iterative live development.

LuauSystems designSolo development

Live ops infrastructure

Production tooling behind Roblox titles—asset pipelines, signed live-service APIs, and in-game economy moderation. Real admin UIs adapted from shipped projects.

Studio Vault

Roblox asset workspace

Local-first Roblox asset workspace—batch upload images, audio, meshes, and models through Open Cloud, browse a searchable library with folders and tags, manage encrypted credential profiles, and export rbxassetid chains with version history.

Supporting

· Production titles
· Contract projects
· Open-source tooling

Open live project →Next.jsOpen Cloud APIIndexedDBCredential vaultstudio-vault CLI

Studio Vault0/3 live

Upload queueGRPMain studio group

0/3 completeStart upload

Batch progress0%

QueuedImageicon_inventory.png

UI_IconInventory

QueuedAudioclick_soft.ogg

SFX_ClickSoft

QueuedMeshhero_body.mesh

Char_HeroMesh

Live metrics

Portfolio pulse

Real-time visits and concurrent players across tracked Roblox experiences via the games API.

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The Challenge

Ship features to millions of active players without downtime—while also owning features and sprints. Live services demand sub-second rollback, telemetry-driven decisions, and gameplay systems that scale under unpredictable load spikes.

Roblox · LiveAPI

Playing now

Total visits

Titles

Portfolio experiences

Bobble Ball

Most recent

Fishing Simulator

400M+ plays

Civilization Survival Empire

Co-built

Meow Simulator

Sprints

Shoot Wall Simulator

Sprints

Zombie Survival

7M+ plays

Find the Candy

700K+ plays

Punch Your Friends Simulator

Solo

Find the Bottlecaps

Live dev

Process

01
Owned full lifecycle features on Fishing Simulator at Cloud Entertainment—Roact/RoactRedux UI, TypeScript tooling, Luau gameplay, and live-ops tooling through major platform events
02
Shipped sprint-scoped features and live balance on Meow Simulator and other Cloud Entertainment live-service titles
03
Co-developed a medieval survival experience with directional combat, NPCs, and live-service systems
04
Shipped solo titles with hidden-object, combat, and progression loops—700K+ plays on standalone releases
05
Integrated live-ops backends—signed save states, build vaults, and economy moderation APIs

Engineering Decisions

React/Roact and ReactRedux UI patterns across live-service and contract titles
Server-authoritative physics, snapshot replication, and deterministic replay
State replication and anti-exploit validation for multiplayer combat and economy
Open Cloud batch asset pipeline with queued uploads and per-asset status
HMAC-signed live-ops APIs with blob-backed save states and admin panels

Performance

Key participant in the 2024 The Games event by Roblox
Optimized network replication for mobile clients on variable connections
Profiling-driven hot path optimization in gameplay loops
Live API aggregation with graceful fallback when endpoints throttle
Priority-based system degradation under server load

Outcome

400M+ plays on Fishing Simulator at Cloud Entertainment; nine tracked Roblox experiences with live aggregated visits and concurrent players via the games API. Maintained stability during peak concurrency across studio employment and independent portfolio work.

Roblox StudioRojoAftmanWallyLuauTypeScriptRoact UIRoactReduxOpen Cloud APILive Ops

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