Gameplay Engineering2018—2026

Live Game Services

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

400M+Fishing Simulator

10Titles 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

Ten 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

10 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.

Luau · Server physics · Snapshots

Open on Roblox

LiveSolo

Collect A Squishy

JARF findathon—scavenger-hunt collectibles with ECS-driven Squishy followers, Blink networking, ReactLua UI, and in-world display progression.

JARF · ECS · Blink

Open on Roblox

400M+ playsCloud Entertainment

Fishing Simulator

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

Luau · TypeScript · MongoDB

Open on Roblox

Co-builtCo-dev

Civilization Survival Empire

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

Luau · React UI · Combat

Open on Roblox

SprintsCloud Entertainment

Meow Simulator

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

Luau · React UI · Live operations

Open on Roblox

SprintsContract

Shoot Wall Simulator

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

Luau · Sprint delivery · Live balance

Open on Roblox

7M+ playsContract

Zombie Survival

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

Luau · React UI · Frameworks

Open on Roblox

700K+ playsSolo

Find the Candy

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

Luau · Solo development · Gameplay

Open on Roblox

SoloSolo

Punch Your Friends Simulator

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

Luau · Physics · Networking

Open on Roblox

Live devSolo

Find the Bottlecaps

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

Luau · Systems design · Solo development

Open on Roblox

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

Reach across titles

10 experiences aggregated in real time from the Roblox 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

Open ↗

Collect A Squishy

Live

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Fishing Simulator

400M+ plays

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Civilization Survival Empire

Co-built

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Meow Simulator

Sprints

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Shoot Wall Simulator

Sprints

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Zombie Survival

7M+ plays

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Find the Candy

700K+ plays

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Punch Your Friends Simulator

Solo

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Find the Bottlecaps

Live dev

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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; ten 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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