Ariel Albano Soares
Game designer, game programmer & pixel artist
Hi friend! I'm Ariel, a game developer from Brazil.
The year was 2020 when game development piqued my interest, and as soon as I started making games, I suddenly couldn't see myself taking any other path in life that wasn't continuing to make games, and I indeed never stopped. I truly felt the artist's call.
I graduated university and got my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, with a focus on automation & control, at the end of 2021. And right after that I went full-time into developing my own games.
I've worked with game development ever since, mostly solo projects, so I have experience with the full development cycle of a game. And after all these years working on independent projects, I'm now looking to bring my skills into a professional game development team.
Combo Overload
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2025
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Solo-developer (except for soundtrack)
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Released on Steam
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Unity/C#
Combo Overload is a short incremental game, following the recent boom in the genre.
It was developed in around 4 months, and I was the developer of the entire project, except for the soundtrack.
It features a huge skill tree with 100+ upgrades, multiple levels, and unique enemy types.
Rogamol
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2025 - current
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Solo-developer (except for soundtrack and SFX)
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Playtest released on itch
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Unity/C#
Rogamol is whac-a-mole, but roguelike. It is run-based, with lots of randomizations added to each run
It's development started 2025, and is still under development. I'm the developer of the entire project, except for the soundtrack and sound effects.
It features a huge variety of content, such as unique moles, items, consumables, weapons, bosses and difficulty options.
ArrowMongers
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2022 - 2025
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Solo-developer
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Unity/C#
ArrowMongers is a top-down shooter roguelite.
I'm the solo developer of the project. It started in 2022, but after years of development, it went into hiatus, due to a lack of funding.
It features a procedurally generated dungeon, a colosseum with multiple levels, unique arrow types and enemies, and also a big village that acts as a hub.
game jam projects
no meu inferninho ninguém toca
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2023
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Unity/C#
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Solo programmer
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Partners
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Gabriel Milani
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meu pequeno mundo
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2023
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Unity/C#
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1 of 2 programmers
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Partners
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Fernando Araujo
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Nicolas Loebens
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impermanence keyboard
bounce maze
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2022
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Unity/C#
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Solo programmer
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Partners
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Gabriel Arêde
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2023
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Unity/C#
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Solo programmer