Undearneath their Covers


Game Description

The Winner of the Spring 2024 CTK “Reading” Game Jam, “Underneath their Covers” is a choose your own adventure visual novel where you are trapped in a library after the librarian mysteriously goes missing. As you explore the seemingly abandoned library you meet different personifications of different literature genres that have come to life! You must explore these unique characters and learn that you can’t always judge a book by its cover!


Time Duration: March 19th - 21th 2024

Role: Programmer

Engine: RenPy

Check the game out here!


Gameplay video of my work on the water level.

Responsibilities + Accomplishments


This was a game I worked on for the Illinois State University Game Dev club. This was my second major group project and I learned a lot from this experience especially what it was like to work with multiple groups of people. My contributions and responsibilities for this project was;

  • Conceptualized core player mechanics (e.g., weapons, tools, potions.

  • Conceptualized enemies and their behaviors (e.g., movement, weapons, special abilities.)

  • Designed and white-boxed water cave level with a focus on how the player can use the environment to their advantage.

  • Designed and implemented each puzzle and enemy encounter and adjusting based on play-tester feedback.

Working on this project was a lot of fun, and it was a great way to end my second year at ISU. I learned a lot more about the process of working in large groups and as well as what makes fun and interactive puzzles that engage the player but not take away from the overall enjoyment of the game.


Gif of first prototype/whitebox of the water dungeon level compared to the final version