The desk

Self-taught game designer, building in Unity since 2020. My proudest work: Bill, a cozy crafting sim I created and direct, and Shelter Alone, designed and built by myself in one month. Both pitched to publishers at Nordic Game and Gamescom. The same four people have followed me across three projects.

Career spine

Projects

Bill

Cozy Crafting · Simulation

Project Director · Narrative Designer · Prototype Designer · Team of 5

Originated the concept, wrote the narrative, built the first prototype, and direct the team through publisher pitching. A squirrel builds a rocket to help a baby alien find home.

Indigo 2023 showcase Nordic Game 2023 In development, seeking funding

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Shelter Alone

Roguelike · Action · Tower Defense

Solo design & code (team support on content)

Designed, coded and assembled by myself in one month, with a day job. Wave escalation balancing trap placement, resource scarcity and combat.

2,200+ downloads on itch.io Nordic Game 2024 Gamescom 2025, 4 days

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11 PM

Factory · Idle · Mobile

In production, playable on the web today. 6+ hours of play, externally playtested, localized FR/EN.

coming soon

Unbroken Robot

Rage · Climbing

Playable prototype built in three weeks with the same team. In production.

coming soon

Ball Lightning

Physics Tower Defense

Playable prototype, solo design and code, built in 3 to 4 weeks of active work.

coming soon

What I do

Systems & game design

25+ Unity prototypes since 2020

Production

directing one 5-person team across three projects

Narrative design

Bill, Unbroken Robot

Build & ship

Unity / C#, experimenting with JS

One team, three projects

The same four people have chosen to follow me across three projects. Two reached publisher pitching, one is in production.

Coaching & Leadership

Certified life & leadership coach, 7 years of practice since 2017. 100+ clients in FR and EN, including a two-time Guinness World Record holder. The listening and the right questions carry straight into directing a team.

Open to junior and entry-level game design roles.

Languages

French · native
English · fluent
Dutch · working

About

Game Designer & Developer

Self-taught game designer and developer, building in Unity since 2020. 25+ prototypes across a wide range of genres.

I direct one 5-person team across three projects. The same four people have followed me across all three, which tells me more about how I work than any title would.

What I care about is how a game feels: clarity, responsive controls, the moment-to-moment. I design, I build, I put it in front of players, and I iterate until it feels right.

My drive is simple: I want to make the games I believe in, and I keep going until I finish.

On AI

I use AI for the boring, repetitive labor so humans can spend their time on the art. The design, the art direction, the creative decisions stay mine. I code in Unity and C#; the JavaScript in my web work, including this site, is AI-assisted.

Languages

French · native

English · fluent

Dutch · working

Coaching & Leadership

Certified life & leadership coach, 7 years of practice since 2017. 100+ clients in FR and EN, including a two-time Guinness World Record holder. The listening and the right questions carry straight into directing a team.

Contact

@cdesaintjores@outlook.com

#+31 6 44 67 85 59

>marijenburg.itch.io

inlinkedin.com/in/charlie-de-saint-jores-bb081617b

⌖Netherlands

Open to junior and entry-level game design roles.