CodyCross

About

CodyCross is a crossword puzzle developed by Fanatee with two core design decisions that makes it one of the best casual crossword experiences on the market.
First, only one vertical answer actually cross all the others, but you still get a lot of clues when you get any answer correct.
Secondly, the content is trivia-like and fun, not too scholarly.

My main role

Lead Game Designer

  • Designing de power-up systems
  • Designing the dynamic puzzle difficulty system
  • Designing the multiplayer game mode
  • Designing the Player content review feature
  • Designing the Custom puzzle generator feature
  • Designing unpublished game modes
  • Designing the Chinese, Japanese and Korean versions. Idiographic and syllabic alphabets have a profound impact on the puzzle mechanics
  • Overall content creation system support