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Dev Life

A simulation game about a software developer’s day

Duration6 months
Team7 people

Project overview

A developer simulation where the player completes quests by writing real code while balancing career and personal life.

Challenge

The code-writing mechanic had to be realistic yet fluid enough not to break the game’s pace.

Our approach

We built an embedded code editor and test runner; quests are evaluated automatically with instant feedback. Tying the skill tree to a real technology stack (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript) added genuine learning value.

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Number of quests
0%
Tutorial completion
0 min
Average session
0
Career levels
Features

The main systems we built for this project

01

Write-code mechanic

Solving, running and auto-checking quests in an embedded editor.

02

Skill tree

Progression across frontend, backend, algorithms and tooling branches.

03

Task management

A kanban flow with To Do, In Progress, Review and Done columns.

04

Life balance

Energy, motivation, health and social life meters.

05

Random events

Critical bug, project delivery and freelance offer events.

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Screen designs

Game concept, code screen and skill tree
Game concept, code screen and skill tree
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