Quest for Dendoro

Quest for Dendoro is a 2.5D action-adventure RPG in which a hero must recover a magical amulet to save the village of Dendoro, developed at Northeastern University Oakland in collaboration with students from Mills College Children's School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Project Details

Genre: 2.5D action-adventure RPG
Platforms: WebGL, PC (intended for touchscreen)
Engine and tools: Unity, C#, GitHub
Team size: 5
Duration: October 2025 - December 2025 (3 months)
Status: Released December 2025

As Producer, Programmer, & Designer, I...

Established experience goals and development timeline for MVP of 2.5D RPG developed with 5-person team
Facilitated weekly standups for sharing updates, identifying blockers, and re-evaluating priorities, tracking progress using team log document and Trello board
Implemented core gameplay systems such as movement, interaction, combat, and puzzles with C# in Unity
Conducted playtests with target audience (children aged 9-11) to identify issues, evaluate needs, and improve design, such as designing mobile-friendly UI after discovering users' unfamiliarity with keyboard-and-mouse

Playtests

Conversion of playtest learnings notes to website-ready formatting in progress~