Pray Cristanto — Game Designer

About the Designer

I design the invisible systems that make players feel something real.

I'm Pray Cristanto, a Game Designer from Lampung, Indonesia, with five years inside a professional studio. Started as a programmer intern — shipped a mobile game in one month. Moved into community management, learned how players actually behave. Moved into design, where both halves finally clicked.

"Most people think game design is about ideas. It's really about measurement. When a player says this felt unfair — there's a number somewhere that's wrong. I find that number."

Pray Cristanto · Core Design Philosophy

My work reached 500K+ organic downloads across three commercial titles. Google and Microsoft selected me for accelerator programs based on what I've shipped. Named Best Game Designer by Gameloft Indonesia in 2023.

Google Indie Game Accelerator

Alumni · 2022

Xbox Game Camp · Microsoft

Alumni · 2024

Best Game Designer

Gameloft Indonesia · 2023

Best Narrative Game

IGDX · 2022

Selected Work — 3 Shipped Titles

Three games.
Real players.

Every project is available to download and play today. Click any screenshot to enlarge.

Recruiter Checklist

Shipped on Steam

Nintendo Switch

iOS + Android

500K+ Downloads

Award-Winning

Licensed IP Work

Documented QA

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Project 01 / 03

Visual NovelUnity · C#PC · iOS · Android

The Sun Shines Over Us

Award-winning narrative game on mental health and bullying. Designed the complete branching architecture — 47 nodes, 6 verified endings.

Role

Game Designer

Team

~8 people

Duration

18 months

Downloads

500K+

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Best Narrative Game — IGDX 2022 · Finalist LevelUP KL 2021

Designed 47-node branching system — all 6 endings verified through 30+ playthroughs
Found 80% of players hitting same 2 endings — rebalanced Act 1 weights to normalize paths
Built community from zero → 500K+ organic downloads, zero paid spend

Intention

All 6 endings feel reachable naturally — no guide needed.

Process

Mapped 47 nodes in Google Sheets with weighted values per ending.

Challenge

80% hit the same 2 endings — Act 1 choices locked the path too early.

Solution

Redistributed Act 1 weights to mid-game. All 6 endings normalized.

Outcome

Players: "my choices actually mattered." 500K+ downloads, zero paid.

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Project 02 / 03

SimulationUnity · MachinationPC · Nintendo Switch

Matchmaker Agency

Casual simulation on PC and Nintendo Switch. 100+ hand-crafted events, 30+ trait compatibility matrix — balanced across 3 full test cycles.

Role

Lead Designer

Team

6 people

Events

100+

Traits

30+

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Best Game Designer — Gameloft Indonesia 2023 · Steam + Nintendo Switch

"Adventurer" trait matching at 3× expected rate — rebuilt formula, rebalanced 40+ combos
Redesigned event triggers so players engaged with all 100+ events, not just the first ones
Full documentation in Google Sheets — zero tribal knowledge on the team

Intention

Wait periods engaging, not empty. No dominant trait.

Process

100+ events via content framework. Full 30+ trait matrix in Sheets.

Challenge

Players skipping events + Adventurer at 3× match rate.

Solution

Tied events to familiar characters. Separated scoring — 40+ combos rebalanced.

Outcome

No dominant strategies at ship. Launched PC + Switch.

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Project 03 / 03

Licensed IPUnityMobileBumi Langit

Virgo & The Sparklings

Official game tie-in for Bumi Langit's theatrical release. Adapted a beloved Indonesian comic IP into mobile within strict licensed content constraints.

Client

Bumi Langit

Platform

Mobile

Type

Licensed IP

Engine

Unity

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Official Bumi Langit IP · Cross-media campaign for Indonesia's top superhero release

Designed dress-up mechanic ruleset — player agency without touching the protected narrative
Built and balanced point/progression system — all scenes verified against source material
Delivered within licensed IP constraints for a major Indonesian media company

Intention

Satisfy fans and new players without distorting the IP.

Process

Dress-up ruleset, point system, verified all scenes against source comic.

Challenge

Story is fixed. Every mechanic must create agency without changing narrative.

Solution

Focused on spaces the IP didn't define — between-scene moments + customization.

Outcome

Complete licensed game for Bumi Langit, Indonesia's top media company.

Capabilities

What I
bring.

Six core disciplines across three shipped commercial titles. Not theoretical — applied and documented.

Systems Design

Economy balancing, trait matrices, progression loops — built in Machination and Sheets before touching Unity

Narrative Mechanics

Branching choice architecture where every decision has measurable weight. 47-node systems designed and shipped

Quality Assurance

Structured playtesting with documented cycles — hypothesis, measurement, resolution criteria per iteration

Content Review

Visual consistency, narrative fidelity, rule-based classification — applied daily across 3 titles and community work

UX Design

Player-first interface thinking — if a mechanic needs a tutorial, the mechanic needs redesigning

Unity + C#

Full pipeline from spec to prototype. Can build light features independently, not just hand off to a programmer

UnityC#MachinationGoogle SheetsMiroAdobe PremierePhotoshopAudacityCorel DrawDiscordSteamPlay StoreApp StoreNintendo Switch

Aug 2021
— Jan 2026

Game Designer

PT. Eternaldream Games International · Lampung, Indonesia

Shipped 3 commercial titles on PC, mobile, and Nintendo Switch as systems + narrative designer

Led all balance design on Matchmaker Agency as lead designer from mid-production

Designed 47-node branching system — identified and resolved path lock-in affecting 80% of players

Ran structured playtesting — every iteration has a hypothesis and resolution criteria

SystemsQANarrativeUnityMachination

Jan 2020
— Jul 2022

Community Manager

PT. Eternaldream Games International · Lampung, Indonesia

Grew community from zero to 500K+ organic downloads across X, Instagram, Facebook, Discord

Classified and reviewed UGC daily — consistent rule-based decisions at scale

Delivered feedback analysis that directly informed post-launch design updates

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Jun 2019
— Jan 2020

Programmer Intern + QA

PT. Eternaldream Games International · Lampung, Indonesia

Ran structured manual testing — defined test protocols, documented against expected behavior

Built and published a complete mobile game on Google Play Store within one month

UnityC#Manual QAAndroid

2016–2021

Education

Indonesia Teknokrat University · Lampung

Bachelor of Informatics Engineering · GPA 3.48 / 4.00

PrayCristanto

Three games.Real players.

The Sun Shines Over Us

Matchmaker Agency

Virgo & The Sparklings

Pray
Cristanto

Three games.
Real players.