OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

The sequel to the 2016 hit. Play as Riley, an environmental researcher between a rock and a hard place, as she discovers a conspiracy to re-open the portal above Edwards Island. Trapped on the Camena mainland, she must stop the mysterious cult from carrying out their ritual before it’s too late.

Role: Game Director, Lead Designer & Programmer

Release: July 2023

Engine: Unity

Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS5, Switch, iOS, Android

Team Size: 10-20

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Contribution Overview

  • Spearheaded & maintained creative vision for a 20-person team

  • Worked with publishing and Netflix partners to ensure timely and effective localization, QA, marketing, and merchandising

  • Established creative standards for cinematic design & scripting

  • Directed VO actors of varying experience levels

  • Designed all new mechanics, including the walkie talkie, walkback conversation system, map, and oscilloscope puzzles

  • Designed world layout and macro quest flow

  • Guided team towards exceptional scene execution

  • Mentored design & engineering teams, who were in between discipline leads for much of production

“Best Game, Franchise Adventure (nominee)”
— NAVGTR Awards 2023
“OXENFREE II is a follow-up that has been worth the wait. 9/10”
— Siliconera
“A standout sequel worthy of your attention. 9/10”
— Digital Spy
“Fans of narrative and choice-driven experiences owe it to themselves to check this game out as soon as possible. 9/10”
— Twinfinite

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Contribution Highlights

  • New Signals

    To expand on the radio mechanic from OXENFREE, we gave Riley a new kind of radio: a walkie-talkie that gives her access to a number of new contacts, characters whose stories overlap with their supernatural investigation. I designed and implemented this feature, working with my design team to build content that breadcrumbs interesting interactions that weave between main quest plot points.

  • Mapping Camena

    We wanted to continue our tradition of maps that feel hand-made. The OXENFREE II map is reminiscent of Thomas Guide maps or theme park maps, with Riley’s handwritten notes sprinkled throughout as the player reached certain plot points or made certain choices. This made our map feel organic and integrated, like an artifact from the story that evolved with your progress and choices. I designed the map system and implemented all features, while providing our art and narrative team with clear direction that accomplished these goals.

  • Mystery Machines

    Expanding on the tape deck mechanic from OXENFREE, our fictionalized oscilloscopes had players adjusting knobs to form a picture from the noise. I made initial designs for the feature, and worked closely with our tech artist to bring it into reality.

  • Bigger Setpieces

    OXENFREE II went big on big moments. One of the most complex scenes was the community center scene, which saw the characters chasing each other around a building that rotated a complete 90 degrees to its side. I guided the team through this challenge, which required exacting coordination of the scene elements to keep it interactive the whole way through. The team had to solve difficult technical problems like characters walking and climbing on walls, determinate physics, and branching player paths.

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