Fall 2025 2D GDAD Capstone Course The 2D Capstone Course in the GDAD Program at The University of Texas at Austin occurs each fall and challenges students to utilize all their new skills to create a final project. Undergraduates from the Departments of Arts and Entertainment Technologies, Computer Science, and Radio-Television-Film were assigned to one of five teams, and each team developed their own unique 2D video game. Below are the results of the Capstone. Final Generation Team 1: Studio Mori Final Generation is a 2.5D horror roguelike about survival in a world shaped by unchecked technology and human ambition. Players navigate hostile environments, corrupted enemies, and uncover the consequences of an AI-driven future through tense combat, atmospheric storytelling, and strategic decision-making. Each run reveals more about the world’s collapse and what it means to be the last generation left to fight back and discover the truth. Genres: 2.5D Roguelike, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi Platforms: Windows, Mac, Web, Steam Expected ESRB: T (Teen) Team Members: Bruce Fan – Build Master, Programmer Rhiannon Ferguson – Art Director, Scrum Master, Artist, Animator, Audio Designer Shanda Horm – Artist, Animator Ollie Otou-Branckaert – Artist, Animator, Social Media Manager Joey Painter – Programmer, Game Designer Kaustuv Panthi – Programmer Ethan Reyes – 3D Artist, Level Designer Thanh Tang – Lead Composer, Audio Designer Miranda Ward – Narrative Designer, Artist, Animator” Play Game | Trailer | Presentation Fabled Feast Team 2: Grimoire Games Fabled Feast: A Fantasy Restaurant and Dating Simulator. Upon opening your restaurant on the edge of the Fairlands, you must come up with ways to serve magical feasts and drinks to the equally magical locals. Each day, venture into the forest and gather rare ingredients to prepare your menu. Upgrade your restaurant with your profits and delve deeper for rare ingredients, to satisfy your patrons’ increasingly specific and extravagant palettes. Genres: Cooking, Dating, Fantasy, Cozy Platforms: Windows, Android, Web Expected ESRB: T (Teen) Team Members: Rebekah Bailey – UI/UX, Scrum Master, Narrative Writer Anthony Hoang – Lead Artist Annabelle Kim – Composer, Sound Designer, Social Media Manager Madeleine Lee – Programmer Dat Nguyen – Artist, Narrative Writer Elena Sipes – Programmer, Game Designer Angela Suresh – Programmer Jen Williams – Artist Sooyeon Yang – Lead Programmer, Build Master Play Game | Trailer | Presentation CatAstro Team 3: Minus1Labs Dive into a retro-futuristic world as a cyborg cat and cause mischief, destroy enemies, and solve puzzles. Have fun smashing through levels, but be careful–one mistake could have you rebooted! Genres: Roguelike, Puzzle Platforms: Windows, Mac, Web, Steam Deck Expected ESRB: E10+ Team Members: Melissa Amondo Gomez – Artist & Level Designer Julie Cruz – Animator & Technical Artist Joaquin Fernandez – Level Designer Madison Kim – UI/UX Designer Olivia Longoria – Audio Designer, Narrative Designer & Scrum Master Brendan Malone – Programmer Zayaan Rahman – Programmer Azul Valles – Artist & Narrative Designer Play Game | Trailer | Presentation The Lost Shepherd Team 4: Shear Luck Studios In The Lost Shepherd, a mobile-first cozy narrative game, you are a nomad adrift in the world, haunted by the ongoing war that has ravaged your countryside and taken your beloved sheep with it. Will you gather the courage to face and explore the living darkness in your dreams, thus finding your will to truly live again? In this strange and whimsical game, guide the dream projections of your sheep around open world levels and use them to help you solve puzzles throughout different areas. Collect useful items to help repair your dreamscape along the way and find out more about the Great Nightmare haunting your mind! Genres: Cozy, Narrative. Puzzle Platforms: Android, iOS, Web, Mac, Windows Expected ESRB: E10+ Team Members: Dominic Dayton – Concept Artist/2D Artist Phoebe Lin – Scrum Master/Programmer/Level Designer Danielle Manibusan – 2D Artist/Animator Kaylin Melton – Sound Designer/Composer Karah Phang – Programmer Annika Quinn – Narrative Designer/2D Artist/Level Designer Sophia Ramirez – Animator/2D Artist Play Game | Trailer | Presentation
