Furkan Canturk

I'm Furkan Canturk, a Unity gameplay systems designer and programmer with 2+ years of experience in C# and rapid prototyping. I previously worked as a junior developer intern at Phantom Compass.

I have shipped 14+ games and projects across game jams, simulations, and commercial releases. They include two Unity Asset Store packages, Block Breakout on Google Play, and ORDEAL, a gamified fitness system sold on Amazon and Gumroad. I'm now working toward a Steam release of Bloodstream, a microscopic strategy game set inside blood vessels between immune cells and pathogens.

Based in Kitchener, Ontario. Open to gameplay programming and design roles.

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Game Projects

Flagship Projects

Bloodstream

Erebus
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – Started as a 2-day jam (~12 hours)

A 3D microscopic strategy game set inside blood vessels between immune cells and pathogens. Players spend DNA to spawn bacteria and white cells against the opposing faction, buy permanent upgrades, and switch between a top-down command view and an interior camera. I modelled the custom assets in Maya and built the game in Unity URP.

Technical Breakdown

Crown of Domination

Crown of Domination
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – January to April 2026

A social multiplayer RPG built on feudal power dynamics, where players vote, conspire, and overthrow each other to claim the crown. Two factions of up to four players, built in Unity 6 on Photon Fusion 2. Clients predict movement and attacks locally, while the host stays the only authority on damage, roles, and crown ownership. Not publicly playable; builds are available on request.

Technical Breakdown

Personal Game / Simulation Projects

Tape of Life

The Tape of Life
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – ~3 weeks (40+ hours)

A 2D real-time simulation of evolution by mutation and natural selection. It starts with LUCA, the last universal common ancestor, near volcanic vents on the ocean floor about 4 billion years ago. You adjust temperature, pH, oxygen, light, toxins, and radiation, and depending on the conditions, LUCA can diverge into Bacteria, Archaea, and, rarely, Eukarya.

Time Dilation
Simulation

Time Dilation Simulation
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – ~10 days (20 hours)

A 3D simulation of special and general relativity built in Unity. You fly a ship to stars, planets, and black holes, and compare your ship's clock with Earth's. The faster you go or the deeper you get into strong gravity, the slower your clock ticks. At 99.9% of light speed, it runs about 22 times slower than Earth's.

Encyclopedia
Galactica

Encyclopedia Galactica
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – ~10 hours

An interactive Drake Equation simulator inspired by Carl Sagan's Cosmos. Players adjust the variables to estimate how many civilizations exist across the Milky Way, then browse a procedural catalogue of alien entries. I built it in Unity with 3D space visuals.

Game Design Devlog

Block Breakout

Block Breakout
itch.io Google Play
Itch.io Google Play

Solo – Shipped to Google Play

An arcade paddle game built in Unity and my first release to the Google Play Store. Scoring, difficulty curves, and power-up values are driven by CSV data read at runtime, so tuning never required a rebuild. Getting it live meant Android build settings, keystore signing, and working through internal testing, open testing, and production under Play Console policy.

Rapid Prototyping

Realms of Uldar
The Void Crystal

Realms of Uldar: The Void Crystal
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 5 days (~27 hours) – 1-week game jam

A fast-paced top-down action RPG built in 5 days for a game jam. You play the Void Wraith, unlocking and upgrading 7 abilities across 15 levels while racing to destroy the Void Crystal before it charges. I drew all sprites in Photoshop and built the 2D URP lighting from scratch.

Post Mortem

Starcruiser

Starcruiser
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 4 days (35 hours) – GMTK Game Jam 2026

A 3D FPS and strategy hybrid built in 35 hours for GMTK Game Jam 2026. Players fly with a jetpack and switch between a single-shot rifle, an automatic rifle, and an AoE blaster. They build and protect Rigs to collect energy while defending the Nexus against orcs and alien soldiers.

Sled Slope

Sled Slope
itch.io
Itch.io

Team of 4 – Game jam

An endless platformer made in Unity for a game jam with a team of four. You steer a penguin on a sled, dodge obstacles, collect power-ups, and try to reach as many houses as you can. I programmed and designed the player and power-up abilities, and drew the 2D art for the obstacles and some of the houses.

Memento Mori

Memento Mori
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 10 hours

A game about death built in 10 hours, what does it feel like when a perspective permanently closes?

AI and Level Prototypes

Artemis

Artemis
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 7 hours – Unity, Mixamo

A 3D Unity project built around enemy AI. Enemy decision-making runs on state machine behaviours, and movement animation is driven by a blend tree that transitions between idle, walk, and run based on input.

Factory Level

Factory Level
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 6 hours – Unity, ProBuilder

A 3D level prototype focused on exploration, puzzles, and visuals.

Haunted Palace

Haunted Palace
itch.io
Itch.io

Solo – 15 hours – Unity, ProBuilder

A 3D level design project built around a loop of exploration and key collecting. I handled the layout, puzzle placement, pacing, materials, and texturing in Unity and ProBuilder. It is my strongest level design work.

Commercial Work

Network and Lobby Setup

Network and Lobby Setup
itch.io Unity Asset Store
Itch.io Unity Asset Store

A Photon Fusion 2 network setup with a lobby system, ready to drop into a Unity project. It saves hours of boilerplate networking code.

Player & NPC Behaviour
Framework

Player & NPC Behaviour Framework
itch.io Unity Asset Store
Itch.io Unity Asset Store

A fully animated NavMesh NPC AI and player controller that retargets onto any Humanoid or Mixamo model. It saves hours of AI behaviour and animation setup.

ORDEAL eBook

Competitive Fitness Trials

ORDEAL eBook
Amazon Gumroad
Amazon Gumroad

A gamified functional fitness progression system with 64 trials, difficulty tiers, achievement tracking, and seasonal scoring. It is available on Amazon and Gumroad.

Devlogs

– Crown of Domination

Crown of Domination Tech Breakdown

Unity Devlogs

Crown of Domination is my passionate design idea and my capstone project: a 4v4 social multiplayer RPG game about social power fantasy, influence and control.

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– Erebus

In Building Erebus

Unity Devlogs

Erebus was supposed to be one of the weekly jams in my Game Design program. It took me 2 days, and around 12+ hours to build it, relatively short for a visually appealing game.

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– Realms of Uldar: Void Crystal

Realms of Uldar - Post Mortem

Unity Devlogs

Realms of Uldar: Void Crystal is a fast-paced top-down action RPG built for a game jam and a passionate idea, roughly in 5 days, and around 27 hours of development time.

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All Devlogs

About Me

Skills

Programming
C# C#
Engine & IDE
Unity Unity
Visual Studio Visual Studio
VS Code VS Code
Penpot Penpot
Project Management
Jira Jira
Trello Trello
Notion Notion
Version Control
GitHub GitHub
Tortoise SVN
Assembla
Art & Design
Photoshop Photoshop
Illustrator Illustrator
Premiere Pro Premiere Pro
Autodesk Maya Autodesk Maya
Productivity
Google Workspace Google Workspace
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office

Work Experience

Phantom Compass – Junior Developer Internship (March–April 2026)

  • Assisted in the development of a playable game prototype in Unity
  • Implemented and revised game features, focusing on UI systems (deck UI canvas, TextMesh Pro fixes, and dynamic text with TextAnimator)
  • Developed and implemented a C# script to dynamically display assets in the deck view
  • Performed playtesting and tracked bugs using Tortoise SVN and Assembla
  • Contributed to tuning player flow and collaborated daily with a small remote team

Education

Conestoga College – Game Design Diploma (2024–2026) - Kitchener, ON

  • Graduated with High Distinction (3.94 GPA)
  • Completed weekly game jams focused on rapid prototyping.
  • Applied game design theory across systems design, level design, and playtesting
  • Built multiplayer systems in Unity using Netcode
  • Used Trello and GitHub for team project management
  • Applied UI/UX best practices to create effective player interfaces

Coursera - C# Programming for Unity Game Development Online Certificate (2023)

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