ABOUT

Hello, I’m Alex and I am a Software Engineer / Games Developer based in the United Kingdom.

I’ve been working across various industries and companies since 2017. From television to virtual reality to games.

In my spare time I like to develop games, it started when I was young and I made my own Mario Levels in Lunar Magic. After I graduated I started to develop mobile and JavaScript games. Then as I got more experienced I decided to pursue a project with a bit more depth.

Inspired by other one man teams across the indie space I went ahead with Formido Games. My game design inspiration stems from game series such as Silent Hill, Half-Life, Persona and Animal Crossing, as well many RPGMaker titles.

My background is in programming rather than art, so I picked up some basic pixel art along the way. My favourite aesthetic are those old pseudo-3D beat ’em up type games such as Ninja Turtles, Scott Pilgrim and more recently River City Girls.

This space is dedicated to my game dev hobby endeavours.

5 random facts:

  • My favourite cuisine is Indian food.
  • I had a lifeguard qualification (it expired in 2012…).
  • I support Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  • The first games I ever played we’re Pokemon Blue on GameBoy Color and Crash Bandicoot 2 for the PS1
  • My favourite gigs I’ve attended are The Prodigy, Birmingham 2018 and Paul McCartney, Glastonbury 2022