Detective Dog, The Disappearance of Mona Labrador!

Submission for Century Game Jam 2026. Together with a team of 1 programmer and 2 artists, we created a Mystery Puzzle Detective 2D Game fitting the theme of "Puzzle" decided by Century Games. Within the span of 1 week, we came out with a polished product with an enticing narrative and engaging puzzles for players to figure out the mystery alongside our fluffy protagonist, Detective Dog. As the project leader, I was responsible for maintaining seamless communication between the artists and programmers and ensuring that tasks were completed on time. I developed the dialogue system and second puzzle of the game, and integrated them smoothly into the game. I had also contributed to the storywriting of the game. One of the biggest challenges was working around scheduling conflicts. One artist was concurrently on internship while another programmer was balancing commitments with their Final Year Project, resulting in fluctuating availability throughout the development process. To address this, I continuously monitored team capacity and proactively redistributed workloads based on each member's availability. I prioritised critical tasks, adjusted milestones when necessary, and maintained regular and clear communication to identify potential dealys early. By ensuring that the team could continue in parallel and reallocating responsibilities when bottlenecks arose, the team was able to maintain development momentum and meet key milestones despite the changing schedules.