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Professional and personable gameplay developer with a decade of experience in gameplay programming, engineering and technical design, possessing an extremely broad skillset touching on almost all facets of game development with an especially strong proficiency in C++ and Unreal Engine for PC, SteamDeck, and all Major Consoles.…

Nicholas Crosgrove

Game Developer, Game Designer, Programmer, +2

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Professional and personable gameplay developer with a decade of experience in gameplay programming, engineering and technical design, possessing an extremely broad skillset touching on almost all facets of game development with an especially strong proficiency in C++ and Unreal Engine for PC, SteamDeck, and all Major Consoles.…

Available to hire

Professional and personable gameplay developer with a decade of experience in gameplay programming, engineering and technical design, possessing an extremely broad skillset touching on almost all facets of game development with an especially strong proficiency in C++ and Unreal Engine for PC, SteamDeck, and all Major Consoles.

Skills

C++

Unity

Blueprint

Experience Level

C++

Expert

Unity

Expert

Blueprint

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Programmer (Contract) at Strange Scaffold

January 1, 2026 - Present

Oversee engineering and gameplay tasks for a team of 5 on an unannounced turn-based strategy game in Unreal Engine 5, collaborating with the Project Lead and Creative Director.

Senior Gameplay Programmer at The Killing Stone

January 1, 2026 - Present

First developer on the project, responsible for Core Framework Development, 3C Systems, Inventory Systems, World Interaction, and early prototype work; collaborated with Creative Lead and Level Designer to drive narrative content and gameplay progression.

Senior Gameplay Programmer at South Park Snow Day

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Primary implementer and design contributor for core progression mechanics, the short-term upgrade system (card-based), and the long-term Dark Matter System; led accessibility features and feature integration across the title.

Founder & Lead Developer at Fate Bound

January 1, 2025 - Present

Lead developer on Moonstone, responsible for design and engineering duties, implementing 3C, Gameplay Abilities, Exploration Gameplay, Narrative Systems, dynamic music, and handling creative duties and pitching; managed workload across team members.

Unity Programmer (Contract) at EduWeb

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019

Built and supported a novel A* Pathfinding System handling hundreds of calls to automatically reduce pathfinding operations across large distances causing frame-rate glitches; managed file I/O operations and saved game data in live operations.

Primary Developer (Contract) at Pixel Constructor

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019

Led development on Grumpy Witch; core systems, level scripting, trap systems, and general bug fixes; project was later cancelled.

Game Programmer (Contract) at Better Off Thread

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Implemented 3C systems, level scripting, trap systems; performed general bug fixes and feature work.