BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS · AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS

BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS · AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS

Somali American visual artist and indie game developer.

Somali American visual artist and indie game developer.

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Work Below

SOOMAAL HOUSE / SPEARWAVE

Representation, drawn into the cards.

Created for Soomaal House’s Spearwave program, this tarot-card-inspired trio celebrates characters who belong at the heart of children’s books and comic.

UPCOMING CHILDREN’S BOOK · 2027

Shukri’s Hijab

A tender story and project focused on culture, identity, and self-expression through colorful and character-driven artwork. 'Shukri's Hijab' navigates the intricate world of a girl realizing parts of herself and the world around her she never thought to consider before.

A tender story and project focused on culture, identity, and self-expression through colorful and character-driven artwork. ‘Shukri’s Hijab’ navigates the intricate world of a girl realizing parts of herself and the world around her she never thought to consider before.

Digital Art

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VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT
(In Progress)

A fantasy metroidvania about a young mechanic, a mysterious child, and a forest full of hidden histories.


UNREAL ENGINE TRAINING · WORK IN PROGRESS

A fantasy metroidvania about a young mechanic, a mysterious child, and a forest full of hidden histories.

ADVENTURE

FANTASY

METROIDVANIA

MEET THE PARTY

THE PATHFINDER

A watchful explorer with a reason to keep moving.

AMIRA · THE MECHANIC

A clever young maker who builds little creatures—and begins to question her own origin.

THE LOST BOY

A strange child whose arrival sets a quiet world into motion.

THE STORY

Amira lives contentedly alone in the forest, making little mechanical creatures. When a young child appears from nowhere, her world shifts. Together, they follow a branching path through a vast forest of adventure, searching for his home and uncovering where Amira came from.

Building the world from sketch to playable system.

Creative direction · character design · narrative design · gameplay prototyping · 3D visual development

Building the world from sketch to playable system.

Creative direction · character design · narrative design · gameplay prototyping · 3D visual development

Narrative Systems

Twine prototypes use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to map branching quests, dialogue states, and player-choice consequences.

Gameplay Prototyping

Unreal Engine 5 experiments with Blueprints, C++ foundations, collision logic, player movement, and quest-state architecture.

3D + Visual Development

Blender, Photoshop, and Figma translate character sheets into 3D studies, environment callouts, and a cohesive visual language.

Production Workflow

GitHub, Notion, Miro, and Linear-style task boards support version control, narrative planning and narrative planning through Twine.

Narrative Systems

Twine prototypes use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to map branching quests, dialogue states, and player-choice consequences.

Gameplay Prototyping

Unreal Engine 5 experiments with Blueprints, C++ foundations, collision logic, player movement, and quest-state architecture.

3D + Visual Development

Blender, Photoshop, and Figma translate character sheets into 3D studies, environment callouts, and a cohesive visual language.

Production Workflow

GitHub, Notion, Miro, and Linear-style task boards support version control, narrative planning and narrative planning through Twine.

CONTACT

Feel free to say hello!

Currently open to illustration commissions, creative technology collaborations, and storytelling projects.

FOR PROJECTS, COMMISSIONS & COLLABORATIONS

scribbug@gmail.com

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