Role
Senior UX Designer
Studio
PlayStation London Studio
Project
Co-op PvE combat game
Status
In Development
01
The project
I moved to London to join PlayStation London Studio as it built something new: a co-op PvE combat game set in a fantastical reimagining of London. I founded the UX department, bringing UX principles and player-centric design to a studio that hadn’t had them before.
In February 2024, London Studio was closed in the PlayStation-wide layoffs after two decades of games — and the project was cancelled with it. That’s the moment this portfolio was last rebuilt. But the story didn’t end there (see 03).
The game
Key art for the original game
02
What I did
Founded the UX department
Established UX practice from scratch and worked across every discipline — especially UI Art and Design — to create fun, accessible experiences.
Implemented in engine
Directly implemented UI and other game systems in Unreal and in the studio’s custom Soho engine — designs delivered as working features, not just mockups.
User research & playtests
Helped run studio-wide playtests — creating surveys and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data.
Prototyping
Built prototypes in Adobe XD and Figma to quickly test and iterate on game ideas.
Documentation
Created and maintained clear design documentation across the project.
Cross-studio collaboration
Created monthly PlayStation Studios UI/UX meetings, connecting practitioners across the whole family of studios.
03
The game lives on
After the closure, some of my former teammates founded Twisted Works, an independent London studio, and acquired the rights to carry the vision forward. Their debut title, Cast Outs, was revealed in December 2025: a modern-fantasy co-op action game set in a mythically reimagined London, where spellcasting “hits with the physical impact of a brawler and the immediate kick of a shooter.”
It’s planned for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, with an early-access beta targeted for early 2027. Seeing the work our team started find its way to players — that’s the best possible epilogue.
Cast Outs — official reveal trailer
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