“In this immersive puzzle-adventure game, you play as Romeo, trying to save his love Juliet, who has been turned into a puppet. Guided by the mysterious Narrator, you’ll navigate a deceptive theater filled with rotating sets, puzzles and hidden dangers. A twist on the original story of Romeo & Juliet. But beware – a menacing shadow looms over this theater.“
Masquerade is our graduation project, a year-long production done during our fifth year at ArtFX as a conclusion of our learning adventure, and a first step into the game industry.
As our first project with a team of this size and a production time this long, this was an incredible opportunity and we all are very proud of the result.
Masquerade’s gameplay is a mix of simple puzzles and more action-focused parts with dangerous lights.
Our main mechanic is a wheel, sometimes upgraded with a selector part, allowing the player to rotate the décor around them. We also have a push-pull mechanic and red projector-lights that kill you if you’re seen.
Genre: Narrative-driven Puzzle Adventure
First Release: 07 July 2025
Language: English / French (voices in English only)
Duration: ~25 minutes
Roles I Had: Lead Game Designer, Technical Game Designer, Writer
Production Time: 9 months
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Target Platform: PC
Other Credits:
Core Team:
Isaac BIRCHALL – Voice Actor (Romeo)
Mark KACKZMAREK – Voice Actor (The Narrator)
Arthus BOGAERT – Lightning Artist
Zayn CARDOT – Character Artist
Valentin COUBRONNE – Props Artist
Cyril CROZAT – Game Programmer
Rémi DUTRIEZ – Composer
Mélina ELBAZ – Level Designer
Jérémy FOUSSADIER – Principal Sound Designer
Wilfried KNOP – Sound Designer
Mathëys KOWALSKI – Game Designer
Steven LAMERLY – Producer, Lead Programmer
Etienne MAGOUS – Rigger, 3D Animator
Nathan MERCIER – Producer, Creative Director, Technical Artist
Thomassine MOREL – Sound Designer
Casey NELSON-LASSOIE – Game Designer
Ludovic ROUSSELLE – Artistic Director, Lead Game Artist, Environment Artist
Thomas SIEURAC – Lead Sound Designer
Percy VUTIDECHKAMJORN – Environment Artist
External Help:
Céline ALAM – Props Artist
Paul BIBILONI – VFX Artist
Matys CADAUREILLE – Props Artist
Mathieu D’ANTONI – Animator
Diego DONNANGELO – Props Artist
Vanessa DUARTE HERNÁNDEZ – Animator
Iana KADIROVA – UI Artist
Adrian MICHEL – Animator
Léane MOREAU – Technical Artist
Ha Truc Linh NGUYEN – Props Artist
Viranchee PATIL – Props Artist
Romain REISS – Props Artist
Ekaterina ROGOZINA – Props Artist
Kerim SAGINDA – Animator
Mayeul SIRON – VFX Artist
Jun ZHOU – Concept Artist
Playtesters:
Thomas ABATE, Jeanne BAILLAT, Sacha BARON, Joa BORIES, Cyrian BOURRY, Guilhem BUSSOLA, Tessema CAILLET, Zoé CHERVAUX, Gabriel COCHARD, Alexandre COPPENS, Victor DALBIN, Teodora-Monica DAN, Gregory DEARHAM, Joan DESOLI, Ewan DUPLESSIS KERGOMARD, Bryan FREMOND, Andréa GODARD, Vadim GRAMS, Eric IRIMIA, Agata JANICKA, Paul JANICOT, Zoe JOBET, Anthonin KADI, Emmalie KLING, Lou LAHOCHE, Isaac LENEL, Adrien LERUSTE, Marin LETOILE, Junshan LI, Zihao LIU, Nicolas MAAMAR, Joël MARQUES FIGUEIREDO, Ixil MINIUSSI, Clarence MOLLET, Léane MOREAU, Loris MOREAU, Ha Truc Linh NGUYEN, Zorka PÁLFALVI, Viranchee PATIL, Vladislav PAVLOV, Gaëlle PETIT, Santiago PIEDRAHITA, Léo ROCHER, Alice SARKISYAN, Mayeul SIRON, Alix TORLET, Baptiste VERDIER, Andrei YABLOKOV
Special Thanks:
Fred AUDOUARD, Henri BESSOU, Sylvain BLANCHOT, Anthony CARMONA, Bastien COCQUEMPOT, Nicolas COUNIL, Benjamin EUZET, Pascal GINDA, Julien LEFEBVRE, Marc LAMBERT, Marie LEGRAND, Laurent LETZ, Grégory MANGIN, Titouan OLIVE, Dominique PEYRONNET, Ekaterina ROGOZINA, Mathieu SANCHO, Gaëtan THEYSSIER.
The entire teams at Slope Audio Training, ArtFX Montpellier and the MAAAV for the collaboration and their help during the project.