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Arnaud Van Balen

I am passionate about

Game Design

UX

Production

Programming

Sound Design

Animation

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My journey

Technical Artist
Bachelor Degree

2020-2023

My Technical Artist degree provided me with a broad vision of all the main aspects of video games .

I am now in the last year of my Master's Degree in Video Game, specializing in Game Design.

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Winner of the
KISS Game Jam 24

2024

48 hours was the time in which we made "N-Ice Cover", a very refreshing game, before winning the prize and going to Cologne to present it to professionals at the Walga stand. We since then decided to make a beautiful new version of it, available to play for free on Itch.Io.

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Public Award Winner
KISS Game Jam 25

2025

We once again took part in the KISS Game Jam, where I was Lead Game Designer among other roles, and won the Public Choice Award with our game "Le Versailles."

Key Art: Mathéo Kinnard

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Finalist of
The Rookie Awards

2025

We took our chance by submitting the polished version of N-Ice Cover to the Rookie Awards in the Game of the Year - Console/PC category. Among more than 350 submissions , we've been selected as one of the 30 finalists !

 

Key Art: Mathéo Kinnard

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Meta Ennoia
Master's Degree in Video Game - Game Design

 ➤ 2026

As a team, we are working on a high velocity hack-n-slash game as a graduation project. A demo is scheduled for release in early 2026, while the complete game will launch in mid-2026.
 

Concept Art: Basile Vincent

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Project: Devol Family

➤ Ongoing

In my free time, I am developing a narrative-driven survival horror game inspired by the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise for the gameplay.

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Portfolio

Welcome to my portfolio. Here you will find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more.

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Engines & Tools

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Please feel free to contact me with any project requests or for further information!

Arnaud Van Balen - Game Designer

 

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