portfolio

Mina Abbassi

narrative design + game writing

Projects



Games

The Big Game (2026) | Developer (Coming Soon)

Urban fantasy/thriller in Twine | Personal Project

Solo-developed

A passion-project-in-progress I'm building in my spare time! Follow a goblin family as they navigate their worst nightmare: hosting human guests! Prologue demo coming in April 2026.

Down the Rabbit Hole (2025) | Writer

Fantasy/Coming-of-Age in Unity | Ludum Dare 57 Entry (72 hours)

With: Nikki Do, Mirinae Toste, Judy Qu, and Elaine Zhang

After deciding on mechanics and how we wanted our game to relate to the theme ("Depths"), I developed the characters and story further and wrote a script for our Unity programmer and artists to use. It was surreal seeing how the story and themes resonated with some of our reviewers, and I'm super proud of our artists, who got our game placed in the top 50 entries for visuals!

Code: Elysium (2025) | Writer, Character Sprite Artist

Science Fiction in Ren'Py | 5th Annual CMGG Game Jam Entry (72 hours)

With: Vanessa Lam, Johanna Liu, and Elizabeth Sun

We brainstormed the worldbuilding, characters, and story beats as a team; then I synthesized everything into a script (including transitions, visuals, and sound effects) for our Ren'Py programmers to implement. I also designed the character sprites with two different artstyles, to contrast the realities they live in.

Cubbie Mustn't Get Got (2024) | 2D Sprite Artist

Fantasy-Horror platformer in Unity | 4th Annual CMGG Game Jam Entry (72 hours)

With: Kelly Hang, Rose Nguyen, and Liana Zhang

My first game jam ever, deserving an honorable mention. While I didn't do narrative writing for this one, I did create the 2D sprites based on Rose's vision for the characters and story aesthetics.


Gaming-Adjacent Jobs and Leadership Roles

* indicates paid role.


MAGICAL

Coordinator (Feb 2026–Present)

Cal Marginalized Genders in Gaming (CMGG) | UC Berkeley RecWell

Advisor to Co-Presidents (May 2025–Present)
Co-President (May 2024–May 2025)*
Board Intern (Sept 2023–May 2024)

Cal Esports Community Center | UC Berkeley RecWell

Lead Center Staff (Jan 2025–May 2025)*
Center Staff (August 2024–Dec 2024)*