// PORTFOLIO — 2026
Skye Vernon
@HeartlessN3ko
Game Developer Systems Designer Composer World Builder Portland, OR
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// 01 — About

I Build Things Because I Have To.

Indie game developer, systems designer, and composer with 20+ years in music production and commercial game credits. I design, build, and ship complete systems — code, sound, and world — as a solo developer. Currently building toward a small indie studio focused on deep, meaningful game experiences.


39 years old. Black trans woman. I bring that perspective into everything I make — the worlds I build, the systems I design, and the communities I create for.


I use AI tools the way a good producer uses gear — strategically, intentionally, and always in service of the work. AI handles what it's good at. The vision, the design, the soul of the project stays mine.


Revenue share over upfront pay. Small tight crew over big loud teams. If you make things because you have to, we'll get along fine.

Experience 20+ Years
Base Portland, OR
Commercial Credits Sony · Disney · Nickelodeon
Current Status Building · Recruiting
Studio Model Revenue Share
GitHub HeartlessN3ko
// 02 — Credits

Commercial Work

Music production credits on major media properties, plus indie game soundtracks and original compositions spanning electronic, RPG, and genre-hybrid production.

Sony Music
Freelance Songwriter & Demo Producer
// Artist development · Demo production
Disney
Music Production Credit
// Composer · Production
Nickelodeon / Viacom
Petpet Park — Game Composer
// Pukapookka Island · Mystimar Glenn
Indie / Original
Mobile RPG Soundtracks
// Original game music · Electronic · RPG
// 03 — Featured Music
// Nickelodeon / Viacom · Petpet Park
Petpet Park
Game Composer · Commercial Credit

Composed original music for Petpet Park, an online game published by Nickelodeon/Viacom based on the Neopets property. Two tracks shipped as part of the game's official soundtrack.

▶ PUKAPOOKKA ISLAND ▶ MYSTIMAR GLENN
// 04 — Projects

What I Ship

Realm Knights
// DISCORD RPG · NODE.JS · MONGODB · RAILWAY
LIVE

A fully custom Discord-based RPG built from scratch — no engine, no framework. Complete turn-based combat, 30+ classes across 7 tiers, 100+ unique skills, a full dungeon system, economy, quest board, and active players. Designed, balanced, and shipped solo through multiple patch cycles.

30+Classes
100+Unique Skills
7Class Tiers
1Developer
Node.js discord.js v14 MongoDB Atlas Railway Systems Design Economy Design Dungeon Design
The Realm: Third Age
// AI LIVE WORLD · PYTHON · SUPABASE · ANTHROPIC API
LIVE — BETA

A fully autonomous AI-driven roleplay world running on Discord. Three interconnected bots, 60+ NPC entities with distinct voices and factional behavior, a two-tier travel system across an eight-sector city, and a dynamic ambient world engine — all built solo in 14 days.

3Live Bots
60+NPC Entities
75+Item Catalog
14Days to Deploy
Python 3.13 discord.py Supabase Anthropic API Railway NPC Engine World Design Lore Systems
Battle Pets
// MOBILE GAME · REACT NATIVE · NODE.JS · MONGODB
IN DEVELOPMENT

A creature-raising battle game where your playstyle shapes what your monster becomes. Stat-driven visual morphology, async and real-time PvP, a modular asset system, and original music and sound design. Targeting iOS and Android via Expo. Actively recruiting collaborators.

React Native Expo Node.js MongoDB Atlas Game Design Original Music Recruiting
// 05 — Skills

What I Bring

// DESIGN
Game & Systems Design
  • Economy & progression architecture
  • Class & skill tree design
  • Dungeon & boss mechanics
  • Lore & world building
  • Player retention systems
  • Game Design Documentation
// DEV
Development
  • Node.js / JavaScript
  • Python 3
  • MongoDB Atlas / Mongoose
  • Supabase / PostgreSQL
  • React Native / Expo
  • Railway · GitHub · REST APIs
// AUDIO
Music & Audio
  • Ableton Live (certified)
  • Recording engineering
  • Mastering
  • Electronic / RPG composition
  • Sound design & SFX
  • Commercial songwriting

Let's Build
Something Real.

Open to collaboration, revenue share partnerships, and studio formation. If you build because you have to — reach out.

✉ SKY3VERNON@GMAIL.COM