Discover New Games Talent: National Film and Television School to Unveil New Student Creations at MCM Comic Con x EGX 2024!

This weekend an electric atmosphere will take over ExCeL London as, for the first time ever, MCM Comic Con and EGX join forces to create one of the biggest pop-culture weekends the UK has ever seen! The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is excited to be debuting another impressive line-up of student-created games.

Eight games from the NFTS Games Design and Development MA will be proudly showcased in the EGX Rezzed Zone over three days from Friday 25 October to Sunday 27 October, giving attendees a glimpse into the future of game design.

Boarberry Farm, Con-Tractors, Kirin’s Chosen, Oubliette, Ownek, Project Plainsight, Soul Pianist, and Tulou are the result of a year’s hard work from the next generation of game developers. Under the expert guidance of industry professionals including NFTS Head of Games Andre Van Rooijen and guest mentors including Manos Agianiotakis (Lead Game Designer at nDreams), Chloe Bostock (Cinematics Artist at Build a Rocket Boy), and Alexander Taylor (Lead Cinematic Designer at Firesprite), these games promise to offer a unique gaming experience.

This exciting showcase will sit alongside popular AAA titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Just Dance 2025 Edition, as well as the most anticipated indie games of the year.

Close collaborations with fellow students on courses across the School including Composing, Location Sound Recording, Cinematography, Screenwriting and Visual Effects have helped to form the projects into immersive and engaging games that can hold their own side-by-side with games made by established indie studios.

As a key part of the project, the NFTS Games MA students team up with the Marketing, Distribution, Sales and Exhibition MA students who use their skills to create marketing assets for each of the games and will be supporting them at MCM Comic Con x EGX this weekend - so keep an eye out for stickers, pin badges and other merch and prizes!

We invite gamers and industry professionals to visit our students in the Rezzed Zone to play these eight exceptional games and meet the teams behind them!

EXPLORE THE GAMES AND ADD THEM TO YOUR MUST-PLAY LISTS!

Boarberry Farm | Daniel Jin

A wildly fun farm defence game that will keep you on your toes!

Harvest your crops and defend your farm from all the hungry boars who try to break in!

Will you succeed in harvesting delicious vegetables or will the pesky boars eat them all up?

CREW
Developer Wen "Daniel" Jin
Writer Tejaswin Ewing
Producer Will Perkins
Production Manager Luke Asco
Composers Harpal Mudhar, Beatrice de Trenqualye
Sound Designers Tom Moss, Andrew Ford
Marketing and Promotion Emma Davis
Logo and Poster Designer Supriya Tirkey

Get updates via Instagram @boarberry_farm TikTok @boarberry_farm

Con-Tractors | Alex Roddan and Chester Huang

A cooperative game where you play as two contractors hired by a dubious estate agent to renovate houses during a viewing, making them appear better than they actually are. Renovate the house without being caught by the customer during the viewing!

CREW
Directors Alexandra Roddan, Chester Huang
Screenwriter Tejaswin Ewing
Production Designer Ewan Hendry
Character Design Lizzie Watts
VFX Manraj Deol, Jordan Streete, Bing Qui Li
Composer Blanca Romeo De La Higuera, Darren Sng
Sound Design Joseph Eccles, Jingman (Anita) Xu, Nicholas Smyth
Location Sound Andrew Ford, Owen Tucknott
Creative Business Laura De Sommar
Marketing Sara Vazquez Gonzalez Pacheco, Jasmine Tong
Motion Graphics Florencia Usuki
Model Making Mo Clouting, Alexandra Duxbury, Georgia Ellis, Rebecca Horne, Matthew Joyce, Jakub Krason, Sarah Lewis, Olga Lunina, Olivia Smallbone

Get updates via Instagram @thecontractors.game and TikTok @the.contractors.g

Kirin’s Chosen | Linus Chilvers, Henry Qi

Travel through an Asian-inspired world in this roguelite deckbuilder. As the chosen warrior of the mythical Kirin, you must defeat the four other champions of the mythical beasts and bring harmony back to the land. Encounter enemies on your travels around the mystical world of Nuwa while managing the unique 3-slot combat system in fast-paced, fully animated battles. Learn powerful moves from your defeated foes as you attempt to construct a strong enough deck to take down a rival champion.

 

Get updates via Instagram @kirinschosen

Oubliette | Luc Foster

Oubliette is a first-person shooter roguelite game set underneath Paris in the 1950s. The game stars Madeleine, a 1950s private detective, who receives a mysterious letter with a missing person’s report, a map of Paris, and a note from the sender begging Madeleine to “Help me find my son”. Intrigued, Madeleine finds herself deep underneath the streets of Paris searching for clues that will help her solve the case.

 

 

CREW
Project Lead/Lead Designer and Developer Luc Foster
Developers Mia Kellet, Jason Forrest, Bruno Robert
2D Artist/Character Artist Hélène Siret
3D Artist/3D Animator Kristof Firnigel
Marketing Lead Elizabeth Wilkinson
Producer Louis Jousselme
UI Artist/Designer Mason Soleski
Composer Harpal Mudhar, Beatrice de Trenqualye
Piano Jackson Seib
Trumpet Ben Moss
Sound Designers Tom Moss, Ben Serra Reche
CAST
Madeline Léna Laprès

Get updates via Instagram @oubliette_game

Ownek | Demelza Palmer

Ownek is a first person survival horror game based on Cornish folklore. The game takes place on the island of Lyonnesse and includes creatures such as the Piskies, Knockers and The Beast. Play as Lamorna, a professor of biology who has been asked to study Lyonnesse and the disturbing incidents that are happening on the island.

 

 

CREW
Designer/Developer Demelza Palmer
Producer William Perkins
Writer Tyler Frech
Marketing Rani Stoeckli
Composer Diogo Chaves
Sound Designer Will Henley
Location Sound Recordist Tyler Tappin
3D Artist Serina Lopez
Graphic and Poster Designer Bellayna Lopez

Get updates via Instagram @ownek.game

Project Plainsight | Aaron Moore

A stylised, low-poly 3D first-person arena shooter set in a stark, neo-futuristic world of black and white. Players face off in arena-style duels, choosing sides between two rival factions: the rag-tag law enforcers of the Department of L.I.G.H.T and the cunning criminal network of the Triumvirate. In this sharp-edged world, players employ light-based camouflage to run, fight and vanish in plain sight, turning every moment into a strategic battle for survival. Nothing in life is black-or-white, but when it comes to Project Plainsight, some things are.

 

 

CREW
Lead Designer/Developer Aaron “Moose” Moore
Production Manager Nathan Hendren
Writer Tyler Frech
Composer Charlie Seaborn
Sound Design Tom Moss & Joseph Eccles
Assisting Sound Jacob Stone
3d Art & Animation Marcus Lai
Graphic Design Mason Soleski
Marketing Maddie Bowman

Get updates via Instagram @proj.plainsight and X @ProjPlainsight

Soul Pianist | Hetong Zhang

Soul Pianist is a low-poly, world-building adventure game. The game follows the protagonist as he grapples with the aftermath of a tragic accident that claimed the lives of his family. Turning to the piano as a means to cope with his grief, he embarks on a journey to find his family but learns his world is dark and polluted. As he embarks on a journey to find his family, he must also restore colour and vibrancy to his now-dark world. Haunting spirits attempt to hinder his journey, but he must push through to heal from the damage of his grief.

 

 

CREW
Game Designer & Developer Hetong Zhang
Art Xiangning Sun, Hetong Zhang
Level Design Hetong Zhang, Xiangning Sun
Sound & Music Diogo Chaves
Project Manager Siyi Mi
Marketing Katrese Manning
Art Consultant Henry Qia

Get updates via Instagram @soulpianistgame

Tulou | Ilena Pegan

As the Brooders explore the mysterious ruins of a rural earth building, a new story egg is discovered…

Explore beautiful landscapes, take on challenges, and connect with the rich heritage that inspired this game.

 

 

CREW
Designer/Developer Ilena Yeru Pegan 
Animators Rachel Shiloach, Bellayna Lopez, Alison Loke, Eloise Jenninger
Model Maker Leads Dominique Charalambous, Georgia Ellis
Model Makers Dominique Charalambous, Alexandra Duxbury, Georgia Ellis, Rebecca Horne, Jakub Krason, Sarah Lewis, Olga Lunina, Olivia Smallbone
Sound Designers Sarah-Louise Davila, Nicholas Smyth
Production Manager Emma Gensiorskyj
Researcher Aldo De lulio
Composer Carrie Penn
Documentary Reshma Ailmchandani
Graphic Design Mason Soleski
Marketing Xinyu Wu
Production Designers    Claudia Morles Sosa, Terri Torousova
VFX Jordan Streete
UI Art Mason Soleski
Programmer Luke Moseley
Storyboard Artists Doyung Lee, Hoching Kwok
Artist Lisa Ott
Songwriter Yiren Ye

Get updates via Instagram @tulou_game

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Games made at the National Film and Television School are frequently recognised at festivals and awards. Two National Film and Television School student-made games have gone on to win BAFTA Student Awards following their showcases at EGX. Eros Xavier’s Love Solutions designed and developed by Rafif Kalantan won in 2023 and There Was A Home designed and developed by Wid Alhajjaji was awarded at this year’s ceremony in July. 2023’s Morgan Metal Detective was selected for London Games Festival and recent graduate-formed indie games company Beyond Tomorrow Studios was awarded grant support from the UK Games Fund!

It’s not too late to get your EGX tickets and come along, play the games and meet the talented next generation of game developers.

egx.net/london/en-gb.html

Places available to follow in these students’ footsteps and apply for a games design course at the National Film and Television School.
Explore NFTS Games pathways below:

Games Design and Development MA
2 Years - Full-time - In-person - Funding Available

Apply today to start January 2025
nfts.co.uk/games-design-and-development

Indie Games Development Certificate
6 months - Part-time - Online

Apply today to join January 2025
nfts.co.uk/indie-games-development