About

  Hello there, and thanks for stopping by! My name is Hugo Balthazar, also known as HugoBDesigner in just about every online platform. I'm Brazilian, 28, and currently work as an independent game developer.

  Throughout my life, I've wanted to be many different things: architect, cartoonist, animator, YouTuber, writer, programmer, and game developer, to name a few. While I've found a niche I'm comfortable with – and that, thankfully, pays the bills – I'm very glad to have tried so many different things, and learned from them.

  This blog may be a little outdated, but it is a genuine recounting of some of the projects and ventures I've gone through the years. I'm a creative at heart, and will find any and every excuse to create new things: games, websites, tutorials, drawings, music, you name it! You can find more about the things I do in my socials, over on the Contact page.

  Some of my most recent projects, at the time of writing, that I think you might want to check out: 

Game dev:

• Archaeogem – A cute pixel art precision platformer game where I was the level designer;
• Colorful Recolor – A colorful puzzle game where I was the level designer;
• Portle – A Portal-themed word-guessing game I made, playable online and open-source;
• Quantum Phantom Photo – A small puzzle game for GBJam 12. Playable on browser;
  
• Simile Thoughts – A mappack I made for Mari0 1.6, featuring 16 hand-drawn levels;
• Portal 2 Workshop – A collection of some of my best puzzles for Portal 2;

Art:

• Twitter – The main platform where I've shared some of my drawings and digital art;
• Downside-Up – A slice-of-life casual comic about various random things;
  
• YouTube – Where I've shared gameplay videos and intend on sharing some guides;
• Soundcloud – Some of the songs I've made;

 

  I don't often have enough time or content to make blog posts about, but if you've read this, thank you for your time! You can reach out to me through social media if you like what I do or want to chat up. See you around :)

Page last updated on October 16th, 2024. Poke me if too much time has passed!