The Abandoned

The Abandoned is an action-adventure game under development in Unreal 5 at The Grumpus Studio. The team is comprised of industry veterans and skilled newcomers to the industry. I joined as a part-time Senior Software Engineer in February 2026, contributing to the technical direction and implementation of the game across multiple areas, including UI, player character movement, and GAS implementation.

The game is an adaptation of a novel of the same title written by the Game Director, Kol Humphries.

During my time on this project, aside from working extensively with Common UI and the Gameplay Ability System, I’ve also led engineering initiatives outside of the game itself, such as version control integration and establishment of development standards.

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