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Rahul M. ShahFrom scratch to scale, building the systems that matter
Games & Tools
This is where I build. A collection of games coded from scratch exploring deep systems, and the open-source tools I created to orchestrate them.
The Arcade
Projects exploring mechanics, state validation & loops
Lexicon Crawler
A 20-floor roguelite campaign where dictionary mastery meets tactical combat. Built with a deterministic progression system, turn-based monster encounters, and progressive difficulty scaling across distinct dungeon biomes.

LiveOps Tycoon
An idle game simulating the real business of running a live-service game. Features exponential scaling math, persistent progression via localStorage, dynamic event scheduling, and an analytics-style dashboard with revenue tracking.

Space Invaders: Overdrive
A modern 10-wave expansion of the arcade classic. Features dynamic power-up combination logic, multi-phase boss battles, and a real-time synthesized soundtrack built entirely on the Web Audio API โ no audio files required.
Pixel Platformer
A 10-level precision platformer with ultra-smooth AABB physics, deliberate hand-crafted level design, and a multi-phase final boss encounter. Every jump arc and platform gap is tuned for feel-first gameplay.

2048: Premium Sensory Edition
An elevated take on the classic sliding tile puzzle. Features smooth CSS grid animations, robust merge-state management, and a procedurally generated Web Audio soundtrack that reacts to each move โ no audio files, pure synthesis.

Dropquote Architect
A React-powered dropquote puzzle game where letter tiles fall into a scrambled grid and you rebuild the original quote. Features intuitive drag-and-drop column mechanics, real-time cell validation, win-state detection, and a curated daily puzzle queue.

Memory Match
A classic card matching game built to explore component lifecycle, CSS 3D flip animations, and randomized board generation.

Minesweeper
A faithful recreation of the classic Minesweeper. Explores recursive flood-fill algorithms for empty cell reveals and complex grid state management.

Mini Crossword
A highly responsive daily mini crossword player with smart cell traversal logic, robust input handling for intersecting words, automatic direction switching, and smooth victory-state animations.

Pong Arcade
A fast-paced recreation of Pong. Focuses on collision detection, dynamic AI opponent scaling, and HTML5 Canvas rendering loops.

Semantic Echo
A daily word game built around semantic proximity rather than exact spelling. Each round you guess words and receive a similarity score โ the closer to the target concept, the hotter your trace. Powered by cosine-similarity vector search.

Snake Reloaded
A CRT-aesthetic reimagining of Snake with scanline overlays, phosphor glow, and retro color grading. Built on a strict requestAnimationFrame game loop with queue-based movement, dynamic speed scaling, and multiple difficulty modes.

Wordle Clone
A polished Wordle clone with hard mode, dictionary validation, and elaborate CSS keyframe animations for tile flip, shake, and keyboard feedback. Tracks per-session stats and handles edge cases in multi-letter scoring.
The Toolkit
Systems, scripts, and skills built for orchestration
Game-Ready Dictionary
A high-performance, tiered dictionary repository with a robust Python data pipeline for word filtering and fully automated CI/CD NPM distribution.
Compliance Pre-screener
An Alexa-style skill that pre-screens LiveOps event designs against platform compliance rules โ IAP limits, age-gating requirements, and regional restrictions โ before content goes to review.
ReviewPulse AI
An AI-powered app store review aggregator that clusters player sentiment by theme, surfaces feature requests, and tracks review velocity after LiveOps events โ giving producers a real-time pulse on player reactions.
Gacha Odds & Pity Auditor
A simulation and audit tool for gacha banner mechanics. Models pity systems, pull distribution curves, and expected spending to validate that in-game odds declarations match actual player outcomes.
LiveOps Event Calendar
A voice-activated Alexa skill for querying the live game event calendar. Producers can ask what events are active, upcoming, or ending soon โ surfacing schedule data from a structured JSON feed without opening a dashboard.