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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 and progressively scaling monster encounters.

LiveOps Tycoon
An idle game focused on the business of running a live-service game. Features exponential scaling math, persistent data, and an analytics-style dashboard.

Space Invaders: Overdrive
A modern 10-wave expansion of the classic. Includes dynamic power-up combination logic, boss battles, and synthesized sound effects using the Web Audio API.
Pixel Platformer
A 10-level platformer focusing on ultra-smooth physics, deliberate level design, and a multi-phase boss encounter.

2048 Clone
A sleek, responsive clone of the classic 2048 sliding tile puzzle game. Built focusing on smooth CSS grid animations and robust state management for the merging logic.

Dropquote Architect
An interactive dropquote puzzle solver and generator. Focuses on complex drag-and-drop mechanics, cell validation, and state serialization.

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. Built with robust cell traversal logic, input handling for intersecting words, and victory state detection.

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

Semantic Echo
An experimental text-based interaction loop exploring semantic matching, natural language processing, and responsive AI orchestration.

Snake Reloaded
A modern take on Snake. Focuses on strict game loops, grid-based queue movement, and dynamic speed scaling as the player progresses.

Wordle Clone
A polished Wordle clone exploring state-driven UI, dictionary validation, and complex CSS keyframe animations for keyboard and tile feedback.
The Toolkit