Faruk Yıldırım · Senior Gameplay Programmer
I build gameplay architecture, combat and AI systems for FPS, ARPG and horror games. Lead programming contributions to Night Record: Thin Walls and Good Kill!, plus open-source C++ tools for Unreal Engine developers.
Games & my contributions
Technical leadership on a helicopter FPS: gameplay architecture, enemy AI, weapon systems, procedural animation, and performance optimization.
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Lead programming on a released horror title, owning enemy AI, chapter direction, inventory, and core gameplay systems.
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Technical leadership on an ARPG: core architecture, Gameplay Ability System integration, combat, quests, inventory, and optimization.
View projectMy active solo horror project: a lakeside night shift, everyday responsibilities, and a growing sense that something is wrong.
C++ · Unreal Engine
Open-source tools built around problems I encounter in game development. I also publish plugins and developer tools on Fab under Auralis. My Fab storefront ↗
An open-source Unreal Engine tick management system with batching, priorities, conditional updates, and profiling support.
View projectA modular, Blueprint-friendly object pooling system for Unreal Engine.
View projectAn Unreal Engine dismemberment system with limb separation, weapon dropping, and configurable body-part data.
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About me
I am an Unreal Engine gameplay programmer based in Bolu, Türkiye. My work covers C++, Blueprints, Gameplay Ability System (GAS), combat, enemy AI and procedural animation. At Althera Games, Vasanta Global and Gamegine Games, I have combined hands-on development with gameplay architecture and technical leadership.
My portfolio includes Night Record: Thin Walls, released on Steam, and Good Kill!, available in Steam Early Access. I am now developing Coldwater Hollow and its modular C++ NarrativeFramework. I also maintain open-source tools, publish plugins under Auralis, and have taught Unreal Engine at Navras Academy.
Technical leadership & collaboration
2025 – 2026
Lead Programmer
Built 3 core gameplay systems—enemy AI, chapter direction and inventory—for the horror title released on Steam in September 2026. Worked with the level designer on encounter pacing and player guidance.
2024 – 2025
Lead Programmer · Contract
Built the ARPG foundation across 4 areas: Gameplay Ability System integration, combat, quests and inventory. Designed the core architecture and led optimization work.
2023 – 2025
Senior Programmer / Lead Programmer
Led a team of up to 5 on Good Kill! (Steam Early Access). Increased frame rate from 40 to 120 FPS through LOD and texture optimization, CPU-side AI changes, object pooling and helicopter-system optimization. Also built the NOMAD demo, a robot prototype and World Generator.
2022 – 2025
Unreal Engine Educator
Taught more than 150 students through Unreal Engine Blueprint and programming lessons, including 2 years of mentoring in game-mechanics development.
Development notes
How my WaitNarrativeFact node handles immediate completion, change notifications, cancellation, and cleanup without a polling loop.
Inside Coldwater Hollow’s NarrativeFramework: how I represent story state with Gameplay Tags, integer values, and explicit definition state.
A concrete look at NarrativeFact and NarrativeFactEditor: where story state lives, where authoring tools live, and how the dependencies are arranged.
Contact
Let’s talk about game development, technical collaboration, and tools.