RMA - HOME
© RMA - HOME

Midnight Mysteries

Creative Director / Core Design / Branding

Franchise Direction & Design

With this original product, while at MumboJumbo I led branding, visual direction, and game design across the Midnight Mysteries franchise. The work balanced atmosphere, narrative clarity, and accessibility.


These games were fun to design with the team, and John Newcomer.

Cinematic Direction

I directed cinematic elements that advanced story and mystery without overwhelming gameplay. These sequences helped define the franchise’s tone.

Menu & HUD Design

Like with all original MumboJumbo titles, I lead the creation of the branding and key art for the product. The menus followed the visual language I established for the brand and was used to define the UI systems for the franchise. I directed menus and HUD systems that supported investigation flow and readability, the HUD evolved as the adventure unfolded which was very clever, like the player.

Key Art & Logo Design

Like with all original MumboJumbo titles during my time at the company, I directed promotional key art, created the box and logo design used across marketing and retail. These assets helped establish franchise recognition early.

— PROJECT NAME

Midnight Mysteries 1


— ROLE

Creative Direction

Core Game Design

UI Design

Branding


— DATE

2009

As Creative Director at MumboJumbo, I managed and built the team behind Midnight Mysteries, one of the company’s first original mystery adventure franchises.


I contributed across concept direction, environmental visuals, game design, menu design, UI, and branding, working hands-on across multiple studios. Leading from the trenches, I helped shape a cohesive experience that balanced narrative intrigue with accessible gameplay.


Midnight Mysteries established a strong franchise foundation and showcased my ability to guide new IP from concept through market success.


The visuals in this game were possible because of the great art talents of K. Hamilton (Concept Artist), R. Luong (Concept Artist), C. Lee and K. Korneev & Hot Lava Team. It was an honor to lead them.