Vain Mining
Will you be the dwarf whose statue towers above all, casting a shadow across the lands? Or will you crumble under the weight of your own ambition? Pick up your pickaxe, your blade, and your vanity, because Vain Mining is where legends are forged, one vein at a time.
Vain Mining is a top-down multiplayer shooter where you step into the boots of a determined dwarf in sun-scorched desert ruins. Your mission? To mine, craft, and sculpt your way to greatness. But be aware - the desert isn’t just a barren wasteland; it’s a battleground for vanity. Collect more resources than your opponents, all to build the biggest statue of yourself.
Vain Mining was developed by the FutureFables team across 4 months as part of a 4rd year project and was showcased at GameCon 2024. Additionally, Vain Mining was pitched at the 2024 Ontario Tech Venture Creation pitch competition and won best pitch.
As the project manager and technical director for the project, Cody established and managed a team of 8 individuals specializing in different disciplines across an 8 month time-span, as well as establishing the foundation for gameplay systems, networking, and debugging of the games code.