Ruben Ruhde
Level Design Portfolio
Lost Legions
"A historically inspired, mythological themed survival game"
Summary
"Lost Legions" is a historically based survival game with a mythology-heavy storyline. As a Roman auxiliary with Germanic roots, you venture into the mysterious world of Helheim after a crushing defeat in the Teutoburg Forest.
Can you uncover the secrets this place holds? Craft, build, and survive to find your answers.
My first open world project experience.
Design
I joined the project in mid-production. The existing level design had many flaws, so I redesigned the first complete open world area, which also included a smaller tutorial zone. Designing such a large map came with many side tasks. Roads, paths, points of interest, landmarks, rivers, cliffs, and fast travel locations all had to be considered.
I also contributed to designing the game’s intro level, a fully linear story introduction set in the Teutoburg Forest.
Workflow
I started the design process by reading through the existing documentation about the level design and the game itself. Once I had a solid understanding of the core elements, I analyzed the current map and identified multiple flaws.
After that I researched and compared our map with those from other open world games. By optimizing and iterating, I improved the design of Lost Legions’ open world until we had a solid reference map for building the final version in-engine.
