a group of game studio students showing off their new game project at the 2023 senior show

Show Us Your Best

student with long purple hair, arms crossed game logos on a large screen

Team Up

Each year, the Senior Show challenges all Game Studio students to team up to design and pitch their best prototype of a game to Game Studio faculty judges. Only the top eight are selected to move on to full development, with extra help from members of eliminated teams.

Get to Work

One night of incredible game demos takes a whole year for our Game Studio students to pull off. The Upside-Down Curriculum puts students in their major right away, and challenges them to work together in a studio environment, mastering craft and collaboration, leading up to the Senior Show.

Get Noticed

Recruiters from AAA studios are invited each year to see our students present, test out their games, and set up job interviews for potential employment. Our alumni network and Career Collaborative are a one-of-a-kind resource for breaking into the game industry.

The Games

Logo for Booklet's Big Story

Booklet¡¯s Big Story

Booklet is the only empty storybook in all of the Grand Library! Journey alongside them as they wrestle with feelings of unbelonging while striving to find their own story in this 3D puzzle platformer

Double Down

Double Down is a roguelike FPS for high-octane high rollers. Now it¡¯s up to you to defeat your enemies, get chips, and tip the odds in your favor as you descend through the Casino to get your job back

Dual Shadows

The city of Pulsanh holds an ancient magic deep within. While technology has surpassed this magic, humans have yet to control this natural power.

Poly-Vinyl Pests!

Ants of the colony, we are under attack! You and your friend must control the brave warriors of your competing colonies and fight off all the threats to your domain.

Rise From Ruin

RISE FROM RUIN is a third-person, character-action game in which you take control of a massive, unstoppable monster, the BEAST.

shutterbuds logo

Shutterbuds

Collaborate with friends to take photos of creatures while you explore a national park in shutterbuds, a 1st person multiplayer photography game focused on surprises, delights, and problem-solving.

Solanis logo

Solanis

Play as Phoibe, the bird-like avatar of the night in a world ruled by the scorching sun, in this beautifully crafted third-person adventure game.

Triage logo

Triage

Triage is a first-person narrative experience where you are a doctor. You¡¯ve been called upon to help a desolate, isolated town, where an otherworldly illness has been mutating residents.

It all comes down to this.

The creativity on display amazes us year after year. From player experiences that are broad and innovative, to environments and designs that could go toe-to-toe with a professional studio, our students bring their best (along with their game faces). Their reels demonstrates the full range of incredible talent of our graduates, and we encourage you to explore the most recent Senior Show.

Crowd cheers for students presenting at the Senior Show.

2025 Senior Show

That’s a wrap! Check out the highlights.

More Inside Game Studio Experience