Shipped · Out of support PC · PS4 · PS5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Asymmetric 4v3 horror multiplayer based on the 1974 film. Players either escape as survivors or hunt them down as the Slaughter family. Released August 2023 on Steam, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox Game Pass. Our team took over backend ownership post-launch and maintained the live service through to end-of-support.

My role

Backend Engineer · Post-launch maintenance

— Took over backend codebase from the previous development team and stabilised the live service
— Maintained and optimised Unreal Engine dedicated server infrastructure
— Improved the CI/CD deployment pipeline in TeamCity and Azure
— Implemented analytics instrumentation for player behaviour and server health
— Optimised and improved the matchmaking system
— Led the architecture and implementation of a P2P networking transition
— Supported frontend team with bug diagnosis and fixes

Links

Steam page →

Stack

Azure Functions C# PlayFab Redis PostgreSQL Unreal Engine Epic Online Services TeamCity

Platforms

Steam · PS4 · PS5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Game Pass

Released

August 2023