Project Overview

Santelmo: The Guide of Lost Souls is a top-down action-adventure rooted in Philippine Bicolano folklore. Players control a wandering fire spirit a Santelmo tasked with protecting a defenseless hiker through a dark, mythic forest. Guard against mythical creatures like Aswang, Batibot, and Tambaloslos while solving environmental puzzles and escorting your charge to safety.

My Contributions

Level Design & Encounter Design

• Designed high-tension forest encounter zones where Aswang packs ambush from multiple angles simultaneously.
• Balanced enemy spawn points to force the player to split attention between offense and protecting the hiker.
• Built an environmental puzzle section guarded by the Batibot a slow, high-durability tank mini-boss requiring the player to solve obstacles while maneuvering around it.

Boss Design — Tambaloslos (Stationary / Ranged)

• Designed a stationary boss anchored to a nest, forcing the player into a dodge-heavy ranged encounter with no cover.
• Added a summoning phase that spawns Kudukudu minions mid-fight, requiring players to switch between crowd control and boss damage.

3D Art

• Modeled all environmental assets trees, rocks, ruins to establish the dark, mythic forest atmosphere.