The Cryptid Club (WIP)
An interactive visual-novel and 2D side-scroller hybrid video game with mystery and horror elements.

Sam expression: Idle Neutral

Sam expression: Scared Idle

Sam expression: Panic Idle

Sam expression: Business Smile

Sam expression: Friendly

Sam expression: Hype

Sam expression: Taunting

Sam expression: Suspicious

Sam expression: Judging

Sam expression: Business Smile

Sam expression: Worried

Sam expression: Relieved

Sam expression: Irritated

Sam expression: Shocked

Sam expression: Confrontational

Walkcycle: Neutral

Idle: Neutral 01

Idle: Neutral 02

Walkcycle: Scared

Idle: Scared 01

Idle: Scared 02
You play as Sam, a young adult, traveling to a far-away town with their friends El and Jolie. There were sightings of various cryptids reported on an anonymous blog online and mothman caught your attention. Mothman is a sign of danger, so now you and your friends want to investigate and potentially protect the town from misfortune.
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In this game, the main character develops with the choices the player makes. Therefore, my role as an animator was to create various expressive animations of the main character. During Dialogue, the expressions of the character would change depending on the dialogue option the player picks and when the player controls the character in the 2D sidescroller view, the character had different body language depending on the mood and environment.
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Project Details
Year 2025
Type 2D visual-novel and sidescroller hybrid video game
Genre Horror, Mystery
Software used:​
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Toon Boom Harmony (Animation)
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Unity
Bachelor Project, Animation and Game at University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt (hda).
Production Team
Melina Behnert
2D Character Animator
Production Manager
Character Designer​​
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Pauline Lechler
Vision Keeper
Concept Artist
Programmer
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Arianna Buscemi
Background Artist
Sound Manager
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Josiane Pos
Background Artist
Concept Artist
Creature Design
Programmer​
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