About Me
Hello! My name is Jeru Mercado and I am a game software engineer based in the Philippines. I graduated with the degree of Computer Science from the University of the Philippines.
Jeru Mercado
Professional Game Projects
Altitude Games (Published by Kongregate): Dragon Idle Adventure
I was the Lead Game Engineer for Dragon Idle Adventure, A game developed by Altitude Games and published by Kongregate. I was responsible for managing all tech decisions for the game, as well as general feature development, bug fixing, and implementation of SDKs.
Altitude Games (Published by Pikpok): Kung Fu Clicker
I worked as a Game Engineer for Kung Fu Clicker, A game developed by Altitude Games and published by Pikpok. I was responsible for UI features, bug fixing, limited time events implementation and server support for the game.
More Details | Press Release for Kung Fu Clicker
Altitude Games: Holy Ship
I worked as a Junior Game Engineer for Holy Ship. I was responsible for UI features, implementation of the roulette and player upgrading system. Holy Ship won the 3rd IMGA SEA Award for Best Quickplay Game.
Altitude Games: Dream Defense
I worked as Junior Game Engineer for Dream Defense. I was responsible for the player skinning system, cloud save implementation, and rewards flow of the game.
Personal Game Projects
These are samples of my code work from my personal projects and my participation in game jams such as Global Game Jam and GMTK 2020.
Dragoon Drop
A dragoon combination game based on Selen Tatsuki's beloved fans. This is my personal project as a way of support for Selen Tatsuki's vtuber community. The whole codebase is public at github.
GGJ 2020: Brightseed
I was a coder and technical artist for this 48-hour game jam. I implemented the scrolling features for the game.
GMTK 2020: Drone Jam
This was my entry to the GMTK game jam organized by Mark Brown. I was the coder and main designer for this 48-hour game jam.
GGJ 2019: Homeland Frontline
This was my solo entry for the Global Game Jam, my rendition of a shoot-em-up game. I was both the coder and artist for this game.
Illustration Work
I make illustrations as a hobby, although I am also available for commissions and have delved into comic creation.
Pixiv
Commissions
I am available for commissions of personal artwork. These two are finished commissions.
Magical Submachine Girl: A Comic
This is my published comic titled "Magical Submachine Girl", available for reading in pixiv and tapas. The final issue is available for purchase in Ko-fi.