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Catalogs, prices and seasons live in Remote Config. A change detector fingerprints them on download and pushes the delta to connected players about a second after a deploy โ from the dashboard, the admin window or CI.
Hello, World! I'm
Ahmed Afifi
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Crafting immersive game experiences through code. Passionate about pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment.
Game, IT, or both in one โ pick a CV and it downloads as a PDF.
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About Me
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
+2010-900-23274
aafifi1988@icloud.com
English & Arabic
Professional game programmer with experience in coding for regulated environments and corporate organizations. My expertise lies in gaming development using languages like C++, C#, Python, and JavaScript.
Currently working as a Game Developer at 2024 Studios, where I design and program engaging gameplay mechanics, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with artists to bring game concepts to life.
I thrive on crafting immersive experiences โ from open-world Unreal adventures to VR interactions and narrative-driven journeys. Every project is a new level to conquer.
Skills & Expertise
Game Engines
Unity
Primary
Ships nearly all of my work โ C# gameplay, tools & UGS backends
Unreal Engine
Working
C++ and Blueprints โ jam titles and coursework
Programming Languages
C#
Primary
C++
Advanced
Python
Proficient
JavaScript
Proficient
Java
Working
Soft Skills
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Time Management
Communication
Adaptability
IT & Infrastructure
Active Directory
Group Policy
DNS & DHCP
Exchange Server
WSUS
WDS
Hyper-V
NTFS Security
MikroTik Firewall
Bitdefender GravityZone
PowerShell
Specializations
Gameplay Mechanics
VR / XR Dev
Narrative Design
AI & Combat Systems
Multiplayer
LiveOps & Live Services
Code Architecture
LiveOps
The part of a game that keeps running after launch โ seasons, quests, offers, events and the backend that keeps them honest. I build it once, as a reusable service, and ship it under every game I work on.
I'm a core author of the studio's shared live-services layer: a game-agnostic Unity package plus a C# Cloud Code module on Unity Gaming Services. Designers tune passes, quests, prices and events from config; the server owns every grant, so no client ever mints its own rewards.
28runtime modules
~1 sconfig edit โ player
17 โ 4startup calls
280+automated tests
Seasons & Passes
Free and premium tracks with pass XP, claim one or claim all, premium unlocks and season countdowns. Shipped three ways: One State's Kashkha Pass, CUBEX's cup ladder and KEMA's Pharaoh's Pass.
Missions & Quests
Daily, weekly, monthly and one-off goals. Progress comes from stats the game server reports, not from the client, and rerolls are price-guarded so they can't be farmed.
Retention Loops
Login streaks and daily gifts, mail with send and expiry windows, chests whose contents can be previewed, and a timed guest trial that nudges players to link an account.
Economy & Store
Wallets and inventory owned by the server, first-purchase and limited-time offers, IAP, and rewarded-ad placements drawing from weighted reward pools. Purchases validated server-side (cap, unknown item, insufficient funds).
Competitive & Social
Guilds with shared missions and guild XP, global, regional and country leaderboards, and scheduled resets that mail podium and rank-bracket rewards to every winner.
Ops & Moderation
A Unity editor admin window for the live game: inspect and edit players, edit catalogs with art previews, ban, bulk-delete test accounts, author matchmaking rules and watch match diagnostics.
Observability & Cost
Per-endpoint call stats, crash reports tagged with the last backend call, opt-in usage reports and slow-call logging. Cut a store purchase from ~12 backend requests to 2.
IT & Infrastructure
Before the games, and alongside them โ nine years running a corporate Windows Server environment end to end. Sole administrator, 2 servers, 20โ30 workstations.
I designed the domain, built the servers, wrote the policies, held the perimeter, and supported every user on top of it. No team to escalate to โ if it broke, it was mine.
Active Directory
Built the domain from scratch โ forest and domain setup, an OU tree mapped to the company's departments, security groups, and delegated rights. Replaced scattered local accounts with one managed identity per person.
DNS & DHCP
AD-integrated zones with forwarders and scavenging, plus DHCP scopes, reservations and options. Ended the static-IP collisions and the per-machine network fiddling.
Group Policy
The policy baseline: password and lockout rules, desktop and security lockdown, mapped drives and printers, software deployment, targeted per OU with security and WMI filtering.
Exchange Server
Company mail brought in-house โ mailbox databases, mail flow and connectors, distribution lists, shared mailboxes, transport rules, and OWA access.
Folder Security
A least-privilege share model on NTFS: department-scoped shares, ACLs granted to groups rather than individuals, and auditing so access to sensitive directories was traceable.
WSUS
Centralised patching with computer groups and staged approvals, so updates were piloted and tracked rather than left to each machine to sort out alone.
WDS
Network OS deployment from a standard image. A new or wiped machine PXE-boots and comes back a working, domain-joined workstation โ no manual install, no drift between desktops.
Hyper-V
Server roles run as virtual machines โ sized, switched and checkpointed, so changes could be tested and rolled back instead of gambling with live services.
MikroTik Firewall
The internet gateway. Per-user and per-group rules deciding who got out at all, and content and service filtering deciding what they could reach once they did.
Bitdefender GravityZone
Endpoint protection pushed to every machine from one console โ policies by group, detections and quarantine monitored centrally, remediation handled from the same place.
My Journey
Rather than read it โ play it. My whole career is a side-scrolling level.
Enter the Journey
Walk from 2013 to today across eight zones โ land on career pillars, collect the game gems, charge the skill totems, and inspect the trophies in the vault.
- โ โ move
- Space jump
- Shift sprint
Published Games/Apps & Tools
Games, apps and tools I've shipped
01
Prime Press
Interactive educational platform with digital coursebooks, workbooks, multimedia learning tools, and classroom management for students and teachers.
02
Backdoor Dilemma
Horror-themed escape room. Find your way out of an abandoned place by hunting clues and solving puzzles โ room by room, evading what stalks the corridors โ played solo or co-op with a friend.
App Store
Google Play ยท Soon
03
Open Source
NEON COIL
Arcade snake in C++20 on SFML 3 โ procedurally generated levels proven playable, five snake types with real abilities, and up to 4-player networked multiplayer with client-side prediction so turns never feel late.
04
Open Source
Clan System
Server-authoritative clan, chat and voice system for Unity 6 on Unity Gaming Services. Cloud Code owns every mutation โ roles, invites, moderation, leaderboards and Vivox voice โ shipped as a UPM package with Play Mode tests run against the live backend.
05
Asset Store
Configurable Autosave
A free Unity editor extension that saves your work automatically on rules you set. Built with UI Toolkit and published on the Unity Asset Store โ works across Built-in, URP and HDRP.
06
Voita
Turn-based sci-fi predator game: set traps, drag bodies, evolve new powers. Hunt your way to the top.
07
Project Trash
Employed to recycle. Sort fast, sort correctly, don't get fired! A hectic recycling simulation.
08
Parasozhyt
Fast-paced body-hopping shooter โ survive by constantly switching hosts before they die. Hop or drop.
09
Vampire Survival
Survive endless waves of enemies, grow your powers, and outlast the night as a vampire hunter.
10
Dawn of the Last Seeds
In a world of drought, the last three seeds are humanity's only hope to survive. Protect them at all costs.
11
The Kitten and The Hidden
A ghost wanders the world with a persistent cat companion โ his beloved pet from a past life.
12
Forest of the Wicked
A dark atmospheric horror-adventure game jam entry. Dare to venture into the wicked forest.
In Development
Unreleased & internal work
14
In Development
Tales of Khayaal
Narrative action-adventure set in the Tales of Khayaal universe by Gould Studio. I build the gameplay systems โ an ability & attribute framework, combat backed by a custom in-editor attack authoring tool, traversal, crowd simulation and a quest system across a living city.
15
In Development
Project Clash
A multiplayer VR card battler in the spirit of Clash Royale โ draw from your deck, deploy units down the lanes and break the opposing towers, played room-scale in VR with networked matches, voice chat and a spectator view.
Internal project โ not public
16
In Development
Rabeh โ ุฑุงุจุญ
MENA's first reward-gaming mobile platform. Players work through a daily chain of casual-game quests and unlock real, brand-funded vouchers (Talabat, Carrefour, Amazon, noonโฆ). The economy is fully server-authoritative โ the client only ever reports raw gameplay events; Cloud Code evaluates quest progress and mints every coupon.
Private repository โ not public
17
In Development
Temple Garden
Mobile simulation game for Sana Games Studio โ grow real Egyptian plants within a sacred temple, watering and caring for them to earn Coins and XP, unlock new areas, and expand the temple while surfacing the cultural significance of ancient Egyptian plants.
18
In Development
KEMA โ The Black Land
Ancient-Egyptian multiplayer card game for Sana Game Studios. Each player raises a four-level pyramid from land cards under an anti-mirroring rule, over Netcode + Relay. I moved its backend onto our UGS game service โ guest and linked accounts, Matchmaker, friends, chat โ and built its LiveOps: login streaks, daily/weekly quests, Pharaoh's Pass and a timed-offer store.
โ LiveOps
Pre-release
19
In Development
One State
Open-world third-person mobile action game set in a living city with traffic and pedestrians. I built the UMA character-creation wizard and wardrobe, a server-authoritative inventory where weapons, ammo and pickups live in the backend, the login flow and HUD, and the Kashkha Pass โ a 30-tier battle pass delivered as an app on the in-game phone.
โ LiveOps
Internal
20
In Development
CUBEX
Real-time mobile strategy battler โ unit, structure and command cards fought on dedicated servers. I own the meta and backend: UGS Matchmaker on Edgegap with reconnect and backfill, server-authoritative card rarities, the cup-ladder pass, missions, guilds, country leaderboards and a data-driven shop, events and mail โ all tunable live without a client build.
โ LiveOps
Internal
Certificates
Diploma in Game Programming
Information Technology Institute (ITI)
Issued Jun 2024C++ ยท C# ยท Unity ยท Unreal ยท Game Programming
2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge
NASA
Issued Oct 2024Game Development ยท Project Management
ACT 1: Rational Game Design
Ubisoft โ Game Creators' Odyssey
May 2024 Credential ID 106197-00002-08651ACT 2: Rational Game Design
Ubisoft โ Game Creators' Odyssey
June 2024 Credential ID 106197-00010-08672Get In Touch
Have a project in mind or want to collaborate? Let's connect!
Email
aafifi1988@icloud.com
Phone
+2010-900-23274
GitHub
@ahmedafifiabodu
LinkedIn
ahmedafifiabdou
Location
Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt