Finding Dory - Just Keep Swimming

Finding Dory - Just Keep Swimming is a mobile kids exploration game where Dory tries to retell the story of the movie but can’t quite remember all the details right. I worked on the game initially as a game design intern and eventually as an associate game designer. I helped make an initial prototype for the game in Unity, pitch mechanics, level concepts and test builds. I also helped run playtests at the on-site daycare.

The game itself was based on other exploration-based games like Gathering Sky and Heroki but we also wanted to make use of the conceit of the character in fun ways. In the game, Dory frames each level and narrates, and due to her memory lapses she can’t remember everything correctly. We have her ask the player to help her remember certain parts and “fill in the blanks”, or if something goes wrong we have her interject and say “no no that didn’t happen” ala Prince of Persia.