Iva Zahova 2D Animator


Reckless driving simulator | Board Game
Reckless Driving Simulator is a fast-paced deck-building card game created as part of my Master's Degree in Game Design.
The game was selected out of 280 applicants as one of the 36 games to be pitched directly to publishers at UK Games Expo 2025's Publisher-Designer Speed Dating event.
I was responsible for its full creation including game design, prototyping, testing & iteration, sell & rules sheet creation, pitch video creation and running a 3-day table exhibition at UKGE 2025.


FPS HORROR LEVEL DESIGN | Single Block-Out Level
Level Design project to quickly create one greybox blocked-out FPS horror level in Unreal Engine 5 as part of my Master's Degree in Game Design.
Inspired by Alien: Isolation and many other horror games, the intention was for a sci-fi level with no enemies - only a reliance on atmosphere. Below you can see my design process from paper prototype to final level.
Available to play now on itch.io



Morbid mask | 2D Platformer Prototype for PC
Morbid Mask is a 2D action platforming side-scroller with grappling hook swing mechanics, made in Unity. I was responsible for all of the art and animation, as well as half of the game design.
Available to play now on itch.io





