Unraveled: Tale of
the Shipbreaker's
Daughter

Unraveled is a story-driven RPG built around the real-world crisis of shipbreaking — the industrial process of dismantling ships by hand, much of it done by children in coastal communities in Bangladesh and India.

The game follows a young girl who navigates an imaginary world as a psychological response to trauma. The narrative deals with what children invent to survive the things adults have built around them.

The project was funded on Kickstarter in 2015, raising $17,867 from backers around the world. The composer was Hiroki Kikuta — the man responsible for the soundtrack to Secret of Mana. The game was approved on Steam Greenlight and covered internationally.

Getting Hiroki Kikuta involved was not a marketing move. We reached out because his music had the emotional texture the game needed — something between wonder and grief. He said yes.

• Co-wrote the story and co-directed the narrative and cutscene direction
• Designed and built custom battle systems and RPG combat flow in Unity
• Built all particle systems, VFX, and visual effects
• Designed original UI, iconography, and visual language
• Led and managed the Kickstarter campaign — copy, video, community, fulfillment
• Handled all PR, press outreach, and international interviews
• Hired and managed the Scrum team across production
• Balanced databases, economy, and difficulty across the full game
• Managed Steam Greenlight approval process and release pipeline

• Kickstarter campaign page
• Red Bull — "Unraveled: A nostalgic RPG with heart"
• Official trailer (YouTube)
• Hiroki Kikuta early composition for Unraveled
• Cam's Eye View — interview with Rose Portal Games