Project Details

Role: UI/UX Designer & Systems Designer

Platform, Engine: PC, Unity 6

Date: August 2025 - May 2026

Team Size: 12

What is Fincremental OS?

Fincremental OS is a hybrid incremental-fish-shooter and simulated operating system! Shoot down fish from the comfort of your submarine to collect and sell them on the market for money, then pour those funds back into your business to make more cash! Everything you need is easy to access in the built-in operating system, but configure carefully: The desktop is your window to the ocean, so the more windows you can see, the less fish you can shoot. Arrange your perfect desktop to optimize your fishing flow (Or just keep it all closed. Nothing’s stopping you)!


Intent:

The intent of Fincremental OS is to provide a unique take on the incremental game formula by delivering an experience where the player is more actively engaged with real time gameplay rather than having a focus on an automation based "second monitor" core loop.

When onboarded as a UI/UX designer, I focused on:

  • Clarifying Readability

  • Visual Reworks

  • Game-UI Cohesion

Learn more about Fincremental OS!

Menu Reworks:

Reworked core menus (main menu, settings) to improve clarity and usability while expanding on functionality to better support player control.

My Contributions:

New Windows:

Designed new UI systems to help players understand game mechanics, including an in-game codex that presents complex information clearly.

Gameplay Feedback:

Implemented reactive UI elements to provide immediate feedback and achiviements to reinforce player actions.

Implementing New UI With Existing Gameplay

Step2:

This concept got approved, so I began implementation. But it was soon clear that the Main Page was not readable and felt disconnected with the rest of the codex and testers agreed.

Step 1:

The team really fell in love the idea of the codex emulating a wiki page. To achive this I concepted an “content” page where specific information would be found and a main page.

Step 3:

To solve this, I proposed using the same layout as the content page to make the main page feel more cohesive. This layout change would also solve the reability and usibility problems that came with the old design.

Reworking and Iterating

One problem that existed within the game was the lack of information telling the player how some windows work. To solve this problem it was decided that a codex of different aspects of the game would be added as a way for players to learn more.

  • What I Was Given

    The team first gave me the existing main menu. The main focus for me was solving the content sizing and screen space usage. Thus also the clairity of the main menu.

  • What I Concepted

    To solve this issue, I concept six layouts that utalized more screen space and had a more readable layout. I brought these to the team and we narrowed it down to one.

  • Implementation of New Layout

    With a new layout, I began implementing the new UI into engine, utilizing as many existing features and assets as possible. A small layout change was made after receiving feedback that the buttons on the left felt awkward using.

  • Adding Some Flair

    After some testing of the new menu, I went ahead and added some flair, including a boot-up sequence to introduce the player to their operating system and to make the OS feel alive.