Sahil Bajaj

I am an Indian narrative designer and game writer from Dubai, UAE and I’m very experienced in working remotely with teams around the world. I’ve worked in many disciplines from game development to games journalism. I enjoy working with all engines but specialize in making games for engines Twine and Inkle.I am currently looking for full-time, part-time or contract opportunities as a narrative designer/game writer.

Narrative Designer | Writer

Writing

Writing Samples, Design Documents and Scripts are available upon request or sent on a per application basis.You can find my games journalism work here.

About

Hello, My name is Sahil Bajaj.
I am a narrative designer and game writer with a passion for experimenting with video games as a medium. My goal is to utilize the medium's strengths and my game development skills to tell compelling stories in video games.
I like to write about loneliness, kindness, complex families and evil beings, while the genres I like to write in are comedy, tragedy, horror and anything out of this world.
My inspirations come from the theater, cartoons like Adventure Time & Bob's Burgers, arthouse movies like The Lobster & The Lighthouse and TV shows like Legion, Atlanta & The Terror.
When I am not writing, I like to spend time hanging out with my cats, watching TV and movies, playing video games and searching for good shawarmas in local restaurants.I am currently looking for full-time, part-time or contract opportunities as a narrative designer/game writer.

Games

Here are some games that I contributed to:

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area

Narrative Editor/ProgrammerValiDate is a visual novel about thirteen struggling singles navigating through soul-sucking 9-to-5s, quarter-life crises, and the harsh truths millennials learn as soon as they hit their 20’s.Set in the Jercy City area, our cast of lovers trudge through the dregs of capitalism - a journey, a transition - a rite-of-passage that leads into uncertain mid-adulthood. In one side but not yet out on the other, 13 playable characters find romance amongst cosplay, trash mixtapes, and even poetry straight from the soul.With over 30 routes to choose from and hours of content, the lives of these singles are in your good (or bad!) decision-making hands.Play Game

The Blackwood Charter Escape Room (Contract with Sweet Baby Inc)

Narrative Consultant/Writer/Narrative DesignerThe Blackwood Charter is a fully immersive, story-driven weekend-long escape room / puzzle hunt style experience for eight to ten participants. It includes difficult puzzles that could pose challenges for even the most experienced solvers, but the minimal time pressure allows you to solve these at your leisure — always with the presence of a Charter associate, should a hint or nudge be needed. Running from Friday evening through Sunday morning, you can expect around eight to ten hours of puzzles. The experience includes lodging, breakfast, and select beverages (alcoholic and otherwise). The Blackwood Charter takes place in the Hudson Valley in New York State.

Bearly Chillin'

Creator/Writer/Narrative DesignerBearly Chillin' is an interactive fiction game where you play as a bear who just wants to sleep and chill all day.Play Game* Bearly Chillin' was made during Pixelles Writing Group for 2021.*

Thirsty Suitors

Narrative TesterThe year is 199X. The power fantasy is BEING A ROMANTIC TRASHFIRE IN HUMAN FORM. The final boss? Your TERRIFYING GRANDMOTHER. It's about to get MESSY.Outerloop Games presents Thirsty Suitors - a stylish, chaotic, heartfelt interactive drama about first loves, family, friendship and forgiveness. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will make you want to text that one ex... Yes. You know the one.Confront your hot but toxic exes in spicy fully-voiced PSYCHODRAMA BATTLES. Reveal your messy break-ups through NARRATIVE COMBAT mechanics which put a new twist on the turn-based RPG. Taunt opponents to discover their emotional weaknesses, and exploit them! Enrage, shock and impress your exes, or flirt with them to throw them off…Play Game