A shooting star soars across the sky, twinkling stardust spills out from its path, illuminating the night sky for a moment. The last echo of the meteor shower from thousands of years ago that shattered the lands into many pieces. How many years had it been since the last time a shooting star landed on Hollowish? No one could say for certain and somehow no one seems to notice…

But this star bends across the horizon and grows brighter as it enters the atmosphere. It dances past small towns and entire continents, eventually crash landing on a laptop in Philadelphia. When the light of the impact fades, all that is left of the star is this portfolio.

Games
Writing Samples

Whimsically Crafted Narratives and Experiences

Whimsically Crafted Narratives and Experiences

Experimental Stuff

GAMES

A sketch of a figure with their hand raised to their forehead, with the text 'Nothing Left Unseen' in bold maroon letters on the right side.

Role: Creative Director Genre: Puzzle-Narrative Team Size: 13 developers
Time: 17 weeks (7 weeks in) Software: Unity

An in-progress, crime noir game featuring the three blind mice and a cold case to crack.

A detailed illustration of a human heart with the text 'The Tell Tale Heart Final Release' and the names 'Nikita, Elijah, Ethan, Cairo' on a black background.

Role: Game/Narrative Designer Genre: Puzzle Team Size: 4 developers
Time: 5 weeks Software: Unity

An experimental puzzle game based off of “the tell tale heart.” Play as the killer and try to talk your way out of suspicion from the police.

WRITING SAMPLES

Book cover titled 'The Day God Punished a Sinner' by Cairo Figueroa with plain white background
Title page for 'Break Up Scene Exercise' by Cairo Figueroa, featuring plain white background with black typed text.

EXPERIMENTAL STUFF

A game concept I’m working on. A young barista starts a coffee shop featuring Latin-inspired flavors. However, they have to win over the community so their cafe can thrive.

A world-building project for a game concept I’ve been working on since summer of 2025. The narrative centers the journey of a pumpkin and a cat to retrieve the shattered parts of a shooting star in a not so fairytale world.

A comic strip featuring a small red-eared slider turtle named Caipirinha. The turtle describes itself, eats green lettuce, sleeps, sometimes meets new people, and occasionally bites them, especially at the end of the week, before the turtle's shell gets knocked on with a loud sound.

A comic about a turtle’s life from the turtle’s point of view.