I lead game development end-to-end at Rice Games Inc, backed by full-stack experience delivering real products across several modern web stacks.
Founder & CEO @ Rice Games Inc
Core Responsibilities:
・Director & Producer
・Engineering & Porting (Solo)
・Project Manager
・Scenario and Planning
・Level Designer and Balancing
・UI/UX Designer
・Video Editor
・Operations
・Financials and Accounting
November 2018 – Now
Remote, Full-Time
Working from Tokyo, Japan
Shipped Titles
Shujinkou™ (2025) – An ambitious Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) that aims to seamlessly teach players Japanese while still presenting a remarkable world, story, characters, and gameplay mechanic complexity that rivals JRPG industry giants. It released on PlayStation and Steam on February 13th, and Nintendo Switch on October 2nd.
It holds a 90 on Metacritic, 89 on OpenCritic, was ranked #11 on Inverse’s Top 25 Best RPGs of 2025, and was nominated for Best Hidden Gem at the New York Game Awards.
Minor Responsibilities: Audio Implementation, SFX, Music Composition, Media Outreach, Business Development, Recruitment
Full Stack Engineer @ BizReach Inc
Core Responsibilities:
・Frontend Engineering (Angular)
・Backend Engineering (Kotlin)
・Batch Creation (Java, Go)
・Scrum Facilitator
Minor Responsibilities:
・Infrastructure (AWS, Databases)
・Engineer Mentoring
・Onboarding Documentation Creation
October 2020 – December 2024
Remote (’20-’22), In Office (’22-’24), Full-Time
