Hi, I'm Syed Murtaza Imran!
I love Developing Designing Playing Games
I'm a Lahore, Pakistan based games developer with 8 years of experience.

Murtaza Imran
Games DeveloperHello there! My name is Syed Murtaza Imran. I am a Game developer by profession and a true gamer by heart, and I'm very passionate and dedicated to my work.
With 8 years of experience, I have acquired the skills in technologies like Unreal Engine & Unity Engine. I have a vast experience in multiple domains of game development for both PC and mobile including VR/AR, Multiplayer, 3D/2D, simulations e.t.c
Everything about me!
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-2018 - Present
Senior Game Developer
-BIG KID GAMING STUDIOWorking here for last 5 years on multiple games and simulation apps using Unreal and Unity engine.
Here I have been an integral part of the development team for games like:
Sheeba a new Dawn (RPG game)
Metawarriors prototype (Multiplayer game)
Presently, I have been working on a mobile app "Medallion class" built with Unity engine which has around 1m users combined on Android and IOS. Here my core responsibilities are:
• Collaborating with the development and design team to maintain their Android/IOS mobile app code base and implementing new UI/UX features within the app
• Doing code reviews of junior developers, Optimising API calls, fixing existing performance issues during development sprints.
• I also single handedly developed native android plugin for unity side to implement scanning of multiple documents e.g (passports, Identity cards e.t.c) using Microblink’s native android sdk.
I have also worked on several AR / VR apps and games, including:
• An AR real world navigation apps using Mapbox and ARkit
• VR high definition game prototypes and app demos.
• Multiple apps with Vuforia and Unity for AR plane detection e.t.c
• A text to speech app using Ai-Fy, with a complete implementation of Firebase Unity sdk including firebase auth, push notifications, storage, realtime database and analytics.
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-2017 - 2018
Application Developer
-Ministry of Health PakistanI was responsible for developing and maintaining native Android apps with 3D simulations to help public medical facilities.
Implemented extensive UIs for lengthy forms on apps
Integrated Offline data storage and syncing with servers through REST APIs when online.
Created Android native plugins for unity simulation apps
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-2016 - 2017
Game Developer
-Onebyte LLCMainly Lead the development of a 2D game project & worked on several otehr 3D projects.
Lead the development of a 2D game project “Katkuti” for teaching Syrian refugee kids Arabic collaborated with the design team of Creative Frontiers.
Created multiple 3D simulation games here.
Integrated multiple backend as a services like Microsoft Azure Playfab and Multiplayer services like Photon.
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Portfolio
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Shockwave is a first-person immersive bomb disposal sim with stealth mechanics that lets you taste an anxious life of a sapper.
• Currently working on this project using unreal engine 5, my core responsibilities are:
• Shifting old Input system built in unreal engine 4 to unreal 5's new Enhanced input mapping system.
• Developing new features during sprint cycles.
• Bug Fixes for stable build release.
- Client Bnayat Games S.A.
- Category Simulation Game
- Platform PC Game - Steam
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It is a game based on Arab Mythology where the player gets processed by jin with a background and both of them team up to go on a journey to get what they want in doing so they fight with all kinds of monsters.
• Worked as the senior developer in team
• Discussion with client to understand the requirement regarding artwork and development.
• Getting artwork ready from the concept artist and then producing it in 3D and getting it textured according to concept art.
• Working closely with the animator for the right feel of the animation gave feedback and video recording with clients for different animation poses.
• Implementation of player controller and setup overall game architecture as per requirements.- Client Kashkool Games
- Category RPG Game
- Platform PC Game - Steam
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- Client NA
- Category VR App
- Platform Mobile App & PC - Android/IOS/Windows/Mac
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- Client NA
- Category VR App
- Platform Mobile App - Android/IOS
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AR Projects
- Client NA
- Category AR App
- Platform Mobile App - Android/IOS
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DAMAC AR APP
As a co-developer of the app for both iOS and Android platforms, I played a pivotal role in its development, ensuring compatibility and functionality across multiple operating systems. Additionally, I focused on optimizing the app to run smoothly on low-spec devices without compromising its quality.
Saphire AR APP
As a co-developer of the app, I played a crucial role in its development and worked diligently to ensure its successful delivery within a tight deadline. This involved collaborating with the development team, contributing to the app's coding and functionality, and managing time effectively to meet project milestones.
AR Drawing and Vuforia Image Detection
I created both these AR functionalities individually using vuforia and arkit with unity.
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2D Mobile interactive game app for teaching children not only the Arabic alphabets, but also to read and write basic words by the sounds of letters, matching words and images with extensive and eye-catching animations and mini games.
I Led this project from scratch till completion. My core responsibilities were game's architecture development, character's animation controllers, text localization to arabic and game state management.
- Client CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL
- Category 2D Educational Game
- Platform Mobile Game - Android / IOS
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- Client CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL
- Category 2D Educational Game
- Platform Mobile Game - Android / IOS
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- Client Softik Technologies
- Category 3D Metaverse Game
- Platform WebGL Game - Browser
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