UNDERSHADE Featured on GameDev DOU
February 2025
Undershade was featured in an interview with GameDev DOU — one of Ukraine's largest developer communities.
Victor talked about the origins of the project, the decision to build an interactive noir mystery in Unreal Engine 5, and the reality of solo development: wearing every hat at once, switching between art direction and engine work, and learning to show unfinished work without waiting for perfection.
He also shared the "concentric circles" approach to scene building — a method developed out of necessity to keep a solo-developed world manageable without sacrificing atmosphere where it matters most.
Black Pines is not just a setting. It's a disappearing town on a distant planet where no one asks the right questions — until someone does.