Learn more about the project itself, including trailer, steam page, and socials, through the official website and presskit.

Diorama Break is my current personal project, I've had the idea since 2018. It's a tactical JRPG that aims to provide a unique and compelling combat system and narrative.

As of late 2023, this had been an entirely solo project, but I began working with other artists then, and the project eventually entered into full development for a vertical slice demo in December 2024. I currently serve primarily as the Director, Programmer, Game Designer, and Writer on the project and am heavily involved in all other aspects of development. I also handled production and parts of the art direction early on. Additionally, I handle all business operations not directly related to development, except the most complex accounting/legal tasks.

Aside from me, the full team I manage currently consists of 9 developers: seven artists, a composer, and a level designer. The full credits can be found in the presskit.

The game is being developed using my own engine created using the ODIN language and libraries/tools like SDL and FMOD. I have published a series talking about the development of that engine on my blog.

The game's combat system draws heavily from an early prototype of a similar combat system I developed from 2020-2021, though Diorama Break is far more fleshed out. I created a short series of video devlogs documenting the process of creating that, which can be found on my youtube channel.

If you're interested in investing in the full game, please contact me at studio@massimogauthier.com