Renan Yilmaz
Portrait of Renan Yilmaz

Game Developer — Unreal Engine

Renan Yilmaz

A versatile developer specialized in video games, I build projects solo or in teams to deliver immersive and engaging gaming experiences.

Experience

  1. Unreal Developer Koffeecup Studio Oct 2025 — Present
  2. Lead Developer Exalted Studio Jan 2023 — Oct 2025
  3. Unreal Developer Exalted Studio Jul 2021 — Jan 2023
  4. Web Developer Villa Project Jun 2013 — May 2015
  5. Web Developer ADSL Informatique Jan 2011 — May 2013

Skills

Languages

  • C++
  • Blueprint
  • Verse

Gameplay

  • Combat & combos
  • AI / Behavior Trees
  • Camera systems
  • Enhanced Input

UI

  • UMG
  • CommonUI
  • Settings menus

Tools & pipeline

  • Editor Utility Widgets
  • Custom editor modules
  • Data Assets
  • Profiling & optimization

Web development

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • HTML / CSS
  • REST APIs
  • OAuth / Webhooks

Platforms & porting

  • Console porting
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PS5
  • Xbox One
  • Mobile
  • UEFN / Fortnite
  • Firebase

Version control

  • Perforce
  • Lore
  • Plastic SCM
  • Git

Education

  1. Bachelor of Game Development Studio Mercier Private School 2021
  2. Advanced Technician Diploma, IT Marc Bloch High School 2019
  3. High School Diploma Polyvalent High School of the Arc 2017

Projects

Koffeecup Studio

Waterpark Rumble

A free-for-all waterpark battle arena in Fortnite: knock players off and be the last one standing.

  • Fortnite
  • UEFN
  • Verse
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Exalted Studio

Big Helmet Heroes

A cinematic 3D beat 'em up adventure with movie-quality animations and two-player co-op.

  • Unreal Engine 5
  • C++
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Global Game Jam · 2023

I AM ROOT

A small action adventure where you play C:/Root, a helper bot living inside a computer.

  • Unreal Engine
  • Blueprint
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Exalted Studio

Big Helmet Heroes — PVP Arena

A multiplayer idle PvP mobile game: craft unique armor and weapons, then fight other players.

  • Unreal Engine
  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • Firebase
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School project

Medieval Cleaning

Listen to your king and go clean the castle. Careful — this castle is not normal…

  • Unreal Engine
  • Blueprint
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A Tiny Light In The Dark

A little girl lost her teddy bear — help her find it and go back to sleep.

  • Unreal Engine
  • Blueprint
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Global Game Jam · 2022

Young Bot

Guide a little bot across floating islands — beware of the void and the monsters.

  • Unreal Engine
  • Blueprint
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Personal project

D&D Campaign Manager

A full web app to prepare and run Dungeons & Dragons tables — for game masters and players.

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • OpenAI API
  • Spotify API
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Personal project

Stream Panel

A control panel for my Twitch live: OBS widgets, real-time alerts and stream management.

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Twitch API
  • EventSub
  • OAuth
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Home lab

Home Media Server

A self-hosted streaming setup on a Synology NAS: my own "Netflix" for movies and series, fully automated.

  • Synology NAS
  • Jellyfin
  • Self-hosting
  • Automation
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