Alliance Studios · Tycoon · Lead Developer
Diner Tycoon
Diner Tycoon, Dairy MAX’s farm-to-table Fortnite world: full development of every system and the map setup, built at Alliance Studios and published under LevelUnlocked with Zoned, a GameSquare company. Winner in Gamification at the 10th Shorty Impact Awards, #1 Top Rated Fortnite experience in the U.S. and globally, and $1.5M+ in real-world dairy sales.
Peak 2,821 concurrent players · 16.2M minutes played
What I worked on
- Full development: every system and the map setup
- Order-taking and recipe cooking loop
- Kitchen upgrade and diner expansion economy
- Persistent progression with rebirth
- In-map dairy education touchpoints
- Secret-code arcade deathrun mini-game
Impact
- Winner, Gamification at the 10th Shorty Impact Awards
- Audience Honor, Gamification at the Shorty Impact Awards
- Finalist, Nonprofit Partnership at the Shorty Impact Awards
- #1 Top Rated Fortnite experience in the U.S. and globally at launch
- $1.5M+ in real-world dairy sales across the campaign
- 4.7 million in-game orders completed
More work
David Bakalov, UEFN and Verse developer. © 2026.