Genesis Studios · Game Show · Lead Verse Developer
Genesis Squid Game
Genesis Squid Game won Island of the Year 2025 at The Game Awards, peaking at 31,583 concurrent players in Fortnite. The work spanned every Verse system on the island, from game-show round logic and eliminations to the in-island item shop.
Peak 31,583 concurrent players · 863.5M minutes played
What I worked on
- Verse state machine driving every game-show round
- Elimination, spectator, and respawn flow
- In-island item shop and economy
- Per-round mini-game mechanics
Impact
- Won Island of the Year 2025 at The Game Awards
- Still the #1 Squid Game IP map on the platform
- Every Verse system on the island, from round logic to the item shop
More work
David Bakalov, UEFN and Verse developer. © 2026.