Civitas is a collaborative Roblox social game that invites players to shape their environment through exploration, building, and interaction. Starting as a small prototype, it evolved into a dynamic world where player creativity drove the experience. Built in Roblox Studio with Lua scripting, Civitas encouraged emergent storytelling and served as a testbed for metaverse-inspired mechanics.

It wasn’t just a game, it was a playground for self-expression and digital co-creation, designed to feel open-ended while still guided by thoughtful systems.

My Role

Lead Developer & Systems Designer : Drove the vision, built the world, and scripted core mechanics and interactions.

Highlights

🌍 Designed and built a modular, interactive world with distinct zones for creativity, collaboration, and exploration

🔧 Scripted Lua-based game systems for building, player interaction, and object response

🧱 Implemented a block-based construction system allowing players to leave lasting marks on the world

🗣️ Designed social mechanics—in-world communication tools, roleplay-friendly spaces, and feedback triggers

🎨 Balanced gameplay logic with world aesthetics to create an engaging, replayable environment

🌐 Framed and tested early-stage metaverse concepts, emphasizing user agency and world ownership