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KYRYLO AKIMOV
GAME DESIGNER · SENIOR SOUND DESIGNER
Ukraine | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | LinkedIn | Portfolio / Telegram

PROFILE
Game designer and senior sound designer with 12+ years in game development, combining hands-on design, production
leadership and game audio across indie, AA and AAA projects. Led an independent 3D PC roguelite in Unity from concept to a
playable internal demo, working on gameplay structure, progression, balance, scope and multidisciplinary production. Audio
credits include S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Stoneshard, Deep Sky Derelicts, World of Tanks and World of
Warplanes.

CORE EXPERTISE

• Game & systems design • Unity / Unreal Engine / Godot
• Gameplay balancing • Wwise / FMOD / interactive audio
• Production planning & scope control • AI-assisted prototyping & research
• Team coordination & feature prioritization • Jira / Confluence / Git / Perforce

AI & TECHNICAL PROTOTYPING
• Hands-on prototyping with local LLMs via LM Studio, basic RAG workflows, ChromaDB and text embeddings.
• Built experimental Python pipelines connecting local LLM reasoning, knowledge retrieval, Piper TTS and audio playback.
• Use AI tools for game-design research, analysis, rapid prototyping and exploratory workflows.

GAME DESIGN & PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Outta Range Games | Game Design & Production Lead
January 2023 - December 2024 | Ukraine
• Led an independent 3D PC roguelite in Unity from early concept to a playable internal demo presented at Games Gathering.
• Designed the core gameplay loop, run progression, equipment, arena-to-shop structure, level flow, economy, gameplay
balance and overall scope.
• Coordinated a part-time multidisciplinary team of up to 10 contributors across programming, level design, 3D art, animation, UI
and audio.
• Reviewed playable builds, identified design and production issues, and adjusted priorities as the project evolved.
Fortell Games | Game Producer
December 2023 - April 2024 | Remote
• Coordinated production of an unannounced pixel-art game with programmers, a game designer and an artist; managed
planning, priorities and progress follow-up.

SELECTED CREDITS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 · Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · Stoneshard · Deep Sky Derelicts · 12 is Better Than 6 · Pathologic 2 · World
of Tanks · World of Warplanes · Death Horizon: Reloaded · Headquarters: World War II · Potion Tycoon

TOOLS & LANGUAGES
Engines / middleware: Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Wwise, FMOD
Production: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Git, Perforce, Figma
Audio: Reaper, iZotope RX, Soundtoys
AI / prototyping: LM Studio, ChromaDB, basic RAG, text embeddings, Python integrations, Piper TTS
Languages: Ukrainian - Native; Russian - Native; English - B1 (Intermediate)

KYRYLO AKIMOV | CV
AUDIO DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Freelance | Senior Sound Designer
October 2014 - Present | Ukraine / Remote
Game audio and sound design for games, interactive media, trailers and production assets across genres and platforms; SFX, gameplay
feedback, ambience, editing, dialogue cleanup and Wwise / FMOD implementation support.
Frogwares | Sound Designer
August 2025 - October 2025 | Ukraine
Contract audio work for a game project.
GSC Game World | Sound Designer
June 2024 - December 2024 | Kyiv, Ukraine
Created and edited audio for additional cutscenes and promotional scenes for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
Dream Dev Studio VR | Sound Designer
December 2020 - May 2024 | Kyiv, Ukraine
Prototyped audio mechanics and created sound design for in-house VR projects, including Death Horizon: Reloaded; supported FMOD-to-
Wwise migration and supervised music production.
Snowhound Games | Sound Designer
July 2017 - May 2024 | Remote
Created and implemented SFX, oversaw music production, and managed audio for games and trailers, including Deep Sky Derelicts and
Potion Tycoon.
Beatshapers | Sound Designer
August 2022 - April 2024 | Ukraine
Audio design and in-engine integration for unannounced projects.
Starni Games | Sound Designer
May 2022 - February 2024 | Kyiv, Ukraine
Sound design, in-engine audio integration and music mixing for PC strategy projects, including Headquarters: World War II.
Owlcat Games | Sound Designer
July 2023 - October 2023 | Remote
Sound design for in-game cutscenes in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Wargaming | Sound Designer / Lead Sound Designer
March 2018 - June 2022 | Kyiv, Ukraine
Created audio concepts, systems and production-ready assets; implemented audio with Wwise and Unreal Engine 4; led audio direction
and supervision for unannounced projects.
Royal Ark | Lead Sound Designer / Audio Lead
June 2020 - June 2022 | Remote
Part-time audio lead for a small audio team; created SFX and production-ready assets for Dawn of Zombies: Survival.
Ink Stains Games | Sound Designer
May 2016 - November 2019 | Remote
Designed soundscape, music, footsteps and foley systems; recorded foley and created, mixed and mastered audio for Stoneshard and 12
is Better Than 6.

KYRYLO AKIMOV | CV