
BLACK METRO
ABSOLUTE ASCENDANCY
BRIEF
‘Dark Metro is a strategic control game where players battle each other to amass the most power and become the next ruler of the dark city.'
Hired as an artist for Black Metro, I was responsible for editing and refining pre-existing artwork, branding elements, and packaging design. My role evolved alongside the game’s development, supporting visual consistency and clarity as feedback from playtesting informed ongoing changes.
LOGO & BRANDING, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, EDITORIAL, COLLABORATION.
ABSOLUTE ASCENDANCY
BRIEF
‘Dark Metro is a strategic control game where players battle each other to amass the most power and become the next ruler of the dark city.'
Hired as an artist for Black Metro, I was responsible for editing and refining pre-existing artwork, branding elements, and packaging design. My role evolved alongside the game’s development, supporting visual consistency and clarity as feedback from playtesting informed ongoing changes.
LOGO & BRANDING, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, EDITORIAL, COLLABORATION.



Front of Box

Back of Box

Board Design Development

Day Mode

Night Mode

Playermat Design Development

CREDITS
Game Design: Emesh De Zoysa
Landscape Artwork: Diego Sanchez
Candidate Illustrator: Nathan Poole
Graphic Design: Marisa Allen
Additional Graphics: Vanessa Mountain
Rulebook Editor: Shanaal De Zoysa
TTPG Technical Advisor: Darrell Anderson
TTPG Programmer: Ashley Foster
TTPG 3D Crate Object Creator: Rob Mayer
Game Development: Emesh De Zoysa
Additional Development: Aaron Stevenson
Publisher: Absolute Ascendancy
Game Design: Emesh De Zoysa
Landscape Artwork: Diego Sanchez
Candidate Illustrator: Nathan Poole
Graphic Design: Marisa Allen
Additional Graphics: Vanessa Mountain
Rulebook Editor: Shanaal De Zoysa
TTPG Technical Advisor: Darrell Anderson
TTPG Programmer: Ashley Foster
TTPG 3D Crate Object Creator: Rob Mayer
Game Development: Emesh De Zoysa
Additional Development: Aaron Stevenson
Publisher: Absolute Ascendancy

UK Games Expo 2025. Photography: Vanessa Mountain

UK Games Expo 2025. Photography: Vanessa Mountain

UK Games Expo 2025. Photography: Vanessa Mountain

UK Games Expo 2025. Photography: Vanessa Mountain

UK Games Expo 2025. Photography: Vanessa Mountain
