Welcome!
I'm Clei Barnhart, a Brazilian-American who does Production, 2D art, and writing for games.
I'm currently a senior at the University of Southern California, pursuing a BA in Game Design with a minor in Visual Narrative. I expect to graduate May of 2025.
Shipped Titles
Machine Heart
A 2.5D puzzle stealth game in which you switch between two scifi dystopian timelines to uncover the secret behind the future of humanity (or lack there of).
- Art Producer, Co-Art Lead -
Bugnauts!
A 3D action-projectile game in which a young entomologist is determined to save her island home from the giant Phantom bugs wreaking havoc across its shores.
- Lead Writer, Narrative Designer, Storyboarder, 2D Artist -
Hans
A baking simulator RPG in which you play as an alien dropped off on Earth during World War I. Decide whether or not to bakes magical pastries to help the people in your small town.
- Co-Director, Artist, Writer, Producer, Game Designer -
Bloobo
A cartoony 2D mobile physics-based puzzle game with a heavy dark-comedy narrative. Reminiscent of old free to play iOS games.
- Art Lead, Concept Artist, Illustrator -
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Hedge Hug
A mixed 2D-3D pottery making adventure game that explores themes around friendship, low self-esteem, and social anxiety as a barrier to sharing your art.
Skin Deep
A visual novel about Kira, a young Irish-Korean girl growing up in suburban America with two loving parents, and a loyal cat companion. Journey through the pains of adolescence with flirting, bullying, snacks, friends and loss, to reckon with Kira’s past in order to move on with her future.
- Background Illustrator -
- Character Concept Artist, 2D Artist -
Werelock Holmes
A visual novel in which you solve an exotic bird related murder mystery with the unique gay werewolf re-imagination of the classic crime solving duo!
- Solo Project -
Currently in Development
DEATHFISH
A Lynchian scifi horror fishing simulator where you play as the mysterious fisherman Graham Peixoto. His exploration of an abandoned fish farm-ified Europa becomes increasingly disturbing— not only are the fish grotesquely mutated, but a massive creature stalks Graham from the depths, forcing him to confront his involvement in the torment of fish and humans alike.
- Co-Director, Producer -
Potion Problems
A 2D online multiplayer social deductiong game. Players work together as potion-making students, while trying to uncover mischievous troublemakers within the group.
Coming out May 2025!
- Concept Artist -
Other Projects
Cenotaph
(game narrative exercise)
Genres: Psychological Thriller, Drama
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Cenotaph is a narrative focused 2D point and click game with bullet hell sequences. In Cenotaph, the player must use mind reading abilities to work with a cast of strange teenage characters to escape from an abusive rehab summer camp.​​​​​
Raspberry Red
Raspberry Red is a short comic about friendship, loss, and the balance of whimsey and death that comes with being a tiny creature in a large dilapidated world.
