Sally Juettner

About me

I'm a game designer specializing in writing and narrative design. I hold a Bachelor's of Arts in Game Design (with a Creative Writing minor) from Columbia College Chicago. I thrive when writing speculative fiction; put me anywhere but Earth and I'll be happy. Throw in the hilarious and the horrifying, and now we're getting somewhere.

I believe the best art — pieces that are cohesive, coherent, thoughtful, and impactful — are made with human consideration and as such, none of my work was or ever will be written with the use of generative AI.

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For a look at my work, click the images below!


A logo showing a figure with a white, smiling mask, drawn in pixelart. In front of them is black lettering which reads 'Stars Black as Ink.' The background is white with black stars.

Stars Black as Ink is a puzzle game with cosmic horror elements, based on The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. It was developed over three weeks for Night City Games' Chicaghoul 2025 jam.



A logo which reads 'Timbre' in a font of scratched lines. Behind the word is static and a green waveform.

Timbre is a short horror game with mic-detection features. It was created as a college capstone project.



A pixel art picture of an old-fashioned gold elevator gate in front of a red, swirling portal. On either side of the gate is a gold column. Above the image is gold text which reads 'Elevator Out Of Service.'

Elevator Out of Service is a short narrative-based game about descending to the afterlife. It was created as a college capstone project.



Pixel art of an androgynous Black woman with very short hair. She is wearing a white shirt and purple waistcoat. Her arm is outstretched, and on her hand is perched a black bird which is looking back at her. The background is a lighter purple. Below the woman are the words 'The Raven in the Woodwork' in a pixellated, calligraphic font.

The Raven in the Woodwork is an ongoing writing project for which I've made a Twine game, some short stories, and worldbuilding docs.



In a white cursive font is written 'The Cark Caper.' Below it is an oval showing a deer's head mounted on a wall with ornate red wallpaper. The art in the oval is rendered in pixel art. Above and below the text and oval are gold bands crossing the image horizontally. The background is black.'

Made over the course of four weeks, The Clark Caper is a short murder mystery game set in the 1920s in which the choices the player makes determine who the victim will be.



A bloodsplattered pineapple lies on a grey floor in front of a black wall. A shadow is falling across the far half of the pineapple. White font on the top and bottom of the image reads 'The Case of the Purloined Pineapple.'

Made in 2021 for the midterm of my Programming 1 class, this is a text-based adventure game where you play as a teen detective solving your first real live murder case.



Miscellaneous

Scripts, stories, and documents not associated with specific projects.

The Pittsburgh of websites