Aratonati

As a child, I began creating custom levels using the level editor from a few games I played. One of the first games I enjoyed that had such a feature was a puzzle game, Sapphire Yours. I also played Minecraft and built humble architectures like Murk's Mansion. However, I was not very active in sharing most of my created levels until much later in life.

In 2018, I tried a rhythm game called Project Arrhythmia made by an indie game developer, Vitamin Games. It came with a powerful level editor that was initially difficult to learn for some (it was quite easy for me though because its interface was similar to After Effects, an editor that I am already familiar with). Making the level was incredibly fun as it allowed me to unleash my creativity with almost no restrictions. As soon as it was finished, I had a strong urge to upload a video showcasing the level to YouTube. After some encouragement from the game's community, the level and the video were uploaded.

A few days passed and I noticed that my video received a couple hundred views and even some praise from members of the Project Arrhythmia community. This made me eager to create and upload more levels. One by one, levels got published and showcased on YouTube until one day, in April 2019, I uploaded my first custom boss level, Opia.

It quickly blew up! From tens to hundreds of thousands of views, and now it has over a million! It became the most popular video on my YouTube channel Aratonati, and one of the most popular levels in the Project Arrhythmia community. I have become one of the most famous level creators since then. Faced with an opportunity, I started making custom levels for other rhythm games such as A Dance of Fire and Ice and Rhythm Doctor. These games are developed by 7th Beat Games. I also diversified my content, making memes and other showcases. This experience gave me the opportunity to meet new friends and be acquainted with other indie game developers through social media.

The developers of Project Arrhythmia and 7th Beat Games were so impressed with my levels that they decided to incorporate most of them as official levels in their games! This became one of the biggest highlights of my life as it proved that I was able to design high-quality levels, albeit in the rhythm genre. Now I have set up a Twitch channel and begun livestreaming on both that platform and YouTube, showcasing a larger variety of games.

Below are videos showcasing some of my most popular and well-made level showcases, including Opia and other levels that the developers have incorporated.