Portfolio by Jay Rossi

Fiends screenshot
Fiends 2025
Colony Simulator Demo screenshot
Colony Simulator Demo 2026
Photography Demo screenshot
Photography Demo 2025
NOAA ROV IK Arms screenshot
NOAA ROV IK Arms 2025
Monogame Pac-Man AI screenshot
Monogame Pac-Man AI 2025

I'm Jay Rossi — a software engineer and game developer who builds under the name Damp Desert Games. Professionally, I have contracted in the space where game mechanics meet real-world challenges, having worked on projects spanning ocean exploration to firefighting simulation. On my own time, I make photography games, colony sims, and whatever else grabs me — always chasing mechanics I find fun and would play myself.

Fiends Screenshot

Fiends 2025

Colony Simulator Demo Screenshot

Colony Simulator Demo 2026

Photography Demo Screenshot

Photography Demo 2025

ROV Screenshot

NOAA ROV Inverse Kinematics Demo 2025

Pac-Man Screenshot

Monogame Pac-Man AI 2025