Milled Tooth is a first-person survival-horror game set aboard an abandoned offshore oil rig. The project began with one central design question:

How can I design a multifunctional weapon and tool system that creates tension and strategic choices while meaningfully connecting combat with environmental interaction?

Instead of designing the weapon as a separate asset, I built an entire game world around its possibilities. The result is an industrial drill that functions as both a close-range weapon and a launchable projectile. The player can use it to fight enemies, break through structures, activate machinery and solve environmental obstacles. Because the player only has one drill bit, firing it also temporarily removes their main means of defence. This creates a continuous choice between using the weapon offensively, using it to progress or recalling it before the player becomes too vulnerable.