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@ Pat The Head - August 1st 2022 to December 1st 2022 (4 months)


Since we developed our award-winning narrative game Journey of the Broken Circle, we've been busy with getting our new game (working title Winterby) up and running. 

Winterby is a feel-good 2D Snowboarding RPG in an isometric pixel-art style, where you can discover the world on your own terms. It is up to you to focus on your snowboarding skills, explore the town and the mountain or fulfil as many quests as possible. Through-out your journey, you meet quirky characters, learn about the beginnings of snowboarding and the Olympics and have a pancake on the piste. 

We are looking for a skilled Game Developer with some practical Unity knowledge who will help us build this 2D Sports Story RPG. You will be involved in various aspects of games creation from concept to finished product including coding, design and production.

We are looking for someone, for our office in central Copenhagen, who believes games can be different and lovable, and someone who is not afraid to try new things. We are a small team and you will take big part of building and shaping the game. 


Your daily work

Help us take this wacky idea of a sports RPG with an underdog story to fruition.

We believe that games can have a deeper meaning, an engaging story as well as be fun to play, and so should you! :D

You will, in close cooperation with the game director, get to develop the mechanics of snowboarding into fun 2D pixel representations. You will be part of development all the way from ideas to a fully playable demo. You will put your fingerprint on everything from the story to the game feel.


Your main responsibilities are:

  • Develop new content Winterby - A Snowboarding RPG

  • Make new levels and gameplay mechanics

  • Keep new and existing content bug-free

  • Contribute by bringing your own ideas and solutions


Your requirements are:

  • Comfortable with Unity and 2D physics

  • Proficiency in C# and programming in Unity

  • Good understanding of fun gameplay elements

  • Experience with git or similar version control

  • Familiarity with the latest gaming trends, techniques, best practices and technologies

  • Strong problem solving skills with a creative approach

  • You actively support a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, inclusiveness, and creativity


Practicalities

  • 37 hours work week with options for flexible schedules

  • No crunch - people over deadlines

  • Our working language is English

  • We are in the middle of securing funding for the full production, and the position can be extended when the funding is raised. (first right for non time-limited contract)


Deadline and start:

The application deadline is July 15th, 2022, but we'll look at applications as they come in. 

We hope that you can start soon, but we will wait for the right candidate.

For more information or questions please contact us at pat@patthehead.com or phone number +4526742673

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Work life balance
Work life balance

Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.

Pet friendly
Pet friendly

Dogs, turtles or goldfish are welcome in the office as long as they want to cuddle every now and then.

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Working at
Pat The Head

We make cozy games Pat The Head is an indie game studio based in Copenhagen Denmark. We're currently working on a feel-good snowboarding RPG called Winterby. Winterby is a feel-good 2D Snowboarding RPG in an isometric pixel-art style, where you can discover the world on your own terms. It is up to you to focus on your snowboarding skills, explore the town and the mountain or fulfil as many quests as possible.Throughout your journey, you meet quirky characters, learn about the beginnings of snowboarding and the Olympics and have a pancake on the piste.

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