Do you think the game industry is missing some exciting games about history that let the user understand the past better? Do you have skills in turning game design into a game so we can take the market by storm, turning history into an immersive universe

To develop our game we are looking for someone with a programming background in game development who is eager to get their hands involved in the making of a new game.

About our game

GAMUCATEX is an early-stage startup that is developing a card-based autobattler video game in a historical mythological universe. Inspired by games such as Magic, Civilizations, the Age of Empires and Heroes, our aim is to create an immersive and historically accurate game that inspires people to immerse themselves in history experiencing stories of the Vikings. Although the game is in production, you can check it out at itch.io: https://gamucatex.itch.io/tectonicus

The player will be taking charge of a faction - either Viking, Frankish, or Anglo-Saxon - which they will follow through history; experiencing past events according to historical records. Battles on a turn-based board will take place online for multiplayer and can be offline in single-player scenarios. You will lead your forces to your enemy’s lines and holding your morale high, you will dominate the fight!

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a visionary and loving small family-like team of talents that value diversity and inclusivity. We believe that making games should be as fun as playing them.

Details

The position can either be onsite, hybrid or remote, part-time, or full-time. As we are currently seeking funding, the position will be unpaid but can contribute to an internship or a virksomhedspraktik benifits through the Danish Jobcenter. Our offices are located in three locations: Copenhagen at Amager/Nørrebro and Frederiksberg.

The position & Responsibilities

The tasks will be varied and you will have a lot of freedom in defining what you will do and identifying what needs to be done. You will assume a central function in the team.

We need you to move our card and civilization manager gameplay forward.

Your main task is from a game design angle translate high-level ideas into world-class features, game mechanics, and experiences. You will be an architect of the overall game experience. You will be working closely with the Game Director and History Consultants to ensure that the overall vision and direction of the game are adhered to.

Your tasks will include such things as:

• Under the coordination of the Producer and Director, working with artists and programmers to make sure that the creative vision is fulfilled

• Designing fun and immersive gameplay mechanics and meta-game features drives them from concept and documentation through prototyping, polishing, and release

• Creating and maintaining design documentation that keeps pace with the project's progress, and accurately conveys all necessary information to departments

• Setting creative goals and deliverables for the Art and Dev departments

• Creating fun and balanced missions. Balancing and tuning each mission or area to create combat experiences that are fun for diverse playstyles

• Assisting in checking and ensuring the quality of the game version, and ensuring the features are implemented correctly

• Proactively working to improve the product on a regular basis (e.g. propose improvements to levels, features, etc)

• Gaining a deep understanding of our small but growing community

Requirements

• Design experience from work or your degree

• knowledge of Game Design concepts (gameplay, learning curve, core game loop, balancing, reward system, player retention mechanics, etc)

• Knowledge of card games and or or city-builder games

• Good communication skills, written and verbal

• Able to illustrate and/or prototype ideas visually

• A portfolio or sample of your design

• You can collaborate with various departments, such as programmers, artists and also consultants that just recently began their game development experience in the firm

• Flexible with technology and open to changing your workflow to fit the team

• You are open to receiving feedback from colleagues

• Ability to work with deadlines

Pluses

It would be nice if you have experience with:

• Unity, any other game engine experience could also be relevant 

• Experience with working in a video games studio and knowledge of the industry

• Inspiration from similar of different games

Planned interview process

Online interviews are expected to take place in May. Starting date: as soon as possible or in the summer cohort/semester.

Please note we reply as fast as possible, but not always as fast as big corporations.

Be aware that we might end up in your email spam folder when we try to contact you, so keep a keen eye on that.