Hey! I've been working on a small project on the side for quite some time now. It's been going well and it's almost ready for a demo that I could show off at an event that's happening on the 17th of September. The only problem is, I'm not an artist and it's not looking that presentable right now :D And that's why I would need a 2D artist to join me.
About the project To summarize the project, it's a 2D top-down game with roguelite elements and is inspired by games like Monster Hunter: World and Soulslikes. The game's main focus will be the combat system built around a combo system and knowing your enemy. Another big focus will be on the storytelling that is built around players choices. Currently, the project is in a playable state (small gameplay clip), sort of. With a procedurally generated world that can be explored, with enemies that you can fight and combos to learn. There's a lot of boilerplate down as well, things like a buffs system, items system for active and passive effects, and many other things. For the demo, the main help I would need is in the form of characters and their animations (biggest focus) as well as the look of the generated world, with props and textures to decorate it all. That's why I would love a 2D artist focusing on animations to join me in the project.
About me I'm a programmer with 2 years of work experience in backend development as well as a bunch of hobby game dev projects under my belt (that you can see here). I feel pretty comfortable in Unity and am confident in my ability to finish the project given enough time. I currently work on the project solo, meaning that I am also responsible for the worldbuilding part of the development right now, where I mainly have experience from being a Dungeon Master for about 2 years now. Outside of game dev, I'm a big gamer and also do a lot of different extreme sports like snowboarding, wakeboarding and skateboarding.
Who am I looking for I am mainly looking for a 2D artist specializing in character animations, as that is the part that matters most right now (the combat system relies on good visual feedback that animations can provide). I'd also love someone that would be interested in a long-term project, but it's also fine if you only want to help out with the demo (about a month).
Compensation Unfortunately, I don't have any funds right now to pay anyone (including myself). But in the long term, I would love to be able to pay everybody a salary and do RevShare on top of that. To be able to do that, I would like to start marketing the game after finishing the demo, so that raising funds would be easier.
Contact me If you feel like you would like to help me out with the project and are ready to spend a bit of your time, feel free to contact me here on Itch.io, on Discord (BangTheWall#5914), or on my email (ralf.lehepuu@gmail.com). Looking forward to working with you!