Hey Seeze! Im delighted that what I have so far caught your eye. I would be more than willing to talk over your portfolio and what you can do and see how my vision aligns with you creative capabilities. I have X, Instagram, and Discord. Just let me know whichever one sounds best and I’d love to have a conversation!

X: hated_king69

IG: untxmedfxghter

Discord: cobraben.

Just sent a request! I’m excited to talk!!!

Just sent you a request!!! I’m excited to see more. I already loved those tracks!

🔴 PROJECT RED ZONE

Psychological Horror – Unreal Engine 5
[LFP] Seeking Core Team for Vertical Slice (RevShare)

The Vision

Project Red Zone is a narrative-driven psychological horror experience set within a decaying Soviet industrial district — a space eroded by time, ideology, and silence.

This is not a jump-scare project.
It is atmosphere-driven horror built on:

• Brutalist architecture

• Environmental storytelling

• Minimal, intentional mechanics

• Industrial decay

• Sound as psychological pressure

We are developing a tightly controlled 10–20 minute vertical slice to establish tone, cohesion, and mechanical restraint before expanding into a full experience.

Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Structure: Small, disciplined core team
Compensation: Revenue share / portfolio collaboration (transparent discussion)

Roles Needed

▪ Lead Programmer (UE5 – Blueprint / C++)

• Core interaction systems

• Environmental triggers

• Subtle AI behavior

• Technical implementation of atmosphere

▪ Environment Artist (Industrial / Brutalist Focus)

• Modular Soviet architecture

• Decay, erosion, texture detail

• Level dressing & lighting collaboration

▪ Composer (Experimental / Ambient)

• Industrial drones

• Minimalist tension

• Sound design integrated with environment

Philosophy

Precision over scope.
Oppression over spectacle.
Authority over excess.

The vertical slice will center on one confined district, one psychological escalation, and one controlled descent into dread.

Expectations

• Weekly communication

• Clear milestone structure

• Respect for creative cohesion

• Serious long-term intent

If interested, please DM with:

• Portfolio

• Role of interest

• Relevant experience

• Availability

— Benicio
Creator / Narrative Director
Project Red Zone

Hey, thanks for reaching out — appreciate you sharing the playlist. I’ll definitely give it a proper listen.

I’m building something very atmosphere-first, so I’m especially interested in how you think about tension, pacing, and restraint in eerie environments.

If you’re open to it, we can move this to Discord or any other available media you have and talk a bit about process and influences.

Just sent you a request! 

Hey Soulblighter, I am so sorry, but I haven’t received anything. Allow me to give you a screenshot of my account. I’m a tad unfamiliar with Discord and still getting used to it. lol. I’ll be ready haha

Hey, appreciate you reaching out, and yeah, you’re definitely picking up on the right vibe.

Discord works for me. Add me at “cobraben.” and we can chat there. Happy to take a look at your portfolio and talk mood, atmosphere, and all the slow-burn stuff I’m trying to nail with this project.

Hey my apologies I tried to but it didn’t go through

Hey! Thanks for reaching out — really appreciate the interest.

Project Red Zone is very environment-driven, so I’m less focused on characters right now and more on spaces that feel institutional, abandoned, and indifferent to the player. Think brutalist or utilitarian interiors, places built for function that have outlived their purpose.

At this stage I’m mainly looking for loose environmental concept explorations rather than anything polished — mood, composition, scale, and atmosphere matter more than detail.

Please feel free to message me on X at hated_king69!!!

Just DMed you on X!!!

Hey Mehran, thanks for reaching out, I appreciate the interest.

At this stage, the project is very early and focused heavily on restraint, silence, and environmental sound rather than traditional music scoring. I’m still in the process of feeling out collaborators and defining scope. 

Do you have any examples of work that lean more toward minimal, ambient, or non-melodic sound design rather than emotional scoring?

I’m developing an early-stage psychological horror project set in an abandoned Soviet-era environment, focused on restraint, ambiguity, and environmental storytelling rather than spectacle or exposition.

The project prioritizes atmosphere, oppressive space, repetition, and systems that feel indifferent to the player. It’s inspired by late-1990s and early-2000s atmospheric horror design philosophy and is being built under a tightly directed creative vision.

I’m currently looking for collaborators interested in contributing to one or more of the following areas:

• Environment / concept art (brutalist, institutional, decayed spaces)

• Sound design (ambient, industrial, oppressive audio)

• Gameplay prototyping / implementation (Unity or Unreal, early-stage systems)

This is an unpaid, early collaboration with revenue share and full credit if the project ships. Scope will be kept intentionally small and focused.

If you’re interested in restrained psychological horror and building something deliberately uncomfortable rather than conventional, feel free to comment or reach out.

Project page: https://beniciocastro001.itch.io/project-r3c-z0ne

(This project is in early conceptual and prototyping stages)