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Please feel free to reach out! My discord handle is kennjik

Thank you, Seba. I appreciate the positive and supportive comment :)

This will be my first video game. However my background is in software so I have shipped business projects. 

I'm putting together a small, fully remote indie studio to finish building a 2D sci-fi action/adventure side-scroller in the spirit of the classic Mega Man X games.

This started as a solo project. I've got a rough playable framework running in Godot 4.4 and early testing is about to begin. At this point I could keep building it alone, but I'd rather turn it into something collaborative. I’d love to work with people who want to build real experience and a real portfolio piece.

Compensation

Long story short, this will be a rev share model. 

This project is bootstrapped, so there's no budget and no upfront pay. I’ve been working on this in my spare time and on my own dime. Once the game ships and if it earns anything, every contributor will get a share of the revenue. I didn't start this project to make money, but I'm also not pretending commercial potential doesn't matter. Worst case is the project finishes and everyone has something cool they can include in their portfolio. Best case is this grows into something that can provide a meaningful income for everyone involved. That’s what I’d love to see happen.

That being said, If we can generate interest in the project,  we can explore crowdfunding options to get the team paid before the project ships, instead of just after. This is all a big "maybe". 

Who I need

OK, if you've read this far and you're still here, awesome. Below are the main people I need at this time. If you don't think you fit any of the roles below but still want to contribute somehow, please feel free to reach out regardless. Maybe you can think of something I didn't. 

Note: ALL levels of experience are welcome here, even complete beginners are welcome. 

Artists
Character designs, environments, sprite work. Could be one person covering it all or split up across a few different people. Depends on how many applicants we get.

Game designers
Level design, boss encounters, core systems, etc.

Developers
The project's built in Godot 4.4. I'm handling development myself right now, but I could use the help, especially as scope grows.

Location

Right now everyone's in the Pacific time zone, western North America. That's where we are, not a requirement. Applications from anywhere are welcome, but you’ll need to be fluent in English to communicate with the team.

Interested?

Get ahold of me via Discord. We’ll chat and if you are a good fit.

• Discord - kennjik