Hello! We’re building a 4X turn-based strategy game inspired by the history of antiquity, where players compete to lead an ancient civilization to greatness. Think tile-based gameplay, procedural hex maps, tactical unit combat, deep multiplayer systems—all developed in Unity.
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🎮 Genre: 4X Strategy
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🏛 Setting: Antiquity (ancient empires, rich cultural themes)
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🧪 Status: Playable prototype complete; multiplayer & polish underway
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🔧 Tech Stack: Unity (C#), Aseprite (Pixel Art), Discord (comms)
✨ What We’re Looking For
We're currently seeking 2D artists and pixel animators for a variety of art tasks:
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🌱 Pixel art + animations (for hex tiles and UI)
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🧭 UI design elements
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🔍 Icon art for resources and gameplay elements
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🖼 Capsule art and banners for Itch and Steam pages
Whether you're a seasoned artist or new and eager to learn, we value curiosity, consistency, and collaboration over previous experience or formal credentials. If you love ancient history, have an affinity for pixel art, or strategic games, —we’d love to hear from you. Many of our current team started off with little-to-none art experience and have grown significantly through the project.
We are always open to anyone who wants to grow with us!
👥 About the Team
We’re a team of ~6 core contributors and a dozen or so flexible collaborators.
Our work culture is:
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🤝 Supportive & growth-oriented
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💬 Collaborative via Discord (async + weekly syncs)
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🚫 No crunch – quality over speed
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🌱 Mentorship-friendly – ideal for developing artists
🕒 Commitment & Compensation
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⏰ Time: 10–20 hours/week (fully flexible)
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💰 Compensation: We are primarily a group of volunteer-only friends and peers working passionately to make something we're proud of. However, It is still our intention to eventually monetize the game and do some form of revenue sharing to reward our contributors!
📸 Progress So Far
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✅ Working prototype (playable internal build)
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🌍 Procedural hex tilemap & 4X systems
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🖼 Early art, UI mockups, and animation samples available
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🔁 Currently refactoring for multiplayer
💌 How to Apply
To get in touch, email sergioandresdelrio@gmail.com or share your Discord tag (e.g., username#1234) and we’ll reach out!
Please include:
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A brief note about your background or interests
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Why you're excited to join the project
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Your Discord handle
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(Optional) A link to your portfolio, Instagram, or any past work
🏛 Why Join?
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Work on a game you'll be proud of
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Collaborate with kind, creative teammates
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Grow your portfolio and skills
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Help shape a game still in development
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Be part of something meaningful and ambitious
Looking forward to hearing from you!
— Sergio
Project Lead