Looking for:
Environment / Level Artist as project partner for a late-production narrative game.
Game is fully playable from menu to final scene. Core systems, triggers, UI, inventory, journal, dialogue flow, and surveying mechanic are implemented. I need a partner to bring the world to release quality.
Our talent:
Solo indie developer: Lead, Narrative Director, Audio Systems Designer. I handle code, gameplay, narrative, audio, PM, and direction.
Project:
Narrative adventure set on a remote 1890s North Sea island. The player follows two cartographers through island. Slow-burn, atmospheric, dialogue-driven, non-combat; focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, documents, and cartographic interactions.
The project is being developed seriously as a commercial portfolio title with the goal of reaching a full public release. The strongest current need is an Environment / Level Art partner who can take ownership of the final world pass.
Visual direction:
Strict Retro-3D / Source Engine era. Mid-poly environments, 512px texture budgets, soft lighting, fog, no Nanite, no Lumen, legacy-style UE5 pipeline, 30 FPS lock.
Responsibilities:
Level planning, world building, and level assembly in UE5: set dressing, modular assembly, interiors, prop placement, closing gaps, foliage/terrain/roads, lighting/fog polish, consistent island-wide look, and Level Streaming Volumes.
Requirements:
- UE4/UE5 level-building or environment art skills
- Build believable spaces from existing assets
- Comfortable with legacy-style UE5 pipeline
- Portfolio / screenshots / ArtStation / levels you planned or built
- Interest in atmospheric, non-combat narrative games
- Reliability, communication, version control commits
Length of project: Final production, ~4–5 months.
Split %: 25% RevShare from net revenue, formal agreement
Discord User ID: wde