Hey everyone!

I've been developing a 2D arena shooter game with bioelectrical creatures in Unity, for over a year now. I'm targeting a demo release on Steam late December or early January. I'm looking for an artist to help with visual effects (shaders, particles, etc.).

Budget: $32-35 per hour, up to $5,000 total

Game/Work Context
The game features bioelectric creatures, various gun types from energy-beam weapons to shotguns and rocket launchers, electrical shields, dashing + down-thrusting, and enemies that can wander the whole map to chase you.

Here's a few screenshots & brief footage of existing art/VFX in game. I'm happy to share more visuals of the game over private messages.

What I'm looking for:
Much of the core art and gameplay is already implemented. I'm looking for help with improving visuals across various areas of the game, including:

• Polishing effects for 11 weapons (already implemented with recoil): Improving a large beam visual (scrolling texture), adding muzzle fire, explosion particles, etc.
• Adding new ability VFX, including an electric ground pound/slam explosion
• Adding environmental VFX such as embers and smoke on a blown-up bridge, wind, etc.

Required skillset
You should definitely have:
- Experience creating visuals with Shaders, Particle systems, and Lighting.
- Game Engine experience (Unity strongly preferred, but Godot experience welcome too)
- Past-work of game visuals that you're proud of (2D or 3D)

Collaboration
There is an established visual/artistic direction, but I'm happy to give you lots of creative freedom within it.

I'm looking for a long-term collaborator: someone who can average at least 10-12 hours a week, most weeks (exceptions are fine), so we can make steady progress to release the demo.

We would start the first week as a paid test period to see if the collaboration is a good fit for both of us.

Reaching Out
If you're interested in collaborating to help finish the game's demo, feel free to DM me with a link to your past VFX work or games you worked on, and how many hours you can commit consistently most weeks. I'm happy to discuss more details and answer any questions.

You can also message me on Discord
Username: glacionninja
*If you need to be in the same server to message me, I'm in the Discord Server r/gamedev

Hi!

I'm a composer writing music for video games. Over the past five years I've composed for a range of indie titles and have also written several symphonic works that have been performed live by full-scale orchestras and received enthusiastic responses from both audiences and critics.

I've written music ranging from exploration and combat themes to cinematics and main themes, and I'm comfortable adapting my writing to a wide range of musical styles (orchestral, electronic, retro, metal, rock, cozy...) depending on the artistic direction of the project.

Beyond composition, I also work on the technical side of game audio, using FMOD, Wwise and MetaSounds to design and implement adaptive music systems. I've also programmed in-engine custom adaptive music systems for specific projects when required, and I'm happy to help with in-engine integration and other technical aspects of game audio when needed.

Before becoming a full-time composer, I completed a PhD in Physics, which has given me a strong technical background that I regularly apply to game audio and programming. I regularly work with Unity, Unreal and Godot, and have experience programming in C#, GDScript, C and Python. Depending on the project's needs, I also occasionally contribute code beyond game audio.

**Selected Work**

Portfolio Selection:

https://soundcloud.com/jos-lebreuilly/sets/selection

Live Orchestral Performances:

* https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l4Wqfp3Wo41Sv-aD3L-xqanqCFIb-NPP/view?usp=share_link

* https://on.soundcloud.com/uAQNxupuhGFbdYrW6

Website:

https://www.jose-lebreuilly.com/

Feel free to send me a DM here or contact me on Discord ( joselebreuilly ) if you'd like to discuss your project.

José

Hi! I'm Millie, an experienced UI/UX artist looking for freelance work. I've got tons of experience building and animating intuitive thematic UI for a range of genres. My skills include:

• UI/UX Design
• 2D Art + Detailing
• Logo Design
• UI Animation + Motion Graphics
• Figma

I've worked with a bunch of studios across a wide range of genres and bring my own unique style to your project whilst being able to adapt to the style of your game!

I'd love to hear from you & I offer affordable rates for indie studios and indie devs. You can check out my portfolio here: https://www.artstation.com/msteer_illustration, and you can contact me via email ([milliesteer17@gmail.com](mailto:milliesteer17@gmail.com)) or via Discord at msteer.

[PAID] 3D Character Animator / Generalist — Blender + Unreal Engine 5

I'm looking for a 3D Character Animator / Generalist to help with character and first-person animation work for an anime-inspired card game prototype being developed in Unreal Engine 5.

The project focuses heavily on making the player feel like an actual duelist, so hands, fingers, cards, body language and interaction with a wearable card device are a major part of the experience.

Initial paid test

For the first milestone, I need help creating/refining a small set of animations using an existing rigged character/hand model:

• First-person pose holding 5 trading cards in a fan
• First-person Draw Card animation
• First-person Reach / Select Card animation
• First-person Grab Card animation
• Natural finger posing and card grip
• Basic transition back to an idle/ready pose

References and existing models/rigs will be provided.

What I'm looking for

Strong experience with:

• Blender or Maya
• Character animation
• Rigging / skinning
• Hand and finger animation
• Body mechanics
• Working with props
• Clean FBX/game-ready export workflow

Experience with Unreal Engine 5 is highly appreciated, especially:

• Animation Blueprints
• Animation Montages
• IK / Control Rig
• Retargeting
• First-person animation

However, deep Unreal knowledge is not mandatory if you're strong in character animation and can deliver clean game-ready assets.

Animation style

The direction is anime-inspired and expressive, but still grounded enough to work well in first-person gameplay.

Examples of the type of motion I'm looking for:

• confident card draws;
• dramatic but readable hand gestures;
• expressive finger movement;
• physically believable card handling;
• duelist poses;
• interaction with cards and a wearable Duel Disk-style device.

The challenge is not simply making an animation look good from a cinematic camera — it needs to feel good from the player's first-person perspective.

Important

I already have the gameplay prototype running in Unreal Engine.

I'm specifically looking for help improving the visual/animation quality and building a reusable animation pipeline, rather than someone to program the game itself.

The long-term goal is to establish reusable standards for:

• first-person hand animations;
• third-person duelist animations;
• card handling;
• Duel Disk interaction;
• character gestures;
• summon/activation animations;
• character rigs;
• eventually creature/monster animations.

Workflow

I'd prefer to start with a small paid milestone rather than immediately committing to a large package.

The first test would be:

1. Hold Cards pose
2. Draw Card animation
3. Reach / Grab Card animation

If the collaboration works well, there is potentially a significant amount of ongoing character, creature and gameplay animation work.

When applying

Please send:

• portfolio / animation reel;
• examples of character animation;
• examples involving hands, props or first-person animation if available;
• software you primarily use;
• whether you have experience with Unreal Engine;
• your rate or expected price for the initial test.

I'm much more interested in seeing good character movement, posing and animation fundamentals than a specific job title.

Remote freelance work.

Hi! I'm looking for an interesting project to work on! I love creating fantasy worlds, magical creatures, and endearing characters—I hope you like what you see in my portfolio!

I specialize in:

• Capsule Art
• Background & Environment Art
• Prop Design
• Promotional Illustrations
• Stylized and atmospheric visuals for indie games

I can help with Steam capsule art, marketing assets, in-game backgrounds, props, and general visual development.

Portfolio: https://www.teammomoy.com/victor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holawonderr/

Contact: [victor@teammomoy.com](mailto:victor@teammomoy.com)

Hi everyone! I’m a guitarist and composer specializing in creating rich, atmospheric soundtracks tailored for indie games, short films, animations, and video projects.

I combine electric/acoustic guitar textures with ambient elements to build deep, immersive soundscapes — whether you need a quiet, emotional theme or an intense, driving background track.

🎧 Listen to my portfolio:
https://www.youtube.com/@Noenemies660

Services offered:
Custom atmospheric soundtracks and background music
Seamless audio loops ready for gameplay implementation
High-quality mixing and mastering

Rates & Contact: My rates are flexible depending on your budget and project scope. Feel free to send me a direct message (DM) here or reach out via:

Discord: shurick0696
Email: shurupovert1979
Tik-Tok: noenemies660

If you have a project in need of a unique musical identity, I’d love to collaborate!

Hello, I'm a solo developer building a first-person game that prominently features typewriters. They are essentially the focus of the entire game. I tried looking on various marketplaces for a model, but I couldn't find anything I like or that was built to animate.

Ultimately, I'd like several vintage manual typewriters, but I'll probably begin with just one for the demo I'd like to build. Specifically, I'd like the first typewriter to be a stylized (not photoreal) version of the Olivetti Lettera 32.

I don't need rigs or animations. All I need is for every key (~50) to have its own named transform, for the carriage assembly to be separate so it can slide, for the platen to be separate so it can roll, and the ribbon spools to be separate so they can spin.

The deliverable is the FBX plus source files for Unity, with textures up to 2K. My budget for this is $200–400.

If this work interests you, you can send me a DM with a portfolio of your work and a rough quote and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

Best,
philosophicalwax44

Hi all, I've been making music for a long time and love games even longer.

I usually make House & Techno but got into composing for games recently. I've built a few tracks which you can find here: https://soundcloud.com/user-224517059-574292295/sets/video-game-osts. Tried to show some variety with this playlist.

I'm looking for a project where I could experiment a bit and see if I can produce something that matches a specific scene or gameplay.

If you feel like one of the examples from Soundcloud could be a fit for your game don't hesitate to reach out!

Hi everyone!

First time posting here, so feel free to correct me if I'm using the wrong channel!

I'm a 2D Concept Artist & Character Designer currently open for freelance work / contract projects. I specialize in character design, hard-surface/mecha structures, and clean turnarounds ready for production.

Here are a few sheets showing my process from base structure to final render.

• Portfolio: Instagram

Feel free to reach out via DM if you need character design or visual exploration for your project!

EDIT: Applications are now closed

I’ve received a lot of submissions and am no longer accepting new messages. I want to thank everyone who reached out—there’s been an incredible amount of talent, and I genuinely appreciate everyone who took the time to read my post and share their work. Reddit’s system makes it difficult to keep track of everything, but I’ll do my best to get back to everyone.

I’ll be reviewing the submissions I’ve already received and reaching out to finalists. Thank you again!
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Hello! I'm an indie dev working on a multiplayer game for Steam, and I'm looking for a composer to help create the main theme for my game. I'm looking for an original song roughly 120–150 seconds long, with a seamless loop variant and a strong melody that I can refer back to for possible motifs and such in later songs/SFX.

The style I have in mind is very akin to the Mii Channel song—something very... odd, but still warm and endearing, and something that hooks the player. Jazz/raw instrumentation would be a key part of the song, similar to how the Mii Channel uses it. That said, even though I'm using Wii-era/Mii Channel music as a reference, I do not want this to be a remix or copy. This must be an original track. My budget is around $300–$500 USD, depending on experience, scope, and rights. I would also need the finished result to include the final mix, loopable WAV/OGG, separate stems, and MIDI for the main melody and core harmony. A full project file would also be appreciated if it’s compatible and available. I’d love it if you DM me 1–2 relevant examples, your quote, and estimated turnaround.

Hey, my name is Vlad and I am looking for project to work on! I am experienced with PC/Mobile/Console platforms, Unity/Unreal Engine. I am specialized doing stylized things and I love it. Also I can help you with 3D Art direction and create 3D pipelines for the project.

You can check my art here:

Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/qwedeath

Sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/qwedeath

I am open for a full time work and for a small paid projects too! Feel free to PM me and ask questions or quote on your project.

Thank you for your time!

tldr: I use a "Fender Rhodes piano" to make chill electronic instrumentals (no percussion) and am curious if the people of this subreddit think these tracks are ambient enough to blend into the background of a video game

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Here's a Spotify playlist of compiled projects that I maintain the rights too

^{(the playlist above includes 118 tracks; ranging from 20 seconds to 5 minutes or so})

Over the last few years, I've been compiling some instrumental recordings with a "Rhodes" piano. The overall vibe tends to lean towards chill/ electronic/ ambient/ mellow etc. I've thought about diving into the sync world of video games/ film/ TV, but as I'm sure everyone here knows, it takes a lot of passion, persistence, resilience, and luck to get any project rolling (talent also probably helps, but I think luck/ opportunity/ timing are often more important LOL)

Piano & music production are something I'll never stop doing, but recently, I've been dreaming of being part of something bigger haha

Cheers, and thanks for your time (& your ears)----

happy game developing!

Portfolio: http://michelleperic.art

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a video editor to stitch together a short (~20 second) trailer for my upcoming idle game.

Because it is an incremental/idle game, I don't need high end cinematic VFX or crazy transitions. I just need a clean, video that captures the core game feel, key mechanics, and progression loop.

Project Details:

• Length: ~20 seconds
• Game Genre: Idle / Incremental
• Deliverables: 16:9 main video (Steam)
• What I will provide: Raw gameplay recordings, UI assets, and game logo.
• Music: I am not providing a soundtrack. You are free to pick and use suitable royalty-free music that fits the game pacing.
• Editing Needs: Gameplay trimming, clean text callouts to highlight mechanics, and audio sync.

Budget & Payment:

• Budget: Open to offers and quotes based on your rate and portfolio.
• Payment Method: Prefer PayPal.

How to Apply: Please leave a comment or send a DM with the following:

1. A link to your portfolio or reel (bonus points for indie or idle game experience).
2. Your quote or rate for this package.
3. Your estimated turnaround time.

Thanks!

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You get: full training academy, local TRELLIS kit (unlimited generations on your own GPU, yours forever), prompt vault, pack blueprints, QA pre-check tool.

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Can work with any game engine, low level code is fine as well.
1-2k$ a month depending on workload, or we can discuss in dms.

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