Game Designer (combat system)

Nekki, known for the Shadow Fight fighting game series and the Vector parkour runners, is looking for a game designer to work on the new console action project Spine.

Spine is a narrative-driven action game built on Unreal Engine 5, centered around cinematic gun-fu shootouts. It is a third-person beat ‘em up with a full set of PC gaming features – a deep storyline, unique setting, cutscenes, interesting enemies, memorable bosses, a progression system, and most importantly, exhilarating gunfights with a wide variety of firearms.

This project is a new ambitious challenge for the company – Nekki’s first title for PC and consoles, as well as the beginning of a new cyberpunk franchise.

We are looking for a game designer to work on the combat system: bots, bot abilities, and player abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Developing bot and player abilities
• Developing bot gameplay (‘feature-owning’ bots)
• Writing fiche documents, following up on other teams, assigning tasks to other teams - animation, VFX, programmers, etc.
• Setting up game mechanics (animation framerate, timings, abilities, damage, indication, etc.)
• Developing botAIbehaviour and prototyping mechanics in UE5
• Generating ideas for improving general game systems - combat system,AI, movement mechanics
• Working with game designers on related fics

What we are looking for:

• Experience working on combat systems in action games
• Experience in a gameplay designer / senior cor gameplay designer position of 2 years or more
• Good knowledge ofUnreal Engine, experience with UE Blueprints and familiarity with Gameplay Ability System

Would be a plus:

• Participate in full project development cycle
• Actual gaming experience in action genre games
• Experience in a smallteam leaderrole

We offer:

• A great team with a friendly, informal work environment where we share interests, play video games together, and organize internal events (gamejams, tournaments, and conferences)

• Support of professional development, participation in specialized conferences and educational events

• Work remotely from anywhere. Working hours: 10 AM – 7 PM (GMT+3, including a 1-hour break), with the option to adjust

• Support for personal growth: English courses, psychologist sessions, and various educational programs

• Internal coins you can collect and exchange for unique merch in our store

If you don’t hear from us within 7-10 days, it means we won’t be moving forward with your application this time. We truly appreciate your interest in our company and the time you took to apply. Thank you!

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