r/INAT • u/Jibbydevs • 17h ago
Closed [Paid] Solo Game Developer Looking for Sound Designers, Writers, 2D Artists and Voice Actors for Indie Steam Game (Potential Long-Term Collaboration)
Hey everyone!
I'm currently developing a game called Unemployed, a dark comedy unemployment simulator built in Unreal Engine 5, with a PS1-inspired art style. I'm the sole developer, and I'm planning to release the game on Steam.
A little about myself: I'm a professional gameplay programmer, primarily working with Unreal Engine and C++. I've been developing games for a number of years now, and Unemployed is my first solo commercial project.
The game itself takes place entirely inside a small apartment. You're unemployed, broke, and trying to survive while applying for jobs, managing your needs, and keeping up appearances with your parents, who have absolutely no idea what's going on. It's intended to be a fairly silly game with some darker humour mixed in.
Most of the core gameplay systems are already implemented, and I'm currently working towards polishing everything and putting together a playable demo.
I'm looking for people who might be interested in helping out with some of the creative aspects of the game, particularly:
- Sound designers: General sound effects, UI sounds, ambience, and helping give the game a bit more personality through audio.
- Writers: Helping with dialogue, comedic writing, character interactions and potentially some cutscenes. The game has quite a few dialogue-heavy interactions, particularly with the player's parents.
- 2D artists/illustrators: Character portraits, expressions and potentially some UI-related illustrations. I'm particularly interested in styles reminiscent of older games, including Y2K aesthetics.
- Voice actors: A handful of characters will have voiced dialogue. I'm currently looking for someone to voice a bubbly, slightly judgemental Y2K/Bratz-inspired wardrobe host, but there will likely be other opportunities.
I'm not necessarily looking to assemble a full development team. I'm quite happy handling the programming and technical side of things myself. I'm mainly looking for creative people who might enjoy collaborating on different aspects of the project.
More than anything, I'd like to meet people who are genuinely interested in making games. If we work well together, I'd love to continue collaborating on future projects too. I'm not just looking for someone to do one task and disappear, although that's perfectly fine if that's all you're interested in!
Of course, anyone who contributes will be properly credited in the game and can showcase their work in their portfolio.
I'm also happy to share screenshots and WIP gameplay footage of Unemployed so you can see what I've been working on and get an idea of the project before committing to anything.
If you're interested, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment with a little about yourself, what you'd like to contribute, and ideally some examples of your previous work.
I'd appreciate serious enquiries only, please. I'm pretty flexible with schedules and understand that people have their own commitments, but I'd like to work with people who are genuinely interested and can communicate reliably.
Thanks for reading!
EDIT (Regarding Payment): I've received quite a few messages about the budget, so I just wanted to clarify something. When I mentioned offering payment, I meant more of a small token of appreciation for people's time and contributions, rather than professional compensation. I'm funding this project entirely myself, and unfortunately don't have the budget to commission work at industry rates. I'm primarily looking for hobbyists, people building their portfolios, or anyone who might genuinely enjoy collaborating on a game. I completely understand if that's not for everyone, and I don't expect anyone to work for less than they feel their time is worth. I just wanted to clear that up to avoid wasting anyone's time! There will still be a payment, just very small!!
EDIT: I have found some people who would like to work with me, thanks everyone for your interest!



