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Game Designer

We do some awesome things at Really Interactive, from making virtual music instruments in our app Virtuoso to creating stuff you can find in Angry Birds, at Childish Gambino concerts and in a decommissioned nuclear reactor. And the best thing? All of our employees own and run the company together from a cozy attic in Stockholm, where everyone gets a vote and shares in the success.

But now, we need your help!

While we’re great at making polished experiences, we could use a hand with maximizing fun and replayability without overscoping and feature creeping. Our next project is a VR game based on scientific research about terraforming, in space, with aliens. Wow! It’s already been fully funded, so this is a unique chance where you can work with our team of artists and programmers to create an amazing game from the ground up.

Meanwhile, you’d become part of an independent company where we really value equality and work-life balance.

Here are the main things we would want you to work with:

• Designing systems aimed at encouraging replayability and emergent gameplay, with a smaller set of assets and story elements made by an indie team.
• Creating game mechanics that are fun in and of themselves, without having to lean on guns and violence.
• Implementing and tweaking your own designs in a game engine, often with limited guidance or support from other disciplines.

This job is hybrid remote / on-site in Stockholm. We work four days a week and consider this full-time, but the job can be started at 50% or 75% of that if you have ongoing engagements. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds as long as you can show us some fun game systems and mechanics that you’ve created.

Are you or someone you know interested? Send us an introduction email to hello@really-interactive.se. In the email, share two different designs you’ve created for games that you are particularly happy with, tell us why you chose them, and explain how they were implemented. If you choose to include a portfolio in addition to the assignment, make sure it contains a brief description of your role and contributions to each project.

The preliminary deadline for applications is 2024-02-25, but might get extended. The start date for this position is flexible.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!