Hey everyone,
I’m looking to put together a small team to build a free Five Nights at Freddy's fan game. This is an unpaid passion project for building portfolios, gaining game dev experience, and making something genuinely creepy.
The Game: I am keeping the exact setting and lore under wraps to prevent the idea from being copied
The Mechanics: There are no doors and no power limits. Survival is purely based on spatial awareness active defense mechanics against 4 distinct enemies.
The Progression: I have the gameplay loop and difficulty curve fully mapped out across 6 nights, scaling up from a slow burn on Night 1 to 100% crazy by Night 6.
Engine: We'll be using [Unity / Godot].
What I'm doing: I am the Game Designer and Project Lead. I have the core mechanics, enemy behaviors, and difficulty scaling already figured out in a private Game Design Document. My job is to manage the project, keep things organized using Google Docs, and work with the team to bring this vision to life.
Roles needed:
-Programmer: To build the core loop, camera system, and code the enemy AI.
-3D Modeler: To design/model the 4 enemies and the environment.
-Animator: To rig the models and animate jumpscares/movement.
-Sound Designer: To make creepy ambient audio, specific sound cues, and jumpscares.
-2D Artist: For UI, menus, and any in-game 2D art.
Details:
-We'll use a dedicated Discord group for all our communication and Google Docs to track our progress and share design notes.
-Low stress, work-at-your-own-pace environment. Beginners and students are totally welcome!
Discord is manglelee699