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Looking to partner with a programmer

A topic by Henry created Mar 11, 2026 Views: 275 Replies: 2

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Hey! my name is Henry, I'm a 10+ year industry veteran with +10 AAA Shipped Game Titles under my belt.
I've worked for large AAA Studios and Small Indie studios,

Here's my Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/haytch/

and my Artstation:

https://www.artstation.com/haytch

I'm currently working on an Idea for a game, I have quite a bit of it Blocked out to test.
It's a mixture of the Alters meets Rust

The Premise is: an open world sandbox survival game, the world is destroyed after hundreds of years of nuclear winter and war. random storms attack the world, so shelter is underground

The players can create new extension modules to their bases underground, laboratories, kitchens, living areas, bathrooms etc.

Farm houses. the list goes on, it's a doll house style development system but I have no experience with Programming, Only art work. after going to a local gamescom The investors mentioned they prefer investing with a partnership founder rather than a single one. So I'm looking to see if there is anyone with the ability to program wanting to partner with me and develop this to secure funding and grow the project?

I'd love to chat more!

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Rickleo190 days ago

Hi Henry. I'm Rick, an experienced game programmer, and I'd be interested in learning more about your project.

I work across Unity, GameMaker, Unreal Engine, Phaser, Construct, Roblox, and Godot. My background is mainly in gameplay systems, multiplayer/networking, shaders, and prototyping. I usually help turn game concepts into solid playable foundations and scalable technical systems.

Your concept sounds interesting, especially the open-world survival direction, base-building focus, and modular underground shelter idea. I'd be glad to learn more about what you've already blocked out, what engine you're aiming to use, and what kind of partnership structure you have in mind.

I also wanted to ask upfront - is this intended to be a rev-share partnership, a fixed paid role, or are you open to both depending on scope?

Here's my portfolio: https://rickleonarda.com/

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Henry190 days ago

Hey Rick! This will be a 50/50 partnership :) or well, a 49/51 partner ship :) So I can remain in control of the decisions, if this is something you're interested in? My concept seems to be a 'fallout shelter 3d mode' ?

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