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[Hobby] [Artist] [Unity] looking for a Programmer to help make a demo game

A topic by Haziq Heartfelt created Apr 12, 2026 Views: 387 Replies: 7
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Hello everyone!

I am an artist looking for a programmer who would be interested in working on a demo game project 

To give a summary about the game it is

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The story is about two children named Ember and Noah who are lost in the forest and are trying to find a way out of the woods. Join these two’s journey while also uncovering the secrets of where they are, and encounter friendly.. characters?  and 

and possibly escaping the forest and reaching home as well. 

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Little Information about myself 

I am an artist, I do art mostly for myself, writing, sound design, and video editing, and post them online mostly art

Just as hobbies and not something professional 

here are my Artworks and Stories

I enjoy creating things. I tried programming, but it is not my strong suit, so I ended up in game design, mostly, or just leave the technical aspects to those who know their tools

A few years ago, I published a small game called Glimmer of Stars
With the help of a group, it was a small, fun little game project, and it got me really excited to try more 

And I have played around Unity, but still get lost around the technical aspects, 

So after my last game, I have been doodling ideas and trying to make a prototype 
After a couple of years, and trial and error 

I have finally made a prototype that I am happy with. I need to test it out as a playable since

The prototype I have made was with a little Bit of Game Work Unity, and half was video editing. Again, programming is not something I can understand

And I wanted to make it a fully working demo

That will be around 30-40 minutes 

Here is the thing i want to add as well
I want to make this a fully finished Game, but before that

I want to make it a demo before going fully into this, and try out the experience the workflow of it again.

I have GDD ready and a video showcase as an example to show what vision i am going for

Here is almost 10 minutes of the Prototype concept video

After that I want to go fully into it, and want to start a Kickstarter,  

However, if you guys have some suggestions, I am open to hearing them and adjusting 
them, 

Since I have a feeling that some of my ideas seem a bit too simple XD

But for now, I want to keep it small and realistic, just as a small hobby project 

Something in free spare time

What is my role in this project?

My role is making the assets, character design, writing the dialogues, making sound effects, and putting the level together, and doing the concept art

What am I looking for 

Programmers: who can help out, and do coding, and have experience, we will be using Unity

What do I want help with?

Game mechanics
Battle system

There is more that i have put in the GDD, like a list of what we’ll be mostly working on 

If you are interested, feel free to reach out in the comments or DMs

Thank you for taking the time to read this post

And I can't wait to hear from you all!

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Hey! This sounds like a really cool concept, I like the atmosphere and story direction you’re going for with Ember and Noah.

I’ve been working with Unity for about 3.5 years now, mainly focusing on gameplay programming and systems. I’ve built things like player movement systems, AI behaviors, puzzles, camera systems, and mechanics that affect player control and experience.

Your demo scope (30–40 minutes) sounds reasonable, especially if we keep things focused and structured. I’d be interested in helping out with core systems like gameplay mechanics, and whatever else you need!

I’d love to take a look at your GDD and I already looked at your prototype video to get a better sense of your vision and see how I can contribute. Also happy to give feedback or suggestions if you want to refine things before jumping fully into development.

Let me know!

Hello there!

so after looking through your work, they are amazing. I would love to have you on board.
Do you have Discord?

Thanks for the compliment! my discord is: crownnn1

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Hello! I really love the atmosphere and concept you’ve built for Ember and Noah so far, the prototype video shows a lot of heart.

I am a recent graduate with extensive experience in Unity, Godot, and Unreal Engine, specializing in gameplay interaction and AI scripting. I’ve previously developed a psychological horror title in Unity called Behind the Door (can view in my profile), so I’m very comfortable handling the technical side of atmospheric, narrative-driven games. I also have experience building physics-based mechanics and real-time AI for puzzle-platformers all available to see on my portfolio.

I can definitely help with the battle system, quest logic (like item collection), and ensuring animation sprites are integrated smoothly. I'm also happy to handle the QA and performance side so you can focus entirely on the art and narrative.

I’d love to take a look at your GDD and discuss how we can bring this demo to life. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Hello there!

I'll be back to talk to you. I want to look at some of your work first^^

Sure thing! Feel free to shoot me a DM on discord whenever! Username: parsahp

Hii ! I am not a coder or anything BUT if you do a demo or even a full game you might be interested! You should come see my topic, I am a French translator