Edit: 8/19/2026
Thanks to everyone who showed interest. I have found a team and am no longer looking for a project. We’re currently a hobbyist team of 3 now and just need a sound/audio designer.
Intro
Hello. I'm a beginner programmer looking to collaborate with an artist. I want to make games as a hobby so I've been learning godot recently. I come from a computer science background so I'm picking up godot concepts at a decent pace but there's a lot to learn. I've finished two game jams (only one of which is in godot). I thought it'd be cool to learn dialogue manager in godot by creating a small story game because projects are like the best way to learn. I like visual novels (Freak Circus and Hello, Dear Human are my absolute favorites) and I tend to like eerie/whimical vibes. Creating a story game, however, requires a lot of art and other assets which I cannot get easily. As such, I'm looking for an artist who is patient and willing to figure things out with me to create a short visual novel/story game. I can't afford to pay a wage so I'm hoping to find someone who has always wanted to make a visual novel or story game around their oc but don't have the technical programming knowledge to do so. This should be obvious but I'm programming for free too. I want this to be fun and I want both of us to gain something from this. I get to practice and learn certain programming skills while the artist can practice their art and show their oc in a different medium with player interactivity.
About the project
- Short (Ideally 15-30 minutes playtime and absolutely no longer than an hour).
- Visual novel or story game with ideally some kind of gameplay. I'd like to differentiate from other games with some mechanic maybe but the gameplay can't be too difficult to implement.
- Very fluid and nothing is set in stone. As of now, there's no premise so there's room for the artist to decide on the story, setting, and tone. I want the story to be a collaborative process. Both of us has to like the premise and want to work on it so we should both contribute to the storyline.