Hi!
I'm looking for a few people who would be interested in forming a small team to work together on an indie game called Canine Legacy.
Canine Legacy is an online dog breeding and kennel management simulation. The easiest comparison would probably be something inspired by Howrse, Lioden/Wolvden and other animal breeding sims – but focused entirely on dogs and built around real canine genetics, breeds and breeding.
The core of the game is building your own kennel and breeding dogs across generations. Dogs will inherit real coat colour genetics and genetic diseases from their parents, alongside traits related to health, conformation, temperament and abilities. Players will be able to DNA test and health test their dogs, research pedigrees and COI, plan breedings, raise puppies and develop their own bloodlines.
Beyond breeding, the larger vision includes dog shows, training and sports, veterinary care, a player marketplace, clubs and an online community, with real dog breeds that have their own genetics, standards, health concerns and characteristics.
I want the game to have a lot of depth underneath while still being visual, approachable and easy to understand. One of my biggest inspirations is the feeling of breeding animals over many generations in games like Lioden/Wolvden and Howrse, but with much more realistic dog breeding and genetics.
(Mockups made by AI, game will NOT be built with AI!)
I've already spent a lot of time developing the concept and made som easy mockups. Now I'd really like to stop trying to do everything alone and find a few people who genuinely like the idea and want to build it together as a team.
I'm especially interested in meeting:
Developers/programmers – particularly anyone interested in web games, databases, simulation systems or genetics.
2D artists – especially canine/animal artists interested in creating a modular art system for different breeds, coat colours, markings and individual variation.
UI/UX designers – to help turn the existing ideas and mockups into a polished and intuitive game.
I'm also very open to hearing from people with other relevant skills. I'm not looking for a huge team or expecting everyone to already be an expert. I'd much rather find a few people who are excited about the idea, work well together and want to help shape the game with me.
Important – currently unpaid
This is currently a passion/hobby project and I cannot pay anyone at this stage. I don't want to make promises about money that doesn't exist yet.
If the project eventually receives funding or generates revenue, I absolutely want to explore proper compensation/revenue sharing with the people involved, with clear written agreements. But for now, please consider this an unpaid collaborative indie project.
If you're interested, send me a message with a little about yourself, what you enjoy doing, any relevant work/portfolio/ you have, and what about Canine Legacy caught your interest.
Discord: HelloNyxie
You don't need to know anything about dog genetics beforehand – I've been doing a lot of the research already, and that's something we can work through together.
Canine Legacy
Breed the future. Build your legacy. 🐾
