Lead Game Designer/ Unreal Engine ( Tavern game)

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Company Description

Forbidden Kemono Studio LLC is an indie game studio building character-driven PC games in Unreal Engine. We specialize in systems-heavy gameplay, including simulation and tycoon design, simulation-driven horror, RPG progression, and multiplayer-ready features. Our projects combine strong art direction, clear production pipelines, and replayable gameplay loops, with a focus on shipping real builds such as demos, vertical slices, and full releases.

Forbidden Kemono Studio LLC is seeking one Lead Game Designers to guide the design vision and system execution for our active Unreal Engine project: Tavern Tycoon: Brew & Brawl.

This is a leadership role. We are looking for structured, accountable designer who understand systems, pacing, documentation, and team coordination, not just idea generation. This is a revenue-share, indie studio environment operating on long-term growth and disciplined development.

Position 1: Lead Game Designer – Tavern Tycoon: Brew & Brawl

Tavern Tycoon: Brew & Brawl is a cozy yet chaotic management simulation featuring tavern building systems, economy progression, AI-driven customers, light combat encounters, and an online leaderboard system.

Responsibilities:

Own progression design (economy, upgrades, tavern scaling)

Oversee combat balance and raid mechanics

Design leaderboard logic and progression incentives

Maintain structured system documentation

Coordinate with programming and UI teams

Ensure gameplay aligns with brand tone and long-term retention

Ideal Candidate:

Experience with management sims or tycoon-style systems

Strong economy balancing and progression design skills

Systems-oriented thinking

Professional communication and leadership approach

Long-term commitment mindset

Compensation

This is a revenue-share contract position.

There is no upfront salary. Percentage allocation is based on scope, leadership responsibility, and long-term contribution. We operate on a structured, accountability-based environment with consistent team meetings and defined expectations.

Eligibility

Applicants must be based in the United States or Canada.