Narrative Designer

Welcome to Octo Games — a game development studio from the Netherlands specializing in adult games developed with Unity and Unreal Engine. We are looking for a talented and creative Narrative Designer who will be responsible for creating engaging game narratives for our adult visual novels. Your main role will be crafting compelling content and building new game worlds.

Content note: our projects include 18+ themes. Comfort with this content is required.

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

You’ll craft compelling narrative experiences for adult visual novels: worlds, characters, branching stories, choices with consequences, and engine-ready scripts that integrate cleanly with gameplay and UI.

What you’ll do

• Build the narrative foundation: setting, themes, tone, character bios/arcs.

• Developing characters, conflicts, and storylines;

• Working within an established game setting;

• Design branching structures, write dialogues, choices, barks, quest/UX copy.

• Implement interactive logic (variables/flags, checks, endings) and keep continuity.

• Prepare engine-ready scripts (Naninovel) with clean markup & IDs.

• Create and maintain narrative docs.

• Collaborate with GD/UI/Art/Dev to align story, pacing, and presentation.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• At least 6 months of experience

• Solid grasp of story structure

• Ability to write concise, clear, character-true dialogue and scene directions.

• Experience (or fast learning curve) with Naninovel

• Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian

• Comfortable working with 18+ content and respective content guidelines.

• Knowledge of story structure techniques and character motivation, understanding of the Hero’s Journey concept;

• Ability to write concisely and clearly while maintaining depth and meaning;

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to express ideas clearly;

• Ability to use modern AI technologies in the workflow.

What is important for us in a person?

• Articy Draft / Twine / Miro/Figma for flows; Notion/Sheets for structure & variables.

• Unity/Unreal familiarity

• Thoughtful use of AI tools (ChatGPT etc.) for ideation/editing with clear authorship and compliance.

• Passion for your craft and a desire for continuous growth, with a willingness to learn independently;

• Openness, honesty, friendliness, and readiness to collaborate, with a proactive approach to work.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Fully remote, flexible hours, fast feedback loops.

• Paid probation: 2 months with clear goals and support.

• 10 paid vacation days/year + 3 paid sick days/year.

• Real impact on shipped titles; growth via reviews/mentoring.