HOPA Game Designer

Wow-Meow , Posted 2 days ago

Middle

Full time

$1,000 - $1,750 / Month

Remote, Ukraine

What will you do?

We're looking for a game designer to help us create emotional, engaging content for a story-driven HOPA game.

Your responsibilities:

Design hidden object scenes, zoom zones, and puzzle logic that feels intuitive and rewarding.
Write and structure quest chains with clear objectives and smooth UX flow.
Create engaging mini-games and simple mechanics that match the theme and target audience.
Collaborate with artists and narrative designers to ensure visual clarity and storytelling alignment.
Break down design tasks into structured documentation for implementation.
Review playtests and refine gameplay based on feedback and metrics.

Your key goals:

Deliver content that fits the expectations of a 55+ casual audience in the mystery/detective genre.
Ensure that each scene includes at least 6–8 meaningful interactions, with one or more driving the plot forward.
Maintain pacing: each puzzle or task should be solvable within 1–5 minutes without player confusion.
Keep dialogue and text lean, clear, and emotionally relevant (total text per hour ~1300 characters).
Hit deadlines and maintain consistent content quality from concept to final design handoff.

Who are we looking for?

A game designer who understands how to build meaningful gameplay for a casual audience — especially within the HOPA genre.

What we expect:

Experience designing hidden object scenes, mini-games, or quest chains for casual or narrative-driven games.
Strong grasp of game structure, flow, and UX — especially for players 55+.
Ability to clearly document mechanics, interactions, and object logic.
Basic understanding of narrative integration in gameplay.
Familiarity with spreadsheets, Figma, and Google Docs for task structuring.
Upper-Intermediate English or higher — for reading briefs and writing short in-game texts clearly.

Nice to have:

What does the hiring process look like?

Short intro call (30 min) — with a producer or lead game designer. We'll talk about your experience and goals.
Test task — design a HOPA scene with a simple quest chain (1 working day, paid if you’re moving forward).
Final call — feedback + discussion of terms and collaboration format.

We aim to make decisions within 5–7 days after receiving the test task.

What to include in your cover letter:

Briefly describe your experience with casual, puzzle, or narrative games.
If you've worked on HOPA projects — mention it!
Add 1–2 sentences on what you enjoy designing most: puzzles, quests, scenes, etc.