Game Designer - Silkgrove; RPG

Position: Game Designer - Silkgrove (RPG)
Gallic Entertainment is looking for a Game Designer with Level Design experience to join the team working on Silkgrove, our single-player open-world adventure RPG.

Full-time
- Remote
- India
- Unreal Engine 5

Please read it carefully before applying!

About Silkgrove:
Silkgrove is a cozy open-world RPG about exploration, restoration, and rebuilding a world after a war between humans and machines.
The game has a strong focus on  narrative, storytelling, world building, and exploration , with gameplay built around restoring the world, helping communities, discovering its history, and progressing through the environment.

Steam link:

Our references include  My Time at Portia  and  The Legend of Zelda:
Breath of the Wild , particularly in how they approach exploration, player freedom, progression, and world interaction.

What we are looking for:
We're not focused purely on years of experience.  2+ years of professional Game Design experience is preferred , but we're also open to  early-career candidates  who have strong practical work, projects, or portfolios demonstrating their ability.

More importantly, we're looking for someone genuinely interested in the type of game we're making.
Who enjoys narrative-driven, story-focused, and exploration-heavy games and understands what makes these experiences work.

Since we're a small team, we're looking for someone whose primary focus is Game Design and Level Design, but who is also willing to contribute to other areas of the game when possible and when their skills can help.

Responsibilities:
Design and refine gameplay systems, progression, quests, and player experiences
Design open-world levels, exploration routes, points of interest, and player flow
Work on level layouts, pacing, traversal, moment-to-moment gameplay, and player guidance
Connect level design with quests, narrative, and world building
Create and maintain GDDs and level design documentation
Prototype and iterate on gameplay mechanics and systems
Playtest the game and use feedback to improve the player experience
Balance progression, rewards, resources and difficulty
Work closely with programmers, artists, narrative and other disciplines
Take ownership of design decisions and follow them through implementation
Contribute to other areas of development when your skills can help the team

Requirements:
2+ years of professional Game Design experience preferred
Strong experience or portfolio demonstrating Level Design
Good understanding of gameplay, player experience, and game design fundamentals
Experience designing levels with exploration, pacing, player guidance, and world interaction
Understanding of progression, systems and balancing
Strong play testing and iteration skills
Genuine interest in narrative-driven and story-focused games
Ability to understand and work within an established game vision
Ability to take ownership of design decisions
Comfortable working independently in a small team
Strong communication and documentation skills
Experienced in Unreal Engine 5

Good to Have:

Experience with  open-world games
RPG, adventure, cozy, simulation, sandbox, survival/crafting, or similar experience

Experience with narrative design or environmental storytelling
Experience designing levels with  verticality, varied landscapes, and exploration
Gameplay prototyping or implementation experience
Experience working in a small or indie development team
Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints or gameplay implementation experience

Early-career candidates are welcome to apply  if they have strong relevant projects, portfolios, or shipped work that demonstrate the above skills.

Who we are looking for:
We're not just looking for someone who can fill a Game Designer position. We're looking for someone who is  genuinely excited about making this kind of game  and wants to grow with the project.
Silkgrove is being developed by a small team, so we need someone who can stay focused on their core responsibilities while also being  flexible enough to contribute to other areas of the game when needed .
We value people who are  curious, proactive, collaborative, and willing to take ownership , rather than simply completing assigned tasks.

The project is currently in  Pre-Alpha , and the next stage will involve significant gameplay, level design, content development, and iteration. This is an opportunity to have a meaningful influence on how Silkgrove develops.

About the Role:

Position:
Game Designer
Project:
Silkgrove
Employment:
Full-time

Location:

Fully Remote, India
Team:
Gallic Entertainment
Engine:
Unreal…