Boostbase Group

We are developing a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder inspired by Slay the Spire, built in Godot 4.6.

This is a solo-developed project (pre-alpha) with a fully playable prototype, and we are now looking for a talented 2D Artist to establish the game’s visual identity.

🎮 Project Overview

• Genre: Roguelike Deckbuilder
• Theme: Dark fantasy dungeon crawler
• Tone: Ominous and mystical (dark magic, ancient crypts, forbidden power — not gore/horror)
• Gameplay: Branching map progression, card-based combat, multiple playable characters

The first playable character is a Dark Wizard who channels arcane and corrupt magic.

🎨 Scope of Work

🃏 Card Illustrations (47 total)

• Types:
  • Attack (red)
  • Skill (blue)
  • Power (gold)
• Themes: Arcane energy, dark magic, corruption, defensive wards
• Size: 216 × 312 px
• Must read clearly in-hand (5–7 cards visible)

👾 Enemy Sprites (Act 1)

Enemies include:

• Dungeon Imp
• Dungeon Rat
• Slime Wisp / Plague Wisp
• Curse Beetle
• Mould Blob
• Crypt Wurm
• Bone Shambler
• Bone Colossus (Elite)
• High Cultist (Elite)
• The Desecrator (Boss)

Each requires:

• Idle + attack animations
• Delivered as sprite sheets

🧙 Player Character — Dark Wizard

• Visual: Purple robes, staff, arcane/dark magic
• Required animations:
  • Idle
  • Attack
  • Cast
  • Hit
  • Death

✨ Additional Assets

Spell Icons (21):

• Offensive, defensive, utility, corruption removal
• ~48×48 display size

Combat Backgrounds:

• Dungeon / crypt environments

Map Node Icons (8):

• Combat, elite, boss, event, shop, rest, treasure

UI Elements:

• Card frames
• HP / corruption bars
• Relic icons (22)
• Potion icons (8)
• Status effect icons

🎯 Art Direction

• Stylized (not realistic)
• Must remain clear and readable at small sizes
• Designed to work on dark backgrounds
• Strong silhouettes and visual clarity are critical

We are open to your artistic interpretation, but consistency and readability are key.

🛠 Technical Requirements

• Format: PNG sprite sheets
• Consistent frame sizes for animations
• Clean, organized assets
• Engine: Godot (SpriteFrames system — integration handled by us)

🧩 Current State

• Fully playable prototype
• Programmer art / placeholders in place
• Can provide build or video for context

👤 Ideal Candidate

• Strong portfolio in 2D game art / sprite work / card art
• Experience with animations and sprite sheets
• Ability to maintain visual consistency across many assets
• Understanding of game readability and UI clarity
• Interest in dark fantasy themes

🤝 Collaboration

• Flexible scope (can be phased or milestone-based)
• Potential for long-term collaboration as the game expands
• Direct work with the developer

We’re looking for an artist who can help define a strong, cohesive visual identity for a dark fantasy card game while keeping everything clear, readable, and game-ready.

We are looking for a talented Stylised 3D Environment Artist to create non-photorealistic 3D environments for an animated series pilot.

🌍 Project Scope

You will create several key locations, including:

• Kitchen
• Town square
• Library
• Blinky’s house
• Aurelia Village

Each environment must be built as a complete 3D scene with:

• Accurate spatial relationships
• Consistent lighting
• Thoughtful prop placement

🎨 What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and build stylised 3D environments (non-realistic)
• Create complete, production-ready 3D scenes
• Ensure clean composition and readability
• Apply toon / flat shading in Blender to achieve a 2D look
• Render environments that integrate smoothly into a stylized pipeline
• Prepare renders for processing through a ComfyUI (LoRA-based) workflow
• Collaborate closely with the team and follow established art direction

🛠 Key Requirements

• Strong experience with Blender
• Proven experience with toon shading / flat shading
• Ability to create stylised (non-photorealistic) environments
• Understanding of lighting and composition for stylised rendering
• Ability to build complete environments, not just assets

⚙️ Pipeline Awareness (Important)

• Basic understanding of ComfyUI workflows
• Awareness of how renders are processed through a style LoRA pipeline
• Ability to prepare renders that work effectively with stylization tools

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience with SketchUp for environment creation
• Experience working on animated content or stylised projects
• Strong sense of color, composition, and visual storytelling
• Ability to maintain consistency across multiple environments

🚀 Why Join Us?

• Work on an original animated series in development
• Help define the visual identity of a new world
• Collaborate with a creative and passionate team
• Opportunity for continued collaboration beyond the pilot

We are specifically looking for artists who understand how to bridge 3D and 2D aesthetics and can deliver clean, stylised environments ready for a modern AI-assisted pipeline.

We are building a Tamagotchi-inspired virtual pet game combined with idle clicker mechanics, designed to run as a Telegram Mini App.

This is a V1 / MVP project with a clearly defined scope and full documentation ready (GDD, feature specs, monetization, and UI/UX in progress).

We are looking for a skilled developer who can take ownership and deliver a complete, production-ready Mini App experience.

🎮 Game Overview

• Genre: Virtual Pet + Idle Clicker
• Platform: Telegram Mini App (WebView)
• Core loop: Tap → Earn → Upgrade → Care → Evolve
• Pet evolves as it levels up
• Daily engagement and offline progression systems

🛠 What You’ll Build

Core Gameplay

• Tap-to-earn coin system with daily cap
• 4-stat pet system:
  • Hunger
  • Happiness
  • Energy
  • Health
• Care actions:
  • Feed, Play, Rest, Heal (with cooldowns)
• Leveling system:
  • Levels 1–15 with XP progression
• Evolution system:
  • Babymon → Adult Tonimon (Level 10)
• Offline earnings calculation

💰 Monetization

• Integration with Telegram Stars (XTR)
• In-game shop:
  • Coin bundles
  • Premium cosmetics
• Starter Pack:
  • One-time offer after evolution

⚙️ Technical Requirements

Platform

• Telegram Mini App (inside Telegram WebView)
• Mobile-first (iOS & Android via Telegram app)
• Desktop support (secondary)

Telegram Integration

• Telegram Bot API (authentication)
• Telegram Mini App SDK (WebApp object)
• Telegram Stars Payments API:
  • sendInvoice
  • answerPreCheckoutQuery
  • successful_payment

🔐 Key Technical Considerations

• All randomization must be server-side
• Secure payment validation (never trust client-side)
• Efficient state management (stats, inventory, progression)
• Smooth animations (target 60 FPS)
• Accurate offline earnings calculation

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience with Telegram Mini Apps or Bots
• Experience with Telegram Payments / Stars API
• Background in mobile or casual games
• Familiarity with virtual pet / idle games
• Experience integrating payment systems

📦 Deliverables

1. Fully functional Telegram Mini App (based on GDD)
2. Telegram Bot (entry point + payments handling)
3. Backend API with database (player data persistence)
4. Basic admin dashboard (users & transactions monitoring)
5. Deployment-ready setup + documentation
6. Clean, well-structured source code
7. Production deployment

🤝 What We Offer

• Clear documentation and structured scope
• Fast decision-making and feedback
• Opportunity for long-term collaboration
• Flexible tech stack (we value your expertise)

We are building a Tamagotchi-inspired virtual pet game combined with idle clicker mechanics, designed to run as a Telegram Mini App.

This is a V1 / MVP project with a clearly defined scope and full documentation ready (GDD, feature specs, monetization, and UI/UX in progress).

We are looking for a skilled developer who can take ownership and deliver a complete, production-ready Mini App experience.

🎮 Game Overview

• Genre: Virtual Pet + Idle Clicker
• Platform: Telegram Mini App (WebView)
• Core loop: Tap → Earn → Upgrade → Care → Evolve
• Pet evolves as it levels up
• Daily engagement and offline progression systems

🛠 What You’ll Build

Core Gameplay

• Tap-to-earn coin system with daily cap
• 4-stat pet system:
  • Hunger
  • Happiness
  • Energy
  • Health
• Care actions:
  • Feed, Play, Rest, Heal (with cooldowns)
• Leveling system:
  • Levels 1–15 with XP progression
• Evolution system:
  • Babymon → Adult Tonimon (Level 10)
• Offline earnings calculation

💰 Monetization

• Integration with Telegram Stars (XTR)
• In-game shop:
  • Coin bundles
  • Premium cosmetics
• Starter Pack:
  • One-time offer after evolution

⚙️ Technical Requirements

Platform

• Telegram Mini App (inside Telegram WebView)
• Mobile-first (iOS & Android via Telegram app)
• Desktop support (secondary)

Tech Stack (Flexible)

You can propose your preferred stack:

• Frontend: React, Vue, or similar (HTML/CSS/JS)
• Backend: Node.js, Python, or similar
• Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar
• Hosting: Vercel, Railway, Render, or equivalent

Telegram Integration

• Telegram Bot API (authentication)
• Telegram Mini App SDK (WebApp object)
• Telegram Stars Payments API:
  • sendInvoice
  • answerPreCheckoutQuery
  • successful_payment

🔐 Key Technical Considerations

• All randomization must be server-side
• Secure payment validation (never trust client-side)
• Efficient state management (stats, inventory, progression)
• Smooth animations (target 60 FPS)
• Accurate offline earnings calculation

👤 Ideal Candidate

Must Have

• Experience building web apps or web-based games
• Strong JavaScript / TypeScript skills
• Experience with React, Vue, or similar frameworks
• Backend experience (APIs, DBs, authentication)
• Understanding of game loops and state management
• Ability to implement smooth UI animations
• Strong communication and autonomy

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience with Telegram Mini Apps or Bots
• Experience with Telegram Payments / Stars API
• Background in mobile or casual games
• Familiarity with virtual pet / idle games
• Experience integrating payment systems

📦 Deliverables

1. Fully functional Telegram Mini App (based on GDD)
2. Telegram Bot (entry point + payments handling)
3. Backend API with database (player data persistence)
4. Basic admin dashboard (users & transactions monitoring)
5. Deployment-ready setup + documentation
6. Clean, well-structured source code
7. Production deployment

🤝 What We Offer

• Clear documentation and structured scope
• Fast decision-making and feedback
• Opportunity for long-term collaboration
• Flexible tech stack (we value your expertise)

We are developing an Ancient Greek city-builder inspired by classic Impressions Games titles such as Zeus: Master of Olympus, Pharaoh, and Caesar III.

We are looking for a skilled Isometric Pixel Artist to create high-quality buildings, terrain tiles, and UI elements that capture the warm, detailed, and readable aesthetic of these classics.

🎮 Project Overview

• Engine: Godot 4.6 (C#)
• Projection: 2:1 Isometric (DiamondRight)
• Tile footprint: 128×64 base diamond
• Style: Warm Mediterranean palette, stylized, hand-crafted feel
• Goal: Replace placeholder assets with polished production-quality pixel art

🎨 Scope of Work

🏠 Buildings (~25–30 total + variants)

Housing Evolution (6 tiers):

• Empty plot → mud hovel → shanty → cottage → townhouse → marble estate

Industry:

• Wheat farms, olive groves, vineyards (each with 4 growth stages)
• Timber lodge, workshops

Infrastructure:

• Fountain, agora, gymnasium, temple, theater
• Tax office, infirmary

Storage & Trade:

• Granary, warehouse, trading post, dock

Decorative:

• Gardens, plazas, columns, roadblocks

Future Expansion:

• Marble quarry (terrain-integrated), sculptor, palace

👉 Each building requires 3–4 subtle visual variants
(small differences like props, vegetation, windows, etc.) to avoid repetition.

🌍 Terrain & Roads

• Dual-grid terrain transitions:
  • Grass, fertile land, rock, water/coast
  • 4×4 atlas per terrain pair (16 blend tiles)
• Roads (3 tiers):
  • Dirt path
  • Cobblestone
  • Marble
    (as isometric overlays)

🚶 Walkers (Stretch Goal)

• ~8 character types
• 4-frame walk cycles
• Additional directional sprites for carts and caravans (4 directions)

🎯 Art Direction

Inspired by:

• Zeus: Master of Olympus (primary reference)
• Pharaoh, Caesar III
• Nebuchadnezzar, Lethis: Path of Progress

Key Style Notes:

• Warm tan / terracotta Mediterranean palette
• Clean, readable silhouettes
• Detailed but not cluttered
• Soft shadows baked into sprites (no ground shadows)
• Charming, handcrafted look (not photorealistic)

🛠 Technical Requirements

• Tile sizes:
  • 1×1 → 128×128 px
  • 2×2 → 256×192 px
  • 3×3 → 384×256 px
• Format: PNG with transparency
• Projection: 2:1 isometric (DiamondRight)
• Lighting: consistent from upper-left
• No ground shadows / halos
• Content centered on isometric footprint
• Consistent anchor point across all assets

📦 Deliverables

• Individual PNG sprites per building/variant (no sprite sheets)
• Organized folder structure:
  • /housing, /industry, /infrastructure, etc.
• Source files:
  • Aseprite, Photoshop, or equivalent

🧩 What We Already Have

• Fully working game:
  • Terrain system
  • Road system
  • Walker AI
  • Resource chains
  • Trade systems
  • Housing evolution
• AI-generated placeholder art (for layout & scale reference)
• Functional terrain transition system

👤 Ideal Candidate

• Strong portfolio in pixel art / isometric game assets
• Experience with city-builders or similar genres
• Deep understanding of tile-based systems
• Ability to maintain visual consistency across dozens of assets
• Attention to alignment, readability, and production standards

🤝 Collaboration

• Ongoing project (not a one-off task)
• Additional work planned:
  • New buildings
  • Animations
  • UI elements
  • Effects

We’re looking for a long-term partner who can grow with the project.

📩 How to Apply

Please include:

• Portfolio with relevant pixel art / isometric work
• Examples of tile-based or city-builder assets (if available)
• Tools you use (Aseprite, Photoshop, etc.)
• Your availability and rate