Gameplay Programmer / Godot Developer

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Description

Fugue is a 2D pixel-art, story-driven fantasy platformer centered around music, magic, identity, and loss. The game follows a protagonist searching for a way to bring back someone they have lost while becoming increasingly involved in a larger mystery surrounding the disappearance of music from the world. The programmer joining the project would work closely with the game's creator to establish the technical foundation of Fugue, beginning with a small playable prototype and eventually expanding toward a vertical slice and full game. Responsibilities would include player movement, platforming, combat systems, enemy behavior, boss encounters, dialogue systems, abilities, save systems, and the game's unique music-based mechanics. Music is intended to be integrated directly into gameplay rather than functioning solely as a soundtrack. Combat and abilities will interact with rhythm, musical patterns, and the individual songs associated with characters, making the implementation of these systems one of the project's most important technical challenges. The project is currently in the concept and pre-production stage, meaning the programmer joining now would have an opportunity to help shape how these systems are actually built rather than simply implementing an already-finished design.

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Required skills

Experience with Godot and GDScript, or a willingness and ability to learn them quicklyStrong understanding of 2D gameplay programmingAbility to build responsive player movement and platforming systemsAbility to work collaboratively with artists, designers, and writersComfortable working with Git/version control

Fugue Studios

Fugue

Gameplay ProgrammerEngine Programmer

Gameplay Programmer / Godot Developer

Compensation

Rev-share

Time commitment

A few hours a week

Location

Remote

Experience level

Mid

Compensation5–15%

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Description

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Required skills

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Nice-to-have skills

Experience developing action-platformersExperience implementing rhythm or music-based mechanicsExperience with combat systems and boss encountersExperience working on narrative-driven gamesFamiliarity with pixel-art workflows and 2D animation pipelinesExperience participating in an indie or collaborative game project

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Required languages

Posted Sep 1, 2026

Gameplay Programmer / Godot Developer

Description

Required skills

Gameplay Programmer / Godot Developer

Description

Required skills

Nice-to-have skills

Required languages

Nice-to-have skills

Required languages

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