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Some (more) good news:

Our annual letter (below) shared that we saw more jobs in 25 than 24 after 2 years of declines.

We're only a few days in & I'm absolutely knocking on wood rn, but January is up 53% YoY so far!

If there's light at the end of this tunnel, it just got brighter.
Roboto Games is hiring a Unity 3D Env. Artist/Level Designer to help craft magical worlds in their open-world survival game, Stormforge!

🛰️ Remote, Contract (PT ±4 hours)
🎮 Made in Unity
🖌️ 2+ years XP

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Roboto Games is hiring a Unity 3D Env. Artist / Level Designer
Hi! We’re Roboto Games—a venture-backed studio led by folks who previously shipped at PopCap and EA, with 10+ years’ experience each and games played by 65M+ players.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Robot Entertainment is expanding their team to help shape their next big game!

🏗️ Technical Artist
🛝 UI/UX Artist
📖 Narrative Designer

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Work With Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment is an award-winning independent game developer located in Plano, TX. We make Orcs Must Die and ReadySet Heroes.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Blue Pixie Studio is hiring an AI & Systems Programmer for Blockfeet, a cozy toy-themed town builder!

📍 Full-time, Remote (UK & EU)
🕹️ 2-4+ yrs XP
🧩 Made in Unreal Engine 5

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Blue Pixie Studio is hiring a AI & Systems Programmer (UE5)
You’ll be joining me (director / artist / designer) and one lead programmer to form a tight-knit team of three. We’re making a world that feels charming and full of personality
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February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Balas Games is hiring a Level Designer to help with an unannounced co-op exploration game.

🛰️ Full-time, Remote
🧩 Made in Unity
💡 Clear communication skills

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Balas Games is hiring a Level Designer (Unity)
We are looking for a Level Designer who excels at world building through traversal.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Hi Nathan,

What's the difference between Starting & Growing for exposure and expected applications?

Thanks,
Greg
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Giant Sparrow is hiring a Senior Gameplay Designer to create gameplay prototypes for their current project involving wild animals!

📍 Full-time, Remote (PT ± 4 hours)
🦎 5+ years XP
🛠️ Made in Unreal Engine, C++/C#

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Giant Sparrow is hiring a Senior Gameplay Designer
Giant Sparrow is looking for a designer-programmer hybrid to help us create gameplay prototypes that feel intimate and weirdly alive.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
League of Geeks is hiring an Operations Assistant to help run their studio space, support their leadership team & empower their developers.

📍 Remote, Part-time (Australia)
🕑 2+ years XP
💬 Communication skills a must

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League of Geeks is hiring a Operations Assistant
We’re looking for a part-time Operations Assistant to assist in running our studio space, supporting our leadership team, and empowering our world-class developers.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Eleon Co is hiring a Game Designer (Balance & Systems) and a Story Writer to help with Eleon Adventures, a creature-catching RPG for Roblox.

🛰️ Full-time, Remote

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Work With Eleon Co
Creators of Eleon Adventures.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Riyo Games is expanding their team to help with Threads of Time, a retro-inspired JRPG.

💻 Intermediate Game Programmer
🧮 Senior Game Designer
🖥 Senior Game Programmer

📍 Full-time, Remote (Canada)

Work with @riyogames.bsky.social and apply:
Work With Riyo Games
Riyo Games is a Toronto based indie game studio focused on retro RPGs and memorable stories.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
KO_OP is hiring a QA Analyst to help test live service games with a 4-day workweek and a fully remote setup!

📍 Remote, Contract (Canada)
🕹️ Manual testing for live games
💬 English required, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ prioritized

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KO_OP is hiring a QA Analyst
We’re looking for a QA Analyst to remotely join our wonderful team. The ideal candidate will have excellent hands-on-QA fundamentals, with a focus on manual testing.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Ludeon Studios is hiring a Programmer (Junior/Mid) who can write code, handle design specifications, create architectures, optimize systems, and solve bugs!

🛰️ Remote, Full-time
🛠️ C# XP ideal, C++ a plus

Work with @ludeonstudios.bsky.social and apply: workwithindies.com/careers/lude...
Ludeon Studios is hiring a Programmer (Junior / Mid)
At Ludeon Studios we're looking for a Programmer - Junior / Mid to join our team.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Raw Fury is hiring a Publishing Producer Lead to coach teams, shape publishing practices, and much more.

📍 Hybrid, Full-time (Stockholm, SE)
📚 Experience shipping multiple titles
🤝 Strong communication skills

Work with @rawfury.bsky.social and apply:
Raw Fury is hiring a Publishing Producer Lead
Join us in connecting games with players! As Publishing Producer Lead, you’ll coach producers, evolve best practices, help shape how we bring games to life and guide game teams from concept to launch.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Min/Max is hiring a Gameplay/Puzzle Designer to shape clever routing puzzles in a stylized pixel art world.

🛰️ Contract, Remote
🧩 Made in Unity
💵 $25–50/hr based on XP

Work with @minmax.game and apply:
Min/Max is hiring a Gameplay / Puzzle Designer
We're looking for a puzzle designer to help craft the puzzle content for our upcoming title.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Cold Symmetry is hiring a Motion Designer / After Effects Artist to help bring Mortal Shell II’s dark fantasy animatics to life!

🛰️ Remote, Freelance
🎬 Animate 2D assets & add VFX
⚡ Immediate start, fast turnaround

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Cold Symmetry is hiring a Motion Designer / After Effects Artist
We’re looking to bring on a freelance Motion Designer / After Effects Artist to help elevate 2D animatic sequences, enhancing their pacing, motion, and visual impact.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The Forge is hiring a Senior Backend / Full-Stack Software Developer to help build the most advanced TTRPG platform out there!

🛰️ Full-time, Remote
🛠️ 5+ years XP
💡 Experience with Foundry VTT (or other TTRPG software) a +

Work with @forgevtt.bsky.social and apply:
The Forge is hiring a Senior Backend / Full-Stack Software Developer
As a backend/full-stack software developer for The Forge, you will be responsible for implementing core functionality of our website, and developing internal tools and services.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Shishi Studios is hiring a 3D Environment Artist & a 3D Character Artist to help on their next project!

📍 Remote, Full-time (Quebec)
⚖️ Flexible 4-day work week
💻 Portfolio required, no AI art accepted

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Work With Shishi Studios
We create ambitious games that innovate by experimenting new visual styles and genres while being accessible to everyone.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
MeemWow Games is hiring a Game Feel/UX Designer to shape a pirate-themed roguelike full of cannons, tactical combat, and juicy effects!

🛰️ Remote, Freelance
🎮 Made in Unity
🖤 for cannons

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MeemWow Games is hiring a Game Feel/UX Designer
We’re looking for a UX Designer to elevate the player experience by refining usability, visual feedback, and overall game feel through strong UX, UI, and juicy effects.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Dark Inertia Studios is looking for a 2D Illustrator to help reimagine the art for Bannerlands, a strategy & roguelike deckbuilder.

🛰️ Freelance, Remote
🎨 Redo or paint over AI art
💡 Suggest new styles & references

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Dark Inertia Studios is hiring a 2D Illustrator
I'm looking for an artist (or artists) to recreate most of the art in a new art style for the upcoming strategy card game, Bannerlands.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
iam8bit is looking for a Brand Manager to develop and execute brand strategies that enhance the visibility, reputation, and market share of the company.

📍 Hybrid, Full-time (Los Angeles)
🕹️ 5+ years XP
💵 $80-85kUSD/year

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iam8bit is hiring a Brand Manager
The Brand Manager is responsible for developing and executing brand strategies that enhance the visibility, reputation, and market share of iam8bit.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Serenity Forge is hiring a Junior Porting Programmer to help port multiple projects to consoles & mobile.

📍 On-site, Full-time (Broomfield, CO)
🕹️ Made in Unity & C#
💵 $40K - $60KUSD/year based on XP

Work with @serenityforge.com and apply:
Serenity Forge is hiring a Junior Porting Programmer
We are looking for a programmer with strong Unity and C# fundamentals to take on porting projects across a variety of development teams, both internal and external to Serenity Forge.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
△Ark is hiring a 3D Sculptor to create wild, symbolic chimeras for their experimental Unreal Engine project, Novascene.

🛰️ Freelance, Remote
🎨 Design monumental allegorical statues
🕹️ Made in Unreal Engine

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Ark is hiring a 3D Sculptor
△Ark is looking for an artist to ideate, design and build three sculptures for Novascene, an experimental Unreal Engine audiovisual performance project.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Rhythm Company is hiring a Unity Game Developer to help build a Guitar Hero-style rhythm game!

📍 Remote, Full-time (USA)
🕹️ 4+ years XP
🎮 Made in Unity (C#)

Work with @rhythm.company and apply:
The Rhythm Company is hiring a Unity Game Developer
The Rhythm Company is seeking an experienced Unity Game Developer to join our development team on our upcoming rhythm game.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
AppleBomb Games is hiring a 3D Level Designer to help make their wild, headless chicken stealth platformer even weirder and more fun!

🛰️ Remote, Part-time
🎮 Made in Unreal Engine 5
💸 $400 fixed-fee contract

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AppleBomb Games is hiring a 3D Level Designer (Unreal)
We’re looking for an experienced and passionate 3D level designer to help improve and redesign the existing demo for our goofy, stealth-focused 3D platformer.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Shishi Studios is hiring a Concept Artist to help shape the visual identity of their ambitious games.

📍Remote, Full-time (Montreal, QC)
🎨 2D creation tools XP
📚 Familiarity with video game production pipelines a +

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Shishi Studios is hiring a Concept Artist / Artiste conceptuel
Shishi Studios, an independent video game studio based in Montreal, Canada, is looking for a passionate Concept Artist to join their creative team.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Denny Thray is looking for a Pixel Artist to help shape a 16-bit, story-rich JRPG inspired by EarthBound and Dragon Quest.

🛰️ Remote, Contract
🎨 Top down SNES style
🤝 Paid commission or collab, creative fit key

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Denny Thray is hiring a Pixel Artist
I'm looking for a pixel artist to create sprites and art direct a narrative-driven JRPG inspired by 16-bit classics.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM