Game Artist

Tap Go Sdn Bhd; Kampung Malaysia Tambahan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tap Go Sdn Bhd is seeking an Art Partner / Game Artist to explore art styles for casual games and craft charming creatures and creatures, boards, and environments. You will contribute to visual storytelling and progression systems, working across the full art pipeline from concept to final assets.

The role emphasizes strong artistic fundamentals, a passion for casual and progression-based games, and the ability to deliver clear player feedback through visuals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in game art or related field.
• Diploma or higher in Art, Game Design, Animation, Multimedia Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• Passion for casual, simulation, and progression-based games.
• Strong artistic sense, design fundamentals, and visual storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Explore and define art styles for casual games.
• Design characters, creatures, companions, boards, maps, and environments.
• Create cute, heartwarming worlds and visual storytelling.
• Shape reward presentation and progression visuals in commercial game products.
• Participate in full art production pipeline from concept to final in-game assets.

Skills

Casual games

Artistic sense

Visual storytelling

Progression/collection design

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma (Art/Design)

Bachelor's in Art/Game Design

Higher qualification in related field

Tools

Unity

Job description

The project aims to combine easy-to-learn gameplay, strong visual appeal, and long-term progression and collection systems. Our art style references include:

Monopoly GO! – Bright, casual, highly commercialized, with clear and satisfying reward feedback.

Astro Bot – High-quality 3D PBR visuals, charming and rounded character designs, and a rich world-building experience.

Palworld – Creature/companion collection and progression systems, highly recognizable characters, and a strong sense of companionship and growth.

We are looking for an Art Partner / Game Artist with experience or interest in:

Exploring and defining art styles for casual games

• Character, creature, and companion design
• Board maps, islands, buildings, and simulation/management environments
• Creating cute, heartwarming worlds and visual storytelling
• Reward presentation, progression feedback, and UI visuals in commercial game products
• Visual design for character progression, pet progression, and collection systems
• Participating in the full art production pipeline, from concept design to final in-game assets

Requirements

• Passion for casual, simulation, and progression-based games
• Strong artistic sense and design fundamentals
• Understanding of the visual needs of commercial games, including clarity, attractiveness, and strong player feedback
• Experience with games similar to Monopoly GO, simulation games, creature collection games, pet progression games, or other 3D game projects is highly preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience in game art, visual design, or related game development fields.
• Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, or higher qualification in Art, Game Design, Animation, Multimedia Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• Passion for casual, simulation, and progression-based games.
• Strong artistic sense, design fundamentals, and visual storytelling skills.
• Understanding of the visual requirements of commercial games, including clarity, attractiveness, and strong player feedback.
• Experience with games similar to Monopoly GO, simulation games, creature collection games, pet progression games, or other 3D game projects is highly preferred.

Nice to Have

• Experience working on casual, party, simulation, or progression-based game projects
• Familiarity with Unity art asset pipelines and production standards
• Experience shipping a complete game project
• Ability to contribute to early-stage art direction, visual style exploration, and art guideline creation
• Strong design skills in cute characters, creature companions, stylized buildings, and themed maps