Remote Game Writer: Sci‑Fi Dialogue & Lore

Hatchery Games; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatchery Games is seeking an experienced Game Writer for Voidling Bound, a third-person sci-fi shooter built in Unreal Engine 5. You will craft polished in-game dialogues and supporting texts to deepen the world, characters, tone, and storytelling.

Work closely with the Narrative Director to ensure consistency with lore, tone, and gameplay; write mission briefs, location descriptions, creature descriptions, and other non-dialogue elements. This is a content-based, remote contract (approx.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of writing for games.
• Exceptional command of written English.
• Ability to write believable story elements and tone.

Responsibilities

• Write creative dialogues that respect characters, tone, and lore.
• Create player-facing in-game text: mission briefs, location and creature descriptions.
• Revise text for clarity, pacing, and player understanding.
• Contribute ideas to storytelling and worldbuilding.
• Collaborate with the team and respond to feedback.
• Complete additional writing tasks as needed.

Skills

Game writing

Narrative design

Editing & proofreading

Collaboration

Iterative feedback

Independent work

Job description

Hatchery Games is seeking an experienced Game Writer for Voidling Bound, a third-person sci-fi shooter built in Unreal Engine 5. You will craft polished in-game dialogues and supporting texts to deepen the world, characters, tone, and storytelling.

Work closely with the Narrative Director to ensure consistency with lore, tone, and gameplay; write mission briefs, location descriptions, creature descriptions, and other non-dialogue elements. This is a content-based, remote contract (approx.