Remote UE5 Gameplay Designer (4-Month)

Cross Key Games; United States; Remote; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote UK

Flexible hours

Prototype impact

4-month contract

Pension entitlements

Job summary

Cross Key Games is a UK-based indie studio seeking a hands-on designer to own the player experience from concept to implementation. You will prototype combat systems, refine controls, and iterate rapidly on gameplay with direct testing in Unreal Engine 5.

The role is a 4-month fixed-term contract, fully remote in the UK, with flexible hours and a hands-on prototype environment where your work has visible impact.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of game development experience or equivalent demonstrable work.
• Strong hands-on Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprint skills.
• Proficient with Git and GitHub, including branching and PRs.
• Experience rapidly prototyping action combat, magic, weapons and abilities.
• Experience designing and implementing player movement, camera, targeting and input.
• Strong understanding of combat timing, responsiveness, feedback, readability and player choice.
• Experience owning gameplay features from design through iteration and playtesting.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and feel of the player experience, including controls and movement.
• Prototype and iterate on player and magic combat systems from concept to playable implementations.
• Build and iterate in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints to create/tune gameplay systems.
• Ensure responsive, satisfying gameplay feel through hands-on testing and iteration.
• Collaborate closely with a small dev team to integrate player experience with game systems.

Skills

Blueprint scripting

Rapid prototyping

Gameplay design

Movement and input

Combat timing and feedback

Independent work

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Git/GitHub

Job description

Cross Key Games is a UK-based indie studio seeking a hands-on designer to own the player experience from concept to implementation. You will prototype combat systems, refine controls, and iterate rapidly on gameplay with direct testing in Unreal Engine 5.

The role is a 4-month fixed-term contract, fully remote in the UK, with flexible hours and a hands-on prototype environment where your work has visible impact.