Job opportunity
Principal RPG Systems Designer
Velan Studios
Shape RPG progression and combat balance as a Principal Systems Designer at Velan Studios, working hybrid or onsite in Troy or Toronto.
Velan Studios seeks an experienced systems designer for a new ARPG based on a premiere fantasy IP. You will turn player fantasies into stats, skills, and systems. The work combines numerical formulas, creative goals, gameplay balance, and close engineering partnership.
Key Responsibilities:
Own player progression, skill trees, and game balance
Create and balance combat formulas across player levels
Bridge combat design with item progression systems
Maintain high-level paper designs for key systems
Drive iteration through playtest feedback and game maturity
Requirements:
Six-plus years in systems or balance design
At least one shipped title with RPG-style systems
General scripting proficiency
Excellent cross-disciplinary communication skills
Spreadsheet and data-table numerical proficiency
Bring RPG systems expertise, combat formulas, progression ownership, and balance skills to Velan Studios’ ARPG development.
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Apply on source site Velan Studios seeks an experienced systems designer for a new ARPG based on a premiere fantasy IP. You will turn player fantasies into stats, skills, and systems. The work combines numerical formulas, creative goals, gameplay balance, and close engineering partnership.
Key Responsibilities:
Own player progression, skill trees, and game balance
Create and balance combat formulas across player levels
Bridge combat design with item progression systems
Maintain high-level paper designs for key systems
Drive iteration through playtest feedback and game maturity
Requirements:
Six-plus years in systems or balance design
At least one shipped title with RPG-style systems
General scripting proficiency
Excellent cross-disciplinary communication skills
Spreadsheet and data-table numerical proficiency
Bring RPG systems expertise, combat formulas, progression ownership, and balance skills to Velan Studios’ ARPG development.
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