u/Hasiaki

Hi, I am looking for paid contractors for The Anchored Hour, a Unity roguelite tower-defense game being prepared for Steam Early Access.

I am hiring for three lanes:

1. Roster / combat pixel artist

- Enemy roster

- Player/support unit visuals

- Combat-facing tower polish

2. World / UI / building pixel artist

- Biome terrain, buildings, and structures

- Route-selection visuals

- UI readability and panel polish

- Icon style direction for relic/shop icons

3. Audio contractor

- Short loopable menu/gameplay music

- UI and run-flow SFX

- Tower/enemy/combat feedback SFX

- Light mix/normalization

This is paid contractor work, not rev-share-only. I want to start with small paid tests for shortlisted candidates, then move into capped first batches if fit and communication are good.

Starting budget anchors:

- Paid test: ~$200

- First batch: ~$750

This applies to each lane. These are starting anchors, not automatic fixed offers and not the whole project budget. Exact quotes can vary with scope. Follow-up work can continue in clear milestones if a first batch goes well.

Requirements:

- Written scope and commercial rights terms

- Invoice or milestone payment request

- No undisclosed AI-generated work

- No undisclosed third-party assets/samples/libraries

- U.S.-based preferred for admin simplicity, but international applicants can be considered case-by-case if paperwork and payment logistics are clean

Please send:

- Which lane you are interested in

- Portfolio / reel links

- Relevant game examples

- Rough availability over the next few weeks

You can comment here or DM me. A current build can be shared privately with promising candidates.

Edit:
I didn't expect to get blasted with DMs as fast as I did, I will try to reply to every one but it may take a while to do so sit tight and thanks for the interest!

Edit2:
I tried to hit everyone up, I'm doing a second pass on the portfolios as we speak but i probably wont get to respond to everyone. If I messaged you already and you don't get another message from me within 2 days assume you didn't make the cut for the test.

edit3: Hey, sorry to the few whose messages got sent to the spam folder, I just saw it as I was heading to be, so I will check those out first thing in the morning .