Abrakam is an independent studio in Liège, Belgium, founded on the belief that innovation is king in the fiercely competitive Steam market. We self-published our hit CCG Faeria in 2017 and saw success because of its fresh take on the genre. Now, we are working on a highly confidential project, a 4X light deckbuilder.

Abrakam is looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer to work on a roguelite strategy game. The ideal candidate has a passion for systemic games, roguelite progression, tactical decision-making, and replayable strategy experiences. They should be comfortable designing elegant systems where events, upgrades, resources, combat, and player choices combine to create memorable stories.

$Role description

• Design and specify systems for a run-based strategy game, including encounters, events, resources, progression, and combat.
  
• Create content that blends narrative situations, mechanical choices, and meaningful consequences.
  
• Design replayable systems that support variety, tension, discovery, and mastery.
  
• Script, playtest, balance, and iterate on game content and systems.
  
• Write clear design documentation, content briefs, and balancing notes.
  
• Identify design risks, pacing issues, exploits, and opportunities for improvement.
  
• Collaborate with designers, artists, developers, and producers to ensure high-quality implementation.
  
• Help us create memorable strategy experiences through a strong understanding of players and systemic games.
  

$Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a Game Designer.
  
• Proven experience designing game systems, content, or progression loops.
  
• Strong familiarity with roguelites, strategy games, tactical games, card games, or management games.
  
• Strong understanding of pacing, risk / reward, resource management, player agency, and replayability.
  
• Ability to create content where narration and gameplay blend naturally together.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Ability to write clear and actionable design documentation.
  
• Comfortable working with technical constraints and implementation details.
  
• Able to work effectively with deadlines and take ownership of assigned features.
  
• Fluent in English.
  
• Able to work on site (Liège, Belgium)
  

$Plusses

• Familiarity with sci-fi genres
  
• Experience working on run-based, roguelite, tactical, card, or strategy games.
  
• Experience with scripting languages, Unity, or Git.
  
• Strong writing / storytelling skills.
  
• Familiarity with procedural content, event systems, or systemic narrative.
  
• French speaker.
  

$We offer

• Team building and company activities.
  
• Meal vouchers.
  
• Relocation assistance.
  
• Board-games library.
  
• Zero crunch policy.
  

If you are interested, please send your curriculum vitae and any relevant portfolio, design samples, or examples of systems or content you have worked on.

A l'attention de : Recruitment manager