Narrative Designer

Octo Games Studio, Netherlands-registered, fully remote studio making PC/Steam titles with a strong focus on Adult (18+) visual novels and narrative-driven games. Light hierarchy, quick iteration, cross-discipline collaboration. Content note: our projects include 18+ themes. Comfort with this content is required. For which tasks (responsibilities)? You'll craft compelling narrative experiences for adult visual novels: worlds, characters, branching stories, choices with consequences, and engine-ready scripts that integrate cleanly with gameplay and UI. What you'll do Build the narrative foundation: setting, themes, tone, character bios/arcs. Design branching structures, write dialogues, choices, barks, quest/UX copy. Implement interactive logic (variables/flags, checks, endings) and keep continuity. Prepare engine-ready scripts (Naninovel) with clean markup & IDs. Create and maintain narrative docs Collaborate with GD/UI/Art/Dev to align story, pacing, and presentation What kind of professional are we looking for? At least 6 months of experience Solid grasp of story structure Ability to write concise, clear, character-true dialogue and scene directions. Experience (or fast learning curve) with Naninovel Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian Comfortable working with 18+ content and respective content guidelines. What is important for us in a person? Nice to have Articy Draft / Twine / Miro/Figma for flows; Notion/Sheets for structure & variables. Unity/Unreal familiarity Thoughtful use of AI tools (ChatGPT etc.) for ideation/editing with clear authorship and compliance.

Octo Games Studio, Netherlands-registered, fully remote studio making PC/Steam titles with a strong focus on Adult (18+) visual novels and narrative-driven games. Light hierarchy, quick iteration, cross-discipline collaboration.