Founding team opportunities

Build the world.
Help shape its future.

Descent into Ravelden is an original multiplayer dungeon crawler with working technical foundations and a world still being built. We're seeking a small group of technical and creative partners to help turn those foundations into a lasting game. Long-term contributors may have the opportunity to negotiate an ownership stake.

♧Long-term
Partnership
✧Creative
Leadership
◇Potential
Ownership
A different kind of adventure

One world. Real people.
Unscripted stories.

Explore a single, persistent dungeon where adventurers meet naturally, battles continue when you arrive, and your discoveries become part of a living world. No instancing. No matchmaking. Just a deeper, more connected experience.

Discover the vision →
Original concept illustration of explorers crossing an enormous underground passage
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Persistent worldShared and lasting
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Natural encountersPlayers meet in real time
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Meaningful progressionBeyond traditional classes
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A world that remembersYour actions leave a mark
How shared play works

Strangers become allies.

Another adventurer appears on your map. You follow their path, arrive at an ongoing battle and immediately join the same encounter. No separate instance. No reset. Just a real adventure, shared.

Explore the four systems →
1
Illustrative personal dungeon map showing adventurer locations
See another player
on your map
2
Adventurers meeting inside the same dungeon
Navigate to their location
in the same world
3
Adventurers combining forces in a dangerous encounter
Join the ongoing encounter
and change the outcome
A world of depth

Core systems

Interconnected systems create opportunities for emergent gameplay, personal discovery and long-term character development.

See the technical foundation →
An explorer surveying dungeon passages

Exploration

Personal maps. Hidden routes. Lasting discoveries.

An adventurer engaging an imposing monster

Combat

Join ongoing battles. Difficulty responds to players who actively contribute.

An explorer learning a magical discipline

Character Development

Multiple guilds. Unique combinations. A lifetime of progression.

Adventurers assisting an injured party member

Death & Rescue

Consequences, recovery and specialized rescuers who can reach the fallen.

Real progress

More than a concept. Not yet complete.

Descent into Ravelden already has an active codebase, multiplayer architecture, early gameplay systems and a growing content pipeline. We're building on a solid foundation — and there's meaningful work ahead for the right partners.

See technical progress →
Original illustration of a great subterranean expedition hub
WorldCore multiplayer architecture
(implemented foundation)
Exploration and combat systems
(in development)
Modular dungeon rendering
(in development)
Live multiplayer testing, content production, and performance
(remaining work)
Founding team

Where you can make a difference.

We're looking for a small number of partners to help guide the game's technical, creative and design direction. These are areas of responsibility and influence, with the possibility of negotiated equity for exceptional long-term partners.

Discuss a Partnership →Learn more about roles
✺Technical PartnerMultiplayer &
Architecture
♢Creative PartnerArt Direction &
Technical Art
⚔Gameplay PartnerSystems &
Design
▣Player Experience PartnerInterface &
Rendering
Begin the conversation

Build the Deep
with us.

We're seeking a few serious partners who want to help make this original world real. Tell us which systems excite you and what you've built.

A founding role does not automatically include equity or compensation. Any ownership, payment, responsibilities, or intellectual-property arrangements would be agreed upon separately in writing.

We use your inquiry to assess and respond to possible founding collaborations. Only authorized project administrators can access submissions, and we do not sell applicant information. For privacy questions or requests for access, correction, or deletion, contact colinfon+buried@gmail.com.

We collect your name, email, area of interest, experience, and availability, plus an optional portfolio link, to evaluate and respond to your inquiry. Inquiries with no response are kept for 12 months after submission; inactive or unsuccessful inquiries are kept for 12 months after our last communication. Inquiries in active partnership discussions may be retained while those discussions continue, then for 12 months after the last contact. Earlier deletion can be requested, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.