A passion for fantasy worlds and memorable characters is at the core of our next ambitious project. We are building a bold new AAA fantasy RPG for console and PC, where expressive gameplay and strong character identity are central to the player experience.

With a team of seasoned developers and new creative voices, we are crafting a new IP that blends deep systems, meaningful progression, and a welcoming, emotionally resonant world. If you are excited about designing playable characters that feel powerful, distinct, and deeply connected to the game’s mechanics and narrative, we would love to hear from you.

As a Game Designer, you will define how playable characters function, grow, and feel to play. Working closely with multiple disciplines, you will help ensure each character offers a clear identity, engaging mechanics, and a rewarding gameplay experience.

What you will do

• Design and develop playable characters, including abilities, kits, and gameplay roles.
• Prototype, implement, and iterate on character mechanics using proprietary tools.
• Collaborate closely with combat, systems, narrative, animation, and engineering teams to bring characters to life.
• Help balance and refine character gameplay across solo and multiplayer experiences.
• Contribute to progression, rewards, and mastery systems tied to character play.
• Playtest regularly and iterate based on feedback to improve clarity, balance, and fun.
  
  

Who you are

• An experienced game designer with a background in character, combat, or gameplay systems, ideally on AAA titles.
• Comfortable designing abilities and mechanics that clearly express a character’s fantasy and role.
• Familiar with the full game development cycle, from early concepts through iteration and polish.
• A thoughtful problem solver who can adapt to creative changes and technical constraints.
• Collaborative, organized, and able to communicate ideas clearly across disciplines.
  
  

Who We Are

IO Interactive is an independent videogame development and publishing company with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Istanbul and Brighton. As the creative force behind some of the most talked-about multiplatform video games in the last decade, we are committed to creating unforgettable characters and experiences – all powered by our award-winning, proprietary Glacier technology.

IOI is a studio that values in-person collaboration. Being together helps us focus our collective energy on our immediate goals. For us, being both in-office as well as connected across our studios helps us integrate our teams faster, strengthen relationships, and improve knowledge-sharing. We believe that the more time we spend together, the more quality and progress we achieve for our games and players.

We know that to achieve those goals, we need courage, talented people and a great working environment – and we do our utmost to have all of that. Across our multiple studios, we’re working on several projects. Crucially though, we’re all one team. We value the work and impact that each person brings to the table and we actively encourage new ideas, whilst listening to your insights along the way.

We have a dedicated team of People Managers, who look after you as an individual and as an employee. With more than 40 nationalities, we know that everyone is different and we are proud to have a reputation for being a friendly workplace with highly-talent people.

Learn more about Project Fantasy.

IO Interactive is an independent video game development and publishing company with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Brighton and Istanbul. As the creative force behind some of the most talked-about multiplatform video games in the last decade, we are dedicated to creating unforgettable characters and experiences – all powered by our award-winning proprietary Glacier technology.