Combat Designer
- Level
- Mid
- Visa
- Not offered
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type.
Open. First seen 5 October 2026.
About the role
Keywords Studios are looking for accomplished and enthusiastic Combat Designers to join our Singapore based team working on an exciting, new, and unannounced project. This role is based on-site at our Singapore Studio.
We encourage both mid and senior-level designers to apply.
This position is an initial fixed term contract with possible extension and full time benefits.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Designs, implements, and iterates on combat systems, features, and content.
- Writes and maintains documentation for combat systems, features, and content.
- Communicates with engineering, art, and other disciplines to produce implementation plans according to design specifications.
- Deconstructs broad specifications into actionable tasks for designers, engineers, technical artists, and artists.
- Drive and follow-up on the production of features, ensuring communication and collaboration across disciplines to meet deadlines.
- Playtests their designs with peers to gather feedback and inform subsequent design iterations and refinements.
- Polishes the gameplay experience for quality and accessibility to ship amazing products.
- Maintains up to date knowledge of design principles and trends in the industry
- Learns from and shares knowledge with peers on a regular basis
Requirements
- Unreal, Unity, or Proprietary engines experience.
- At least 1 published AAA title in a proven combat, systems, or core features design capacity.
- Proficient in gameplay and mission scripting tools and languages. (e.g. C#, Lua, visual scripting)
- Effective aptitude in basic programming principles, C# knowledge is a plus.
- Confident in their technical ability to implement low-fidelity prototypes to prove out ideas.
- Effective communicators in both written and verbal mediums.
- Receptive to direction and feedback while performing well within a collaborative team environment.
- An enthusiastic gamer with an understanding of effective game design methodologies and the ability to clearly and passionately communicate this to others.
- Experience or an appetite for 3rd person action-adventure games is an advantage.
Benefits
Due to the immediate requirements for this role, we are not considering sponsorship and relocation. This opportunity is for Singapore based residents only.
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.
We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY
By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.
Role Information: EN
Studio: Keywords Studios
Location: APAC, Singapore
Area of Work: Game Development
Service: Create
Employment Type: Contractor
Working Pattern: Full Time, In-Office
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Lua
Rare in Keywords Studios's other 50 open postings.
Read against Keywords Studios's other open postings on this site.
The team: Game Development
This role is one of 4 open in Game Development. 4 were posted in the last 30 days.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C# (4 of 4), Lua (3 of 4), C++ (2 of 4)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Technical Designer- Gameplay Engineer posted Oct 5
- Level Designer posted Oct 5
- Software Engineer posted Oct 2
From the team and dates on Keywords Studios's own job board.
Posting history
Reposted once since 6 April 2026: a posting for this role in Singapore was taken down and the role was posted again.
- 5 October 2026 – open (this posting)
- 6 April 2026 – closed 1 October 2026
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