Usually, game developers work on games alone and for years
with the hope that gamers will be as passionate as they are about their game project.
As the years of development drag on, most devs find themselves climbing skill-mountain after skill-mountain
unable to obtain the necessary proficiency in art, animation, design, marketing and other skills to finish a game anyone wants to play.
There has to be a better way.
What is The Covenant?
The Covenant is a select group of people ready to shatter any obstacle to become a successful game developer.
Unlike other projects, The Covenant is for driven individuals who also put others first [P1].
Anyone can apply, and if you were directed here you likely fit the criteria.
You don't have to be talented, just self-motivated.
You're tired of wasting time and ready to crush any obstacle to become a successful game developer.
Generosity: The willingness to sacrifice to have others succeed.
Integrity: Your word is your bond, and you can be trusted to follow through on commitments you make.
Discipline: You always bring your A-game to everything you do.
We aim to build 12-member teams covering all game development disciplines including:
Art
Programming
Sound
Production
Design
& more.
Work in teams of 7-12 on indie games.
Those who make them. Namely, you and those who you choose to work with.
Yes, these games are commercial projects.
The problem with game jams is that, just like general education, you don't get real market experience.
90% of the failure of a game is baked into simple choices that were made at the beginning of the game, like which genre you choose.
To achieve our objective of guiding people away from unproductive cycles and toward success, it's vital we teach the essentials of marketing and product-market fit.
We strongly believe in short iteration cycles. We publish quickly to get feedback and only invest more time if the game shows promise with initial players.
That is up to you and your team.
Usually, Covenanters do a full-time job besides participating.
We are only choosing 7 people to join The Covenant right now.
One person who puts in a bid, will get to join for free.
Here at the Covenant, we offer lifetime access to a service that first provides mentorship for industry entry. After absorbing that mentorship, it transitions to a program connecting you with people of complementary skills and goals to build commercial games.
Since our announcement, demand has been very high.
We're looking for 7 people who will fit well together.
The assessment will be based on their interests, goals, time zone and the bid they submit.
Thank you!
[P1] is about to break up into multiple distinct organizations, including a Canadian charity and a Canadian corporation, and we don't know which part of this The Covenant will belong to at the end of this transformation process. So, we would like to request that we can use your information in whatever combination of corporations we break up into.