Full Stack Development Team Needed for Large Scale MMO Browser Strategy Game (eRepublik Style)
Worldwide
We are looking for highly skilled developers or a small experienced team to help build a large scale multiplayer browser game inspired by the classic mechanics of eRepublik. This is a serious long term project with high technical complexity. We are not looking for simple game developers or casual app builders. We need people who understand scalable architecture, multiplayer systems, game economies, and complex database driven simulations. Project Overview We want to build a browser based MMO strategy simulation game with mechanics very similar to classic eRepublik. The game will feature a persistent online world where thousands of players interact in real time through politics, economy, warfare, diplomacy, and social systems. Players begin as regular citizens and can grow into powerful figures such as: * Soldiers * Business owners * Party leaders * Congress members * Presidents * Economic leaders * Media influencers This is not a casual mobile game. It is a deep systems heavy simulation with interconnected mechanics. Core Features Political System * Countries * Political parties * Congress elections * Presidential elections * Government laws * Taxes * Diplomacy * Alliances * Embargoes Economic System * Raw materials * Production chains * Factories / companies * Salaries * Job market * Marketplace * Currency systems * Trading * Supply and demand balancing Military / War System * Region ownership * Battles * Damage formulas * Weapons * Food system * Military ranks * Resistance wars * Country conquest Social Systems * Private messaging * Organizations * Newspapers * Notifications * Achievements * Rankings * Community engagement tools Administrative Systems * Admin panel * Moderation tools * Analytics dashboard * Anti cheat systems * Anti multi account detection * Logging and auditing Technical Requirements We are open to modern stacks, but candidates should be strong in some of the following: Frontend * React / Next.js * TypeScript * Tailwind * Responsive browser UI Backend * PHP / Laravel OR Node.js * REST API or GraphQL * Real time architecture * WebSockets Database * PostgreSQL / MySQL * Complex relational schema design * Performance optimization Infrastructure * Cloud deployment * Scalability for thousands of concurrent users * Security best practices * DDoS mitigation * Backup architecture Nice to Have Experience with: * MMO architecture * Browser games * Strategy games * Economic simulations * Large scale multiplayer systems * Anti fraud systems * Legacy game modernization What We Need From You Please include: 1. Your relevant experience with multiplayer games 2. Portfolio / past projects 3. Preferred tech stack 4. Team size (if agency) 5. Estimated budget range for MVP 6. Estimated timeline 7. How you would architect such a system Important To ensure you actually read this post, start your proposal with: “I understand MMO simulation architecture.” We are looking for long term partners, not short term freelancers. If you have experience building deep strategy games or large scale simulation systems, we would love to hear from you.
- Less than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- Entry levelExperience Level
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- GermanyBad Hersfeld12:30 AM
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