Game_design

I am looking for an experienced 2D game developer to develop a personalised, story-driven pixel-art adventure game for Android as a special 21st-birthday gift.

The game, titled "A Journey Through Her Universe", will be a dreamy, magical and emotional exploration adventure set in a fictional version of our solar system. The player will begin in a bedroom at night, receive a mysterious invitation from a friendly AI companion named ORBIT, and board a spaceship to explore eight different planetary destinations.

Each planet will feature its own unique pixel-art environment, atmosphere, interactive elements and small puzzles or mini-games. Throughout the journey, the player will collect twelve fragments of a real personal photograph collage, which will gradually be stored in a Memory Vault aboard the spaceship.

Once all twelve fragments have been collected, the player will return to Earth, where the fragments will assemble into the original photograph collage. The player will then flip a birthday card to reveal a personalised 21st-birthday message, followed by a beautiful celebratory ending with music, fireworks, confetti and animations.

**Requirements:**
- Beautiful, consistent 2D pixel-art graphics and animations.
- Eight explorable planetary destinations.
- A spaceship hub with planet navigation, mission log and Memory Vault.
- Eight distinct mini-game concepts, including puzzles, mazes, memory matching and hidden-object exploration.
- A friendly AI robot companion with interactive dialogue and hints.
- Collection and assembly of twelve real photograph fragments.
- Atmospheric background music, sound effects and polished transitions.
- Responsive touch controls designed specifically for Android phones.
- Local save system to preserve game progress.
- A secret phrase unlock screen.
- Fully playable offline, without requiring a server, hosting or internet connection.
- Final delivery as a signed, installable Android APK.

This is a private, one-time project. The game will not be published on the Play Store or monetised. Personal photographs and messages will be provided separately and must remain private, stored locally within the project and never uploaded to external servers.

I am looking for someone who can deliver not just a functional game, but a polished, visually cohesive and emotionally engaging experience.

I am also open to alternative game concepts and creative suggestions!** If you have an interesting, original idea for a personalised birthday game that you believe could create an even more memorable experience, I would love to hear your proposal. Feel free to suggest a different storyline, gameplay style, artistic direction or unique mechanics.

Please share your previous game development projects, portfolio, proposed ideas (if any), estimated development timeline and total project cost when submitting your proposal.