SWARMPUNK
Paid playtest · remote · applications paused
Play an unfinished game. Get paid to break it.
Swarmpunk is a cyberpunk RPG where you learn to build real AI agents: you direct an AI coding partner, make the design calls, read your agent's traces, and send it on missions in a rainy city run by a corporation. We're looking for a small group of playtesters to play early builds and tell us, honestly, where it's confusing, slow, too easy or broken.
$25 / hourfor scheduled play and feedback time
Remotea desktop or laptop with a keyboard
No AI expertise neededbeginners are exactly who we want, too
What you'd do
- Play through parts of the game: a short terminal tutorial, lessons where you build your first AI agent with an in-game coding partner, then missions and side jobs.
- Think aloud while you play, and record your screen and voice if you're comfortable (it's the most useful feedback there is).
- Fill in a short survey after each session, and report bugs in-game.
- Hours and dates are agreed with you in advance, and you're paid for every agreed hour.
Who we're looking for
- A mix: people who've never built an AI agent, developers who use AI coding assistants every day, and people who've shipped agents for real.
- People who've playtested before, and people who haven't but write clear, honest feedback.
- 18 or older (this is paid work), with a stable internet connection.
Applications are paused
Thank you! We got far more applications than we expected, so we've stopped taking new ones while we bring in a first small group. If you've already applied, you don't need to do anything: we'll email you either way.
Want to play Swarmpunk? Join the waitlist and you'll get an invite as we open it up, and hear first if paid playtesting reopens.
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