1600s Maritime/Piracy Game Demo/Feature Slice

The creation and development of a fully playable, 1-2 hour demo of an immersive, realistic, fully open world pirate-era sandbox game involving both land and nautical exploration, combat, trading within a dynamic game economy, and questing. Using Unreal Engine 5. The demo is to include (and the full game will expand upon): A playable character who can be controlled, with a skill tree and level up system, An AI-controlled companion that will follow the player. Can also level up. A reputation system. A small town with a quest board and a few NPCs, such as a gear trader, a trade goods merchant, and a reputation vendor. Three different types of ships for naval trading and combat. An extremely limited playable area. A couple of exploration and combat songs for background music, as well as 2-3 shanties that crew members can sing aboard the ship. more information upon request. looking for a team of 5+, preferably in NA for time zone and communication purposes.