Also seaching here and other places.
I made an almost complete Game Desing Document (.odt format) about this game, but what I am looking for is to build a more simple prototype by now. This is not a search for the whole project, but for a very tuned down prototype with loose ends to adjust by user feedback. I can't provide founding, but I am open if we can give a try and set up a patreon page where the first tier-goal goes solely to you.
I tried to get a bit forward (as much as I can) with the project, by attempting to draft the prototype , my gitlab page is there.
It is not the greatest example of coding (plus, most of it is take by a 2d multiplayer and TPS demo... of course, there's also an animated gif: