I have been trying to program a complex, classic-style RPG in Batch for a while now and that is akin to medieval torture. I have the basic ideas laid out for the game and have a good amount of programming know-how, but I feel collaboration is the best bet for me. To give a summary of my idea it goes as follows:

GORE is an RPG set in an apocalyptic, Bio-Punk world. A game focused on atmospheric exploration of a strange and eerie planet. Tapping into the horror genre with grotesque body horror found in the bio-mechanical abominations that inhabit the land, including the player character. I want to capture the naturally eerie aesthetic and feelings of those old RPGs, like Fallout and X-Com. Or a similar feeling to the game adaptation of I Have No Mouth Yet I Must Scream. 

If that sounds like something you're at least interested in, then contact me via Discord and we can discuss more details. Contacting me is no commitment and is just opening the floor for discussion, so if you have some free time, please consider it.

Discord: somegoblin

Email (If Discord is not an option): akuzacu@gmail.com

Hey, I doubt I'll be of any help on the programming side of things but the ideas of the premise you're laying out sound very interesting, I don't know if I remember anybody here trying to make something akin to an aesthetic but eerie take on apocalyptic kind of stories with a dash of body horror.  I've always been interested in making illustrations try depict gore and body horror in that kind of light, I didn't see you specify wanting a digital illustrator but I'd be happy to join if you'd like to have one on board. 

If you're cool to I'd say go have a look at the kind of stuff I make and see if that's the kind of thing you wanna have on board here: instagram.com/leafeon247

when you say an RPG in Batch, do you mean a text-based game, sort of like Oregon Trail? I’ve done a bit of research and can’t find any game engines by that name anywhere. That could be a very interesting project, plus a great excuse to play around with command line visuals with pixel art. I’ll send you a friend request on Discord, my username is sambunni. Looking forward to chatting with you!