Question 1

What exactly is game co-development?

Accepted Answer

Co-development is a collaborative production model where our team can integrate directly with yours to share development responsibilities. Unlike traditional outsourcing, which is often a "black box" delivery, co-development can involve shared creative ownership, synchronized workflows, and active collaboration. We act as a seamless extension of your studio to help you hit milestones faster.

Question 2

How do you define "co-development" versus "outsource" and which model do you prefer?

Accepted Answer

While traditional outsourcing is often a transactional "work-for-hire" relationship focused on isolated tasks, we define co-development as a deep, collaborative partnership. In this model, we can share creative ownership and technical accountability. We prefer the co-development approach because it allows for high-velocity iteration and ensures that the final product is cohesive. By functioning as a distributed development wing, we eliminate the "us vs. them" friction, resulting in a game that feels like it was built by a single, unified team.

Question 3

How is this different from standard outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

The difference lies in integration. Traditional outsourcing usually involves handing off a specific task and waiting for a final asset. In our co-development model, our engineers and artists are embedded into your pipeline. We attend your stand-ups, use your version control (Perforce, Git), and work within your project management tools (Jira, Trello) to ensure our output is perfectly aligned with your technical standards.

Question 4

Can you support specific "under-pressure" disciplines?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Whether you are facing a bottleneck in 3D environment art, need technical firepower for Unreal Engine physics, or require seasoned narrative designers to flesh out your world, we can provide targeted support. We specialize in closing production gaps so your core team can remain focused on creative leadership.

Question 5

How do you handle project coordination and communication?

Accepted Answer

Transparency is our North Star. We rely on structured checkpoints and real-time communication via Slack or Discord, applying Zero Surprise Framework. By utilizing Agile and Scrum methodologies, we ensure that every update moves the project forward with total visibility. You retain full control over the creative direction while we manage the production complexity.

Question 6

What is the Zero Surprise Framework?

Accepted Answer

The Zero Surprise Framework is our data-driven production strategy designed to eliminate the "black box" of outsourcing through total transparency. Unlike traditional models that rely on subjective progress percentages, this system uses visual, pull-based workflows to track the "age" and movement of every asset in real-time. By monitoring the "heartbeat" of production through actual throughput rather than optimistic estimates, we provide mathematical reliability forecasts that allow you to plan your integration schedules and milestones with absolute certainty. It shifts the focus from individual activity to the pipeline's health, ensuring a steady, predictable flow of engine-ready assets.

Question 7

What engines and tools do you specialise in?

Accepted Answer

Our team has deep expertise in Unreal Engine and Unity, along with a wide array of proprietary pipelines. From high-fidelity sculpting in ZBrush to robust character rigging and complex C++ engineering, we adapt our technical stack to match your existing environment perfectly.

Question 8

Is co-development right for a small indie team?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. For smaller studios, co-development provides the technical capacity and experience you might not yet have in-house. It allows you to produce a game with AAA visual quality and stable performance without the overhead of massive permanent hiring, helping you maximize your ROI and launch with confidence.

Question 9

How do we ensure our IP remains secure?

Accepted Answer

Security and confidentiality are foundational to our process. We begin every partnership with a comprehensive MNDA and use secure, enterprise-grade IT infrastructure to protect your code and assets. We have a proven track record of working with sensitive IPs for studios ranging from boutique indies to industry leaders.

Question 10

How quickly can we scale the team?

Accepted Answer

One of the primary benefits of our partnership is flexible scaling. We can often deploy specialized talent within weeks, allowing you to react to new features or looming deadlines without the friction of a traditional recruitment cycle.

Question 11

What is your typical process for onboarding a new client and integrating with their existing team?

Accepted Answer

Our onboarding is designed for seamless team integration with minimal friction. It begins with our "Discovery Phase," where we audit your current pipeline, review technical specifications, and align on project goals. We use these insights to tailor our Zero Surprise Framework to fit the engagement’s needs.  We then move into the "Sync Stage," where we establish communication cadences and access repositories. Our goal is to move from the initial kick-off to active production within weeks, ensuring a smooth knowledge transfer that allows our specialists to contribute to your backlog immediately.

Question 12

What is the minimum project duration or scope you accept?

Accepted Answer

We pride ourselves on being an agile partner, which means we don’t believe in "one-size-fits-all" minimums; our goal is to solve your production gaps regardless of the project’s scale. Whether you need a high-impact four-week strike team to polish a vertical slice for a publisher pitch, a focused burst of technical art to optimize a build for a major demo, or simply a handful of high-fidelity hero assets, we are built to be as flexible as the development process itself. We frequently engage in scope-defined milestones and small pilot projects, allowing indie and mid-sized studios to test our technical firepower with low risk and scale the collaboration organically as the project evolves.

Let's Co-Dev!