Games
How We Work
A clear path from first conversation to development.
Most projects move from discovery to a scoped proposal within 3–5 working days, with development typically starting the following week. Timing depends on the project and our current availability.
Our Process
Discovery
You speak to the engineer who will lead your project, not a salesperson. We discuss your goals, audience, existing materials or code, technical constraints, timeline and risks, then agree the most useful next step.
Scope & Proposal
We turn the initial conversation into a clear technical approach, scope, timeline and commercial proposal. Once agreed, we confirm milestones, communication and the development start date.
Development
We build in short, reviewable stages with regular playable builds and progress updates. Architecture, performance and technical risks are addressed early rather than left until the end, with feedback carried into the next milestone.
Testing & Delivery
We test throughout development, including relevant device, performance and regression checks. Before delivery, we resolve agreed issues, prepare the final builds and hand over the project materials set out in the scope.
Support
Delivered work includes a 30-day bug warranty. We fix defects introduced by our work at no cost; new features, scope changes and additional development are quoted separately. Ongoing support can be arranged where needed.
Engagement Models
Fixed Price
For projects with a well-defined scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria, priced against agreed milestones.
Best for:
Ports, modernisation and defined feature builds
Time & Materials
For projects where requirements may evolve or ongoing development support is needed, billed against the time used.
Best for:
Ongoing development, R&D and evolving requirements
Co-Development
Additional engineering capacity integrated with your existing team, tools, repositories and communication rhythm.
Best for:
Studios and organisations extending an existing team
Paid Discovery
For projects where the scope, technical approach or feasibility is unclear. We investigate first and deliver findings, recommendations and a realistic development plan.
Best for:
Early-stage projects, inherited codebases, unusual technical problems and funding-stage planning
What You Get
Your Project IP Is Yours
We assign ownership of work created specifically for your project. Any pre-existing Ocean View Games technology is clearly identified in the contract.
Regular Progress Updates
You receive clear updates on completed work, the next steps and anything that needs a decision.
Playable Builds
Where appropriate, you can review working builds during development and provide feedback before the next milestone.
30-Day Bug Warranty
Defects introduced by our delivered work are fixed at no cost for 30 days. New features and scope changes are separate work.
We Work With Your Existing Stack
GitHub · GitLab · Perforce · Plastic SCM · Jira · Slack · Microsoft Teams
We adapt to your existing workflow rather than forcing you into ours.