Explore co-development
See how our developers join your team, from the first conversation to day-to-day delivery.
How co-development works
Game Development for Studios
Embedded co-dev teams, porting and performance optimisation, led by a developer who worked on RuneScape Mobile at Jagex. We plug into your workflow, not the other way around.
Summary
- Who it's for
- Studios with a deadline, a backlog or a specialist requirement the internal team cannot cover.
- What you get
- Senior Unity developers working in your repository, tools and sprint process: co-development, porting and performance optimisation.
- Getting started
- Start dates depend on our availability, your access setup and a working build. We confirm all three before committing.
- Next step
- Tell us about your team, your next milestone and the gap you need to fill. We reply within 1 to 2 business days.
When Your Studio Needs External Developers
Senior Unity developers who work within your tools and codebase, with availability and onboarding agreed around your scope, access and build setup.
You have a deadline, a backlog, or a specialist requirement your team can't cover. Bringing in external developers requires a clear scope, suitable experience and time to understand your project.
We offer senior Unity developers with large-studio experience who embed directly into your existing workflow. We agree tools, meetings and coding standards with you. Start dates and time to contribute depend on availability, access and a working build.
Our Domi work shows how an engagement can develop. When Domi Game Studios in Norway needed to scale from a code review to a full development team for their MMORPG, we went from initial engagement to lead developer and expanded the squad, all remotely, all integrated into their existing pipeline. When Foil Hat Games needed their live mobile title modernised and ported to Android, we picked up their codebase, updated outdated SDKs, resolved legacy bugs, and shipped the port without disrupting their existing release schedule. When Mojo Games needed their mobile merge game built, we developed it within their project management workflow.
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Case Studies
Domi Online
Building an MMORPG With a Core Team of Four
How we built Domi Online in Unity, from 64-bit progression and server-authoritative networking to combat, quests and environment art.
- MMORPG
- Full-Cycle Development
- Multiplayer
- Environment Art
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
Bringing an Established Game to New Platforms
A three-month Unity 2018 to Unity 6 migration and mobile port for Hugecalf Studios, ahead of a planned Epic Games Store release on Windows, Android and iOS.
- Engine Migration
- Cross-Platform Porting
- Epic Games Store
Nova Blast
Modernising and Porting a Live Mobile Puzzle Game
How we moved Nova Blast to Unity 2019 LTS, added new tiles and power-ups, extended its level editor and brought the iOS puzzle game to Android.
- Puzzle Game
- Mobile
- Android Porting
Pocket Factory
Building and Monetising a Mobile Merge Game
How we built Pocket Factory for Mojo Games in two months, from merge gameplay and offline earnings to ad mediation, IAP and post-launch updates.
- Mobile
- Merge Game
- Monetisation
- Live Updates
Studio Experience
Studios supported directly by Ocean View Games. Jagex is included as prior employment from David's earlier role on RuneScape Mobile.
Common Scenarios Where Studios Bring Us In
Studios don't hire external developers because they want to. They hire them because they have a specific problem that their current team can't solve quickly enough. Here are the situations where we add the most value.
Pre-Milestone Crunch
Your publisher milestone is eight weeks away and your internal team is at capacity. We review the milestone scope and confirm available engineering capacity, then plan onboarding and a realistic first contribution.
Specialist Skill Gap
Your team is strong on gameplay but you need someone who can optimise your rendering pipeline for mobile, track a performance problem down to its cause, or scope and deliver a platform port. We fill the gaps your generalists can't.
Porting to a New Platform
Your PC title is doing well and you want to reach new audiences. Porting is a specialist discipline: touch UX redesign, device fragmentation testing, thermal management, platform compliance. David worked on RuneScape Mobile at Jagex, and we have ported multiple titles across iOS, Android, PC, and WebGL.
Live Game Maintenance
Your core team needs to focus on the next release, but your live title still needs content updates, seasonal events, SDK updates, and crash triage. We take ownership of the live ops backlog so your senior engineers can focus on what matters most.
Post-Layoff Capacity Gap
Your studio has lost headcount but still has contractual commitments or a title in production. We assess documentation, build setup and outstanding work before agreeing a handover and delivery plan. Undocumented systems may require additional investigation.
Performance Rescue
Your game isn't hitting frame rate targets on mobile, your build times have ballooned, or your memory profile is out of control. You need a deep performance audit from developers who've optimised at scale, not generic profiling advice.
How We Integrate Into Your Studio
Scale Without Hiring
Add engineering capacity for an agreed production phase. We confirm availability and onboarding needs before committing to a start date, then work within your sprint, review and delivery processes.
Delegate Entire Features
Free your core team for what matters most. Hand us a contained system, whether that's a multiplayer networking layer, an inventory UI overhaul, or a complete mobile port, and we deliver it end to end, merging back into your main branch.
Keep Your Live Game Healthy
Your players stay happy while your team builds the next release. We handle content updates, seasonal events, SDK upgrades, and crash triage for live-service titles.
Reach Mobile Audiences
Your PC title reaches iOS and Android players. We handle the full port: touch UX, device optimisation, store submission, and ongoing maintenance. Read the RuneScape Mobile port case study.
Thinking about console?
We have not shipped a console title, and we won't pretend otherwise. The Unity engineering behind our porting work carries over, so we scope console requests case-by-case and tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Ship at Target Frame Rate
Your game runs smoothly on every target device. We profile, optimise, and validate performance so you hit your benchmarks before launch. See our performance optimisation approach.
Services for your project
Co-Development & Staff Augmentation
Unity co-development for game studios. Embed senior UK engineers in your team or give us a defined workstream, with agreed milestones and documented handover.
Explore servicePerformance Optimisation Services
Unity performance optimisation: thermal throttling, memory management, draw call reduction, and crash resolution. Led by a developer who worked on RuneScape Mobile.
Explore serviceGame Porting Services
Game porting for PC, iOS and Android, including console games moving to mobile. UK Unity engineers assess feasibility, adapt controls and optimise performance.
Explore serviceMobile Game Development
Mobile game development services for iOS and Android. UK-based Unity developers building new mobile games, porting existing titles, and improving live mobile projects.
Explore serviceUnity Game QA and Testing
Unity game QA for gameplay, device compatibility, performance and release readiness. Get reproducible bug reports and prioritised findings from UK engineers.
Explore serviceMultiplayer & Network Engineering
Unity multiplayer development, FishNet networking and backend integration. Plan server authority, synchronisation and load testing around your game.
Explore serviceWhat our clients say
“Initially hired David to review code for the game at a very early stage and was blown away by his abilities and after a round with the board we hired David as lead developer for the project. He brought with him other developers who also did great work and I can say with full confidence there would be no Domi Online without their expertise.”
Embedded game development
Project: Domi Online
“Nub is our baby, an isometric puzzle game we originally wrote in Java, and we always felt it deserved a bigger audience. We brought in Ocean View Games to rebuild it in Unity, and they did a fantastic job. They took our original code and rebuilt the whole game from the ground up, keeping every puzzle mechanic exactly as we made it while properly rethinking the controls for touchscreens. Seeing Nub running on PC, iOS and Android from a single project was a real moment for us. They were brilliant to work with, and I'd jump at the chance to work with them again.”
Java to Unity rebuild
Project: Nub Remake
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