Game Development Services
Our services
Development
Art Production
Animation Production
Platforms We Develop Games For
Mobile
PC & Console
WebGL
TECHNOLOGIES WE WORK WITH
YOUR PROJECT ROADMAP
YOUR PROJECT ROADMAP
1. Research & Analysis
Our experts gather necessary insights from thorough research and analyze industry trends, potential pitfalls, and ways to overcome them. We work on a vision and target audience for your game and align goals. Then, we lay the foundation for a compelling concept.
2. Goal Setting
We further develop the concepts to make your game fully resonate with your target audience. Our team collaborates on creating visual aesthetics for the solution, outlining gameplay and mechanics, and forming a GDD.
3. Production
In this stage of our game dev services, artists and developers come into the picture. The production phase includes the development process, game art and animation production, and level design. Our development and art teams shape concepts and ideas into a cohesive experience.
4. Testing
Scrupulous quality assurance is vital for creating a polished product. Our experts run A/B testing, identify issues, and report bugs to ensure your game performs well.
5. Launch
For your game’s grand debut, we take care of both launch and marketing campaigns. Our DevOps engineers make sure your game is released smoothly. Along with the launch, we build an engaged community of players and a strong brand for your product and bring the hype up.
6. Support & Promotion
Following the release, our analytics experts gather essential metrics for insights and predictions while the QA team checks for bugs and gathers user feedback. We use the collected data for enhancements, updates, and timely events to prolong the game’s life.
WHY STEPICO?
Reliable Partner
High-quality Solutions
Full Spectrum of Services
Cost Efficiency
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is Outsourcing Video Game Development Services a Good Idea?
Stepping into the unknown is a leap of faith, yet you can be generously rewarded afterward. Trying outsourcing for the first time might feel frightening, but a trusted partner will help you safely tread this uncharted territory.
When you hire a good game development studio, outsourcing brings a number of fruitful benefits:
- Fast Time-to-Market. Delegating development and/or art production allows for tandem work with the vendor. Hence, you speed up the game development process, reducing the time to launch and boosting your ROI.
- Access to Expertise. Outsourcing lets you tap into specialized expertise you may not have in-house. Thus, you use the necessary resources without the need to hire any specialists on a permanent basis.
- Cost-effectiveness. Outsourcing is a cost-effective option when you look for 2D and 3D game development services nearshore/offshore. You can choose a region with lower labor costs than yours but with the same quality of provided gaming solutions, e.g., Ukraine or Poland.
- Flexibility. When working with a gamedev partner, you can increase and decrease the size of the game development and art production teams as your requirements change.
However, outsourcing could become a disaster if you pick an unreliable partner. You may encounter communication and quality problems as well as burdensome delays.
So yes, outsourcing is a good idea, but only if you choose the proper game development studio. Stepico might be just who you’re looking for!
We have been developing mobile, web, console, and PC games for over 9 years. Our game development experts create titles of different caliber, from casual games to large projects. A little match 3 or an expansive role-playing game? Or maybe a first-person shooter with hyper-realistic art? The choice is yours!
Have a game in mind? Don’t hesitate to contact us!
How Long Does It Take To Develop a Video Game?
Games of different complexity require various development timeframes. What also influences the time it takes to develop a title is the team’s size, project scope, game length, target platforms, and funding.
Suppose you have an average size team and sufficient funding; how much time would you need?
Small and Indie Games
If you’re aiming for small and indie titles, such as puzzle games, match 3, or platformers, note
that they have simple mechanics and visuals; therefore, they don’t take much time to develop. Commonly, game developers spend from a few months to a year to create one. For example, Candy Crush, a match 3 puzzle game for mobile, had its soft launch a year after the start of development.
Mid-Sized and Genre-Specific Games
These games have more detailed visuals and more complex gameplay mechanics that make them longer to create. Mid-sized games can be narrative-driven, offer non-linear gameplay, or be a mix of the first two. As for genres, these titles can debut as role-playing games, action adventures, platformers, simulations, survival games, and so much more.
Medium-sized video game dev services usually require 1 to 3 years of development. A Way Out, an action-adventure game, took approximately 3 years to make.
AAA and Highly Complex Games
Such titles feature intricate gameplay, highly advanced graphics, expansive worlds, and immersive narratives. Like mid-sized, AAA games can be linear (narrative-driven adventures like The Last of Us or action-packed journeys like Uncharted), non-linear (open-world epics like The Witcher 3 or sandbox adventures like Grand Theft Auto V), or hybrid (structured open worlds like Horizon Forbidden West or player-driven experiences like Cyberpunk 2077).
Highly complex 3D games call for 3-5+ years to build. The creation of Horizon Forbidden West lasted for 5 years, and The Last of Us was being developed for a bit more.
If you want to create a game of any size and complexity, Stepico is your best choice! Our wide range of game development services allows you to unleash your imagination fully. Get in touch to get a team of expert game developers for your project right away!
