Full Metal Overdrive

Partner studio: Puny Human

Concept

An independent vehicular action project in development at a small US studio, with a stylized, effects-heavy visual target.

Requirement

A small independent team needed specialist capacity it could not justify hiring for full time — the standard shape of a short-cycle indie engagement, where the value is in adding a discipline the client lacks for a defined window rather than in scale.

Approach

A small allocation of engineering and art capacity was provided against the partner's schedule, working inside the partner's existing pipeline and tooling.

Delivery scope

• Unreal Engine development
• Gameplay and systems programming
• Art and technical art support
• Production support

Results

• Engaged 2020
• 2–6 person-months delivered, across 1–2 developers
• Representative of the small-engagement tier that sustained studio utilization between larger contracts
• Title did not reach public release

Engine: Unreal Engine.