Game development company

📍 Auckland, NZ (NZ)

🏷️ Video Games

Hi, my name is Ryan, and I’m an independent game developer working toward starting my own small game studio.

Game development has been something I’ve poured my time, passion, and savings into. Over the past year, I was actively developing my first serious game project completely solo designing levels, building systems in Unreal Engine 5, and shaping the story and gameplay piece by piece.

Unfortunately, I hit a major setback.

Due to serious issues with the computer I was using, I lost all the files related to the game I was developing. The project became completely inaccessible months of work gone. At that point, I couldn’t continue development, fix the issues, or recover the project in any meaningful way.

That was a hard moment. But it didn’t stop the dream.

Instead of giving up, I decided to start again smarter, better prepared, and with a clearer vision.

I have always believed that games are more than entertainment. At their best, they are experiences that stay with you stories you remember, worlds you return to, and moments that feel meaningful long after the screen fades to black.

For years, I have been teaching myself game development, working late nights and early mornings, learning Unreal Engine 5, designing levels, building mechanics, and turning ideas into playable worlds. What started as curiosity slowly became purpose. I realized I did not just want to make games I wanted to build a studio that creates original, carefully crafted experiences made with passion rather than shortcuts.

Like many independent developers, I am at a turning point. I have the skills, the vision, and the commitment, but building a game company alone is incredibly challenging. Development tools, software licenses, hardware, marketing, and the time required to focus fully on creation all come with real costs. This campaign exists to bridge that gap.

Your support will help me establish my own independent game studio one focused on story-driven, horror, indie and a lot more atmospheric games built with Unreal Engine 5. It will allow me to dedicate proper time to development, improve production quality, and bring a complete, polished game to life rather than a rushed or compromised version.

Backing this project is not just about funding a game. It is about supporting a creator who is taking a genuine step toward turning years of learning into something real. It is about believing that small studios can still make meaningful games, and that passion-driven projects deserve a chance to exist.

This is the beginning of something I have been working toward for a long time. With your help, I can turn this dream into a studio, and this studio into games that players can truly connect with.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and for being part of this journey.

Why This Matters

This Kickstarter isn’t just funding a game it’s funding a fresh start, a safer development process, and the creation of an independent game studio built on transparency and passion.

If you’ve ever believed in second chances, creative persistence, or indie games made with heart I’d love to have you on this journey.

Thank you for reading, supporting, and believing.