We build narrative games. And help other studios finish theirs.

MakeShift brings shipped-title experience to your project. Whether you're a studio racing a deadline, a team preparing for a publisher, or an organisation exploring games for the first time, we help you get there without compromising on quality.

We understand the decisions behind the work. We’re making games too. Scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and creative ambition are realities we balance every day, and we bring that same care, production thinking, and creative ownership to every team we work alongside. We don’t advise from the sidelines.

Sometimes a project doesn't need a huge outsourcing team. It needs the right people, at the right moment, who can understand the game quickly and take ownership.

Whether you need one experienced specialist embedded in your team, a focused co-development pod tackling a specific production need, or support taking a feature from idea to ship, MakeShift fits into your production where it matters most.

Our Services

Narrative Design • Writing • Gameplay Design • Level Design
We help shape the stories, systems and spaces that define the player experience. From narrative and dialogue to gameplay and level design, we can support individual features or work alongside your team across development.
Environment • Characters • Props • Concept • UI/UX
We create the visual building blocks that bring game worlds to life, from environments, characters and props to concept art and interface design, working within your existing visual direction or helping establish one.
Unreal Engine • Gameplay • Technical Design • Technical Art
We provide hands-on development support across gameplay, technical design and technical art, helping turn ideas into working, production-ready experiences in Unreal Engine.
Animation • Cinematics • Interactive Storytelling
We bring narrative moments to life through animation, cinematics and interactive storytelling, connecting story, performance and gameplay to create experiences that feel integrated rather than separate from the game.
QA • Production Support • Optimisation • Porting • Certification
We help teams navigate the practical work of getting a game over the line, from production and QA support to optimisation, porting and certification.

Original Character Render - Created in house

Need help getting your game over the line?

Tell us what you’re building. Tell us where production is getting difficult. Tell us what things are stuck.
We’ll help you figure out the smallest, strongest team that can make a difference.