Leviathan Digital develops its own games on a rev-share basis and takes on contract work with other indie teams. We are slowly building a hub for up and coming UK talent.
Leviathan Digital is a small independent UK game studio. It started with the solo dev Jack Stirling and is growing into a rev-share collective of developers.
The studio runs in two modes. On the rev-share side we develop our own games, with the team sharing what they ship. On the work-for-hire side we take on contract and freelance development with other indie teams, which helps keep the lights on between releases.
Past and ongoing collaborations include teams in the UK, Tokyo, Vienna and Dhahran, plus roles such as Associate Designer at Quantum Soup and technical work at Cubic Motion. We are all comfortable wearing several hats, which is usually how indie development goes.
Contract and freelance development with indie studios across the UK, Europe and further out.
Open world action adventure focused on accessibility. Contributed level layouts and gameplay systems alongside the core team.
Retro styled first person shooter. Worked on combat spaces and encounter pacing across multiple levels.
Design contributions on an in development indie title with a small collaborative team.
Narrative design and QA for initial project, with ongoing freelance work across early stage projects. Details under NDA.
Visual information software built in Unreal Engine 5 for an industry client.
Short term contract work on a small team project.
Embedded with the team across multiple production cycles. Level design passes and general gameplay support.
A small crew working on rev-share projects and contract work.
Designer and developer working across gameplay, level design and narrative. Started Leviathan Digital as a solo practice and is building it into a small rev-share collective. Comfortable wearing several hats, from design and production to hands-on Unity and Unreal work.
Ollie got into game dev through Souls-likes and roguelites. Every run teaches you something, and actually getting better feels great. He mostly works on procedural generation, building systems that keep things varied without hand-placing every corner. He's also big on music and wants to fold it into games properly, not just as a soundtrack but as part of how a game plays and feels.
Robin loves working on engines and getting into the nitty gritty of how games actually run. Happiest deep in systems, tools and low-level plumbing. Favourite games are Project Zomboid, Minecraft and Spore.
Azrael comes from a classic art background and does 2D digital art, and is picking up 3D along the way. Favourite games are Undertale and Fran Bow.
Alongside contract work, Leviathan Digital runs as a rev-share collective working on several small to mid scale games and interactive projects in parallel. We are slowly bringing more people into this part of the studio.
We want Leviathan Digital to be a friendly entry point into the UK games industry, and a steady home for people who are already in it. Most of the studio works on a rev-share basis, with contract work used to keep things running between releases.
We care more about reliability, communication and finishing work than about credentials or studio pedigree. If you can show up, do what you said you would, and talk to the rest of the team, we are interested.
The long term goal is simple. Build a hub for up and coming UK talent that ships a consistent stream of honest, well made games.
People entering the industry for the first time, including self taught developers and recent graduates.
Anyone coming back after time away from games, looking for a flexible way to get production work on a CV again.
Designers, artists, programmers and audio folk who have shipped a little and want to ship more.
People with credits who want flexible creative work alongside other things.
Disciplines include design, programming, art, audio, narrative and production. Tell us what you do and what you want to work on.
Most work is scoped small, from a few days of review through to multi month embedded contracts.
Greybox to polished spaces, sightlines, pacing and encounter layouts.
Mechanics, traversal, combat loops and progression systems.
Short, testable builds to answer the biggest design questions first.
Blueprints, scripting and small tools that help a team ship.
Multiplayer VR, installations and real time builds outside of games.
Short and long term embedded work with indie teams.
Second opinions, scope advice and feedback for solo and small teams.
Unreal and Python tutoring, plus mentoring for production teams.
Not everything we work on are games. We use the same techniques on many different other projects
Scripting work supporting the facial animation and capture pipeline.
Mentoring teams in Saudi Arabia through creative and technical production challenges.
Tutoring students in Unreal Engine and Python, with a focus on practical project work.
Development work on AR and geospatial applications outside of games.
Whether you're bringing a project our way or looking to join the studio, drop us a line. Short notes are fine.
