Storm Lancers

Storm Lancers is a fast-paced action roguelite developed by ProbablyMonsters. Set on the alien world of Cryptica, the game combines side-scrolling combat, progression systems, challenging enemies, and chaotic two-player co-op within a vibrant sci-fi universe.

Magic Media supported the development of Storm Lancers, providing expertise across multiple production disciplines. Our teams contributed to the creation and optimization of the game while supporting a development pipeline designed to deliver a polished experience across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.

Challenge

Storm Lancers was developed around fast, responsive gameplay, dynamic environments, and seamless cooperative play.

Delivering this experience required a development approach that could support rapid iteration while maintaining consistent visual quality and performance. The team also needed to account for the technical requirements of different platforms, ensuring that environments, assets, gameplay systems, and effects performed reliably across a range of hardware. With an ambitious production schedule, close collaboration between development, engineering, art, and QA was essential throughout the project.

Solution

Magic Media worked alongside ProbablyMonsters as part of the wider development team supporting Storm Lancers from production through release.

Our specialists contributed across areas including environment art, modelling, texturing, lighting, and Unreal Engine optimization. The team worked closely within the established artistic and technical direction of the project, creating and refining assets while ensuring they remained suitable for the game's performance requirements.

Optimization was considered throughout production, helping the team balance the distinctive visual style of Storm Lancers with the requirements of its target hardware.

The wider development pipeline also supported platform-specific development and certification, establishing a strong technical foundation that allowed the game to expand beyond its initial Nintendo Switch release to Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.

Result

The collaborative development approach helped ProbablyMonsters deliver a visually distinctive roguelite with responsive combat, varied environments, and a strong focus on cooperative gameplay.

Magic Media's contribution demonstrates how integrated development and art support can help studios scale production, optimize demanding game environments, and prepare projects for deployment across multiple platforms.