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Co-Development Studio
Magic Media is a game co-development studio that plugs into your pipeline. We partner with studios worldwide to ship better games faster, bringing senior Unreal Engine development plus art, animation, and design. Whether you need full feature teams or targeted support, our co-development scales with your roadmap. When your plans outgrow your headcount, we help you keep momentum.
why choose game co-development
scale production fast
Scale your game development team quickly with experienced co-development support. Add capacity for milestones without slowing down for hiring, onboarding, and ramp time.
workflow fit
Work with a co-development team that integrates into your tools and pipeline, keeping delivery consistent, trackable, and easy to review.
specialist support
Bring in targeted expertise across Unreal Engine and Unity development, including gameplay systems, UI implementation, tools and pipelines, tech art, animation, and optimization.
dedicated teams
Bring in dedicated co development teams for larger scopes, with clear ownership of defined workstreams and production ready delivery aligned to your requirements and quality bar.
the magic media team built for co-development
GAME DESIGNERS
Game design support for mechanics, progression, balance, and player experience. Designers create clear specs, iterate through feedback, and keep decisions aligned with production constraints so features stay shippable.
GAME DEVELOPERS
Gameplay programming and engineering support that integrates with your codebase and workflow. Developers deliver production ready systems and features with performance and stability in mind, built for review and clean integration.
ARTISTS
Game art production across concept, 2D, and 3D, aligned to your style guide and technical targets. Artists deliver characters, environments, props, and supporting content built to fit your pipeline.
REAL-TIME VFX ARTISTS
Real time VFX for Unreal Engine and Unity built for readability and performance. Effects support combat feedback, abilities, environment moments, and UI signals while matching your art direction.
PRODUCERS
Production management that keeps
co-development organized and predictable. Producers handle planning, tracking, and communication so priorities stay clear and delivery stays aligned to milestones.
TEAM LEADS
A dedicated lead keeps quality and coordination consistent across disciplines. Team leads manage reviews, integration readiness, and day to day alignment as a clear point of contact for your team.
game Co-Development by Platform
We support game co-development on PC, console, and mobile, integrating into Unreal Engine, Unity, or your proprietary tech.
PC GAME CO-DEVELOPMENT
We develop high-quality PC games that work on a wide variety of hardware. Our development and testing processes ensure that our PC games run smoothly across the huge selection of hardware choices available to players.
CONSOLE GAME CO-DEVELOPMENT
We develop console games for every major platform and design them to take full advantage of their unique features. We ensure that every console game we develop runs smoothly across the board, whether it’s for a single platform or it’s a cross-platform release.
MOBILE GAME CO-DEVELOPMENT
Our mobile games for Android and iOS devices range from casual titles to complex action games, RPGs, and more. Regardless of your mobile game needs, we have the expertise to make it come to life.
UNREAL ENGINE 5 CO-DEVELOPMENT
We leverage the power and incredible features of Unreal Engine 5 to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences. Unreal Engine 5 allows us to craft immersive worlds with unparalleled visual fidelity with its wide array of features.
UNITY GAME ENGINE CO-DEV
Unity offers a versatile game engine that enables us to craft various games for different platforms. Leveraging its intuitive interface and powerful features, game co-development for all platforms is more efficient than ever.
PROPRIETARY ENGINE GAME CO-DEV
Not limited to just Unreal Engine 5 and Unity, the Magic Media team can quickly understand proprietary engines and adopt them for game co-development as our clients and projects require it.
Seamless Game Co-Development Collaboration
Game co- development teams that integrate into your tools and workflow, with clear communication, predictable delivery, and full visibility from kickoff through each sprint and milestone, so progress stays aligned, trackable, and easy to review.
fast onboarding
Launch production faster with a structured onboarding process covering access, workflow, and delivery standards.. Teams align on scope, standards, and priorities early, so production starts moving without long ramp time.
clear ownership
Co- development works when responsibilities are explicit. We agree ownership by system or deliverable, keep approvals with your leads, and make sure every handoff is documented and easy to integrate
quaility built in
Delivery is reviewed against your standards before it reaches your team. Consistent reviews, integration checks, and performance awareness help keep work production ready and reduce rework late in the milestone.
proof not promises
Where the magic happens
Magic Media is an international gaming, tech and entertainment group, powered by building creativity and protecting innovation.
Our portfolio extends to encompass top-tier game art services, game development outsourcing, advanced cybersecurity, immersive VFX, and groundbreaking art and animation.
your outsourcing partner
From game art and real time VFX to game porting, Magic Media partners with studios as a co-development team, helping scale production capacity, maintain quality standards, and deliver on schedule across PC, console, and mobile.
Seamless Game Co-Development Collaboration
Our game development teams integrate directly into your workflow, offering English-speaking communication, flexible collaboration, and full alignment with your goals. From regular stand up meetngs, to group work sessions, we, we make sure your team feels supported and connected every step of the way.
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About Us
co-development case study
about coloniser
Coloniser is a large-scale online real-time strategy game set on the hostile alien world of Hastaris. Players crash-land, build, expand, and compete across persistent matches that can run for up to 90 days, balancing survival, long-term progression, diplomacy, and tactical warfare.
our cO-development support
Magic Media supported production across art, design, and engineering. We delivered core concept and 3D assets, animation, tech art, and VFX support, implemented key RTS gameplay systems, built scalable AWS-hosted backend infrastructure with a custom server scheduler, and created maps plus the full UX and UI experience.
The challenges
Coloniser needed to support up to 32 players in real time, which meant optimizing network traffic to keep gameplay stable and responsive at scale. The project also required long-duration servers that persist for 30 to 90 days, with systems balanced to protect fairness, progression, and competitive integrity across weeks of play.
results and impact
Cantos Games recognized Magic Media’s delivery across disciplines and the successful integration of complex systems into a cohesive, scalable experience. Coloniser continues to evolve through community feedback, balance refinements, and ongoing content updates.
Let us help you
Video game co-development is the collaborative process of multiple studios in creating a video game. Typically, a core studio will enlist the services of other studios to help fill out any services they require assistance for or have shortages of staff in.
In traditional game development, one studio and team would handle the entire process of development. In co-development, elements of the game’s creation is outsourced to other studios or groups to help in its delivery. Co-development allows a core studio to either grow its staff temporarily in-house to meet requirements or allow an external team to work and deliver elements separately.
The advantages of video game co-development are the ability to gain immediate access to specialized experts who are recruited bespoke for your needs. No recruitment or onboarding process, co-development offers a quicker production cycle, reduced costs, and a more diverse range of creative input for the game’s creation.
let’s Create MAgic
At Magic Media, our strength lies in our size and diversity, allowing us to offer gaming services including full-cycle game development, co-development, video production, trailers, and comprehensive artistic services. Whether you’re in need of innovative technology or a team driven by creativity, we are prepared to put our skills and knowledge into your project.
"Working with the Magic Media team on Remnant 2 was a pleasure from start to finish. Their work ethic and passion for gaming was clear and present throughout our collaboration which was reflected in their clear communication and high-quality delivery. Their assistance was greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with them in the future."