Playable spaces with production logic
Level design
Layouts and encounters designed around the player's path: spaces that read at a glance and reward the second look.
Discuss a briefConnected production
Built into the work.
Scope, reviews, and delivery all point at the same thing: work that survives your real production path.
Capabilities
What the work can cover.
- Layout and spatial composition
- Navigation and encounter support
- Visual storytelling
- Level art and set dressing
- Engine-side review
Pipeline integration
How we plug into your pipeline.
Every layout is built against your gameplay requirements, art direction, performance budget, and the build it actually has to ship in.
Delivery model
Who owns what, in writing.
Start with blockouts and spatial work, or hand us the space all the way through level art, validation, and an engine-ready handoff.
Practical questions
Before the first production review.
Does level design include level art?
It can. Scope can run from layout through visual storytelling, set dressing, and engine-side validation.
Can NUARE work inside an existing build?
Yes. Access, version-control expectations, review gates, and ownership are agreed before production begins.
How does a NUARE engagement begin?
We usually begin with an NDA. Once it is in place, we discuss the project, production needs, scope, visual style, and disciplines required. We then share our rates and align the proposed scope with the available budget. If the plan works for both sides, production moves forward.
Can NUARE work inside an existing team and pipeline?
Yes. We adapt to the client's communication, review, source-control, and production systems rather than asking the team to rebuild its workflow around us. We have worked with tools ranging from ShotGrid, formerly Shotgun, and Slack to a wide variety of project trackers. We also use Picrowd extensively and may suggest it when it offers a useful fit.
What does the client receive at delivery?
The agreed delivery can include final assets, source files, documentation, engine implementation, and ongoing support when those are part of the scope. Across every engagement, we keep the same focus on asset quality, communication, and a dependable handoff.
Start with the brief
Tell uswhat the world needs.
Share the scope, timeline, engine, and production gap. NDA first is welcome.
Give us enough context to route your brief to the right producer.