We are an international independent game development studio. We build games and offer contract development and strategic consulting services.
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Services
What we offer
Fortnite Creative and UGC Game Development
Bring your concept to life in Fortnite and other virtual worlds with the help of former developers from Epic Games, PlayStation and more. - End-to-end production, from concept creation/iteration to launch - Gameplay/UX design - Game systems design and implementation - Custom art and 3D modeling - Q/A and bug fixes - Post-launch support
Branded Experiences
Fortnite and other UGC platforms are the perfect locations for interactive branded events, challenges and experiences. This approach fosters deep engagement and ensures a continuous flow of fresh, user-driven content, keeping your brand presence vibrant and relevant while organically expanding its reach to potential customers. Using our Fortnite Creative development team’s expertise, we’ll work closely with you to design a strategy, experience and content plan that will engage players and keep them coming back to your brand in their favorite gaming universes.
Strategic Consulting
Our team’s expertise in the gaming landscape is deep, and flows from team members who were former senior leaders and developers at companies like Epic Games, PlayStation, Twitch, Microsoft, IBM and more. Whether you’re building a game, an app, a product, a content plan, a live event, or anything else for a gaming audience, we’re here to help you make sure it’s a lasting success. We offer full service consulting for: - Game design, prototyping, development and polish - Strategic product planning and GTM strategy creation and execution - Content roadmapping, development and execution
Indie game development
We build and release our own in-house games and experiences, keeping our creativity sharp and feeding our passion for creation. If you’re interested in collaborating with us on these projects, or interested in pitching us a project or concept of your own, please contact us and let’s see if we can build something great together.
ABOUT US
Who we are
PlayKigai is an international team of game developers, software engineers and digital artists who love creating video games and digital experiences.
PlayKigai was founded in January 2024 by Aaron Chambers and Simone Di Gravio. But the origin of the company stretches more than a decade into the past, when they met in a random Dota 2 match. They think they remember winning.
About Founders
Meet The Founders
AARON CHAMBERS
Chief Executive Officer
From the country roads of his ancestral home in West Virginia to the most famous tech campuses in Silicon Valley, Aaron’s career in gaming has spanned 15 years and has included stops at some of the biggest names in the space.
A lifelong gamer whose teams have built content, products, and digital experiences enjoyed by tens of millions of people across the globe, Aaron views video games as the ultimate intersection point of technology, design, creative vision and community.
Favorite games: Dota 2, Rimworld, Stellaris, Fallout 76
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SIMONE DI GRAVIO
Chief Development Officer
A world traveler in love with technology and the neuropsychology of Play, Simone strives to shape players’ consciousness through games and discover new ways to entertain.
After spending a few years freelancing at the bleeding edge of XR, Simone joined Epic Games. While there, he worked with all major consoles and publishers, then transitioned to building UEFN and the Verse programming language from the ground up, educating others along the way.
Favorite games: Ōkami, Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear.
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