Sydless
Opia Games
VFX
Custom VFX
Game VFX
Game VFX players can feel.
We design and build real-time effects for Unreal Engine and Unity — abilities, impacts, environments and hero moments that read instantly, look great and stay within your frame budget.
- Niagara
- VFX Graph
- Shuriken
- EmberGen
01What we do
Effects for every moment of your game
From the first prototype to the launch trailer, we create effects that serve your gameplay first — and look spectacular second.
Gameplay VFX
Abilities, weapons, impacts and hit feedback that read instantly, even in the middle of a fight. We build effects around your gameplay timings, so players always know what just happened.
Environment FX
Fire, water, weather, ambient life and destruction that make your world feel alive — built to loop cleanly and to scale with your quality settings.
Cinematic VFX
Hero moments for cutscenes, trailers and vertical slices, where a single shot has to sell your whole game.
Simulations & flipbooks
Fire, smoke and fluids simulated in EmberGen and baked into flipbook textures: rich, believable motion at a fraction of the runtime cost.
02Toolbox
Right effect, right tool
When to call us
- Combat feels flat and hits don't land.
- You're entering a polish phase and need extra hands.
- A trailer, a demo or a vertical slice is coming up.
- Your effects look great but cost too much frame time — see optimization.
What we build with
- NiagaraUnreal Engine's VFX system, for gameplay, environment and cinematic effects.
- VFX Graph & ShurikenUnity's node-based, GPU-driven effects system, for large and detailed effects.
- EmberGenReal-time fluid simulation for fire, smoke and explosions, baked to flipbooks.
03Work
VFX in the wild
A few of the games we've brought effects to.
Goblin Gladiators
Runes Studio
VFX
Custom VFX
Genotype
Bolverk Games
VFX
Custom VFX optimized for VR
04FAQ
Good questions
Which engines do you work with?
Unreal Engine, with Niagara, and Unity, with VFX Graph & Shuriken. We work in your project, on your engine version and with your conventions.
Can you work inside our project and pipeline?
Yes. We work inside your engine, repository and tools, so our effects drop straight into your build — no re-integration on your side.
Will the effects run on our target platforms?
Performance is part of the brief: we agree on budgets with you from the start and check effects against them. If your game needs a deeper performance pass, see our optimization service.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes, from the very first call. Your IP stays yours.
How do we get started?
Send us a brief: your game, your engine, your timeline and what is blocking you. The first call is free and without commitment.
05More services
Need something else?
Our disciplines work best together. Bring in one, or the whole squad with a single point of contact.
Ready to make every hit land?
Brief a VFX artist