US-based studio · Clients worldwide
We build games of every genre, and we’d love to build yours.
We’re a US-based studio that plans, designs and builds games for studios, publishers and brands across the US, Europe and MENA.
Our work
Capture The King is our own game, built from scratch by our team. The same people and the same care go into every client project.
A chess-inspired mobile game
Line up your pieces on floating sky-island boards, break through the defences and knock the king off his board. We made every part of it ourselves, from the first sketches to the code and the testing.
Game development services
Bring us a blank page and we’ll take it all the way to a finished game. Or bring us the one part you need help with. Either works for us.
We turn your idea into a plan you can actually build: scope, milestones, budget, and the risky parts to tackle first.
We shape the systems and the story, then build a playable slice so you can feel the fun before committing to full production.
Full production all the way to launch: engineering, content, testing, and the final polish that makes a game feel finished.
Need extra hands? Our engineers and designers join your team to hit a milestone or get a slipping build back on track.
We bring your game to console, PC or VR and take care of certification, store pages and the day-one patch.
A small, focused slice of your game to pitch to publishers, test a mechanic or find out quickly whether an idea works.
How we work
We take your game from first idea to launch day: planning, design, production, testing and store submission, in milestones we agree on together.
Our engineers and artists work inside your team, whether you need more capacity, a milestone hit or a struggling build rescued.
One clearly defined piece of work, like a prototype, a vertical slice or a port, with the price agreed before we start.
Where we work
Our home market. We’re a US-registered company, we work under US contracts and our hours overlap with every US time zone.
We work remotely with studios and publishers across Europe and the UK, and we handle personal data the way GDPR expects.
One of the fastest-growing gaming regions in the world. We build for its players on mobile, PC and console.
The studio
Small studio. Sharp ideas. Finished games.
We’re a small, remote-first studio of designers, engineers and artists. We started out making the kind of games we wanted to play ourselves. When other studios asked us to help build theirs, we held their games to the same standard.
Making our own games keeps us honest. We know how every decision feels from the player’s side, so when we work on yours, we plan and build it as carefully as we would our own.
Sayam leads every Strafe Theory project personally. From the first call to final delivery, you’ll always know exactly who to talk to.
Connect on LinkedIn View credits on MobyGamesThe team
Behind every project is a full production team that covers every part of making a game.
FAQ
We build games for other companies, from a single prototype to a full game, and we make our own games. Our services cover full-cycle development, mobile games, co-development, porting and prototypes.
We’re a US-registered company (New Mexico) and a remote-first team. We work with clients in the US, Europe, the UK and the Middle East and North Africa.
Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot and Cocos, for PC, consoles, mobile (iOS and Android) and VR.
Send us a message. We reply within two business days, sign your NDA, have a discovery call, then send a roadmap with milestones and a quote.
You do. Everything we build for you is assigned to you under the contract.
Capture The King, our own chess-inspired mobile game, is in private testing on iOS and Android. Our founder is also personally credited on God of War: Sons of Sparta for PS5.
Get in touch
Tell us about your game, which platforms you’re aiming for and when you’d like to launch. We’ll get back to you within two business days.