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(03) 9000 1234Canberra organisations often have important messages to share, but information pages and brochures rarely change behaviour.
We design accessible Unity and web games for not-for-profits, consultancies, research institutions and education providers in the ACT, turning public education, awareness campaigns and training into experiences people choose to finish, all delivered remotely from our Melbourne studio.
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Unity & Mobile Game Development in Canberra
Canberra has an unusually high concentration of organisations whose job is to inform, educate or influence behaviour: not-for-profits, peak bodies, research institutions, universities and the consultancies that support public sector clients.
Their messages are often complex, from health and safety to financial literacy and environmental issues, and their audiences are busy. A short, well-designed game can explain a difficult idea in a few minutes and leave a stronger impression than a long report.
These projects come with responsibilities that commercial games often skip. Content needs to be accurate and reviewed by subject experts. Experiences must be accessible to people with disability, work on older devices and use plain language. Data collection should be minimal and transparent, and there is usually an approval chain that needs clear documentation at each stage before anything goes live.
We work with Canberra clients remotely. Discovery and reviews run over video calls, builds are shared through web links, TestFlight or Google Play testing, and we provide design documents, accessibility notes and testing summaries that make internal sign-off easier. You can circulate builds to stakeholders and gather structured feedback before each milestone, keeping the whole process transparent and on track, and making it easier to report on outcomes once the game is live.
Melbourne team · AEST/AEDT hours
Serving Canberra, ACT
The Challenge
Canberra organisations commonly run into these issues when they try to make public information more engaging.
Awareness campaigns often rely on web pages, fact sheets and social posts that people scroll straight past. Without an interactive hook, even well-researched messages fail to reach the audiences who would benefit from them most.
Games built without accessibility in mind exclude people using screen readers, keyboard navigation or alternative inputs. Retrofitting these features late in development is expensive, and for public-facing organisations it can delay or even block a launch.
Many off-the-shelf game platforms collect far more data than a not-for-profit or research organisation is comfortable with. Unclear analytics and third-party tracking can create real privacy risks and slow down internal approvals, sometimes stopping a promising project altogether.
Boards, committees, subject experts and communications teams all need to sign off. Without clear documentation and staged reviews, feedback arrives late and contradicts itself, causing rework and pushing campaign timelines back by weeks or even months.
Our Approach
Our Melbourne-based team works with Canberra clients remotely, with a process designed for accuracy, accessibility and smooth approvals.
We start by defining what players should understand, feel or do after playing. Every mechanic is then chosen to reinforce that message, so the game supports your campaign or learning outcome instead of distracting from it.
We plan for readable text, colour contrast, captions, adjustable difficulty, keyboard and switch-friendly controls, and plain language from day one, then test with a range of users so the game works for as many people as possible.
We collect only the analytics you genuinely need, avoid unnecessary third-party tracking and document exactly what is stored and where. This makes privacy reviews simpler and helps your organisation keep the trust of the people it serves.
Each milestone comes with a short design summary, playable build and testing notes that you can circulate to boards, experts and communications teams, so feedback is gathered in one structured round and approvals keep moving on schedule.
What We Offer
Whether you’re an indie studio with a concept, an educator with learning goals or a brand looking to engage customers in a fresh way, we shape each project around your audience, platform and budget. Design, art and development are all handled by our local team.
Full-cycle Unity development for iOS and Android, covering casual, hyper-casual, puzzle, arcade and mid-core genres.
We prototype the core loop early so you can feel the gameplay before committing to full production, then build out levels, progression, menus and polish. The result is a smooth, responsive game optimised for a wide range of phones and tablets.
Games are a powerful way to teach, train and inform.
We work with schools, training providers, healthcare organisations and businesses to turn learning outcomes into engaging gameplay, from early-learning apps to workplace simulations. Progress tracking, accessibility and age-appropriate design are considered from the start, so the game is effective as well as fun.
Give customers a reason to spend time with your brand.
We create branded mini-games, promotional competitions, event activations and loyalty experiences that run on mobile or the web. Each one is designed around a clear marketing goal, such as capturing leads or driving store visits, and can be paired with our Social Media Marketing team for launch.
We build augmented reality games with Unity AR Foundation that place characters and objects into the real world through a phone camera, ideal for location-based play and interactive marketing.
For social experiences, we develop real-time and turn-based multiplayer features, leaderboards, friends lists and matchmaking using proven networking and backend services.
Strong visuals set a game apart in crowded app stores.
Our artists create 2D sprites, illustrations, 3D models, environments, user interfaces and character animations in a style that suits your audience, whether that’s bright and playful or sleek and stylised. We also produce app store icons, screenshots and promotional assets to support your launch.
Already have a game?
We port titles between platforms and engines, optimise performance for lower-end devices and update older Unity projects to current versions. After launch, our live ops support keeps players engaged with new levels, seasonal events, balance tweaks and content updates, guided by analytics rather than guesswork.
Areas We Serve
We work with not-for-profits and peak bodies around Braddon, Barton and Kingston, consultancies in Canberra City and Fyshwick, and universities and research teams near Bruce and Belconnen. Organisations in Woden, Tuggeranong, Gungahlin and across the border in Queanbeyan are welcome too, with every project delivered remotely through video calls and shared builds.
We work Canberra business hours (AEST/AEDT) via video call
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How We Work
No jargon, no surprises. Here’s exactly how we take you from first call to measurable growth.
We start with a free discovery call to understand your idea, audience and goals, then run a workshop to define the genre, core mechanic and scope.
We build a rough playable prototype of the core loop and refine it with you until the gameplay feels right, before committing to full production.
We plan levels, progression and monetisation, and create the art style, characters, environments and UI that bring your game’s world to life.
Our Unity developers build out the full game in milestones, sharing playable builds regularly and integrating analytics, ads and in-app purchases.
We playtest, fix bugs and optimise performance across devices, then prepare store assets and manage App Store and Google Play submission.
After launch we monitor player data and support you with updates, new content, events and balance changes to keep players engaged.
FAQ
Yes. Our team is based in Melbourne and every Canberra project is delivered remotely. We run discovery sessions and milestone reviews over video calls on Canberra time, share builds as web links or through TestFlight and Google Play testing, and provide documentation you can circulate internally. Stakeholders can play each build on their own devices and add feedback before we move on to the next stage.
It can, when it is designed around a clear message. Games let people explore consequences, make choices and see outcomes, which often makes complex topics easier to understand and remember than reading about them. We keep campaign games short, shareable and easy to access in a browser, and we design them so the key message is reinforced throughout play rather than tacked on at the end.
Accessibility is planned from the first prototype. We consider readable fonts, colour contrast, captions and audio alternatives, adjustable speed and difficulty, keyboard and switch-friendly controls and plain language. Web-based games can also support assistive technologies more readily. We test with a range of users throughout development and document the accessibility features included, so your organisation can report on them with confidence.
Only what you agree is necessary. Many campaign games need nothing more than anonymous play counts and completion rates. Where you need more, such as quiz results or survey responses, we explain exactly what is stored, where it is hosted and who can access it. We avoid unnecessary third-party tracking and provide written documentation to support your privacy review and any questions from your board.
Every game is quoted per project after a free discovery call, because a simple awareness game and a multi-module learning experience involve very different scopes. We provide a clear written quote with milestones and deliverables, which can help with internal budgeting and approvals. On final payment, the source code, art assets and intellectual property are transferred to your organisation in full.
Book a free discovery call. We will talk through your audience, message and approval process, then outline how an accessible, engaging game could help your campaign or program reach the people who need it.
Contact
Tell us what you’re working on. We reply to every enquiry within one business day, with honest advice and no pressure.
Michael Reid & team · Melbourne VIC 3000 · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm