Android Game Development Company

According to statistics, the Android game market is larger, with more users owning respective devices. Another noteworthy aspect is the development cost. Although iOS game development studios make more money, they also pay a slightly higher price for their workforce. Nevertheless, you shouldn't worry about this because our Android game development company can cover your back, providing our developers as per your request. Also, we can not only extend your team using our workforce but also develop your Android game, with you retaining all the intellectual property rights.

If you opt for our services, you get a long-term business partner who cares about your success on the market. But if you still intend to do everything on your own, be sure to carry out a discovery phase, review competitors, calculate the budget, build a reliable team, and ensure the availability of the tech stack required to create an excellent Android game.

Whenever you go down the path of Android game development, you significantly increase the number of devices you should optimize your future product for because there are many of them. Still, the plurality of specifications and generations isn’t the same as, say, in PC game development, but still there’s a ton of work to do and hardware configurations to consider before you can call your game optimized. Let alone your team needs to work with a broad tech stack.

Ensuring a stable frame rate, good resolution, and graphics quality for Android devices can be tiresome as well as time-consuming thanks to a broad hardware range. Another aspect is that you need to use a vast range of technologies to finalize a product. In order to create an enthralling and quality Android game, your developers must master Kotlin, Java, Android Studio, the Cocos2d-X engine, while artists must work with 2D/3D editing tools like ZBrush, Blender, Substance Painter.

Ultimately, mobile gaming is only gaining traction, so you invest in your stable future by creating Android games. The international player audience is gradually shifting from PC gaming to mobile, inasmuch as it’s more convenient, and you can take your games with you anywhere you go, no matter the distance or geographical location. And if you opt for our Android game development services, everyone wins — your target audience gets what they want, while you save costs.

As a rule, our team approaches Android game development according to the broad 3-stage product life cycle that can be split into the pre-production, production, and post-production phases.

1. Pre-production. This stage is considered launched as soon as our Android game developers, game designers, and managers discuss all the project requirements with a client. When all the preliminary work is done, we move on to planning, creating the game design document (GDD), and producing 2D concept art for references. Then we brainstorm ideas related to core gameplay mechanics, backstory, as well as other crucial elements of your future Android game, continually asking for your approval.

2. Production. As the central stage of Android game development, it marks the start of full-scale work on a project, including script writing, architecture building, assets production, animation, level design, and the integration of models into the game engine. Our game developers, artists, and designers complete each step according to the previously approved plan without any unexpected decisions. Also, the production stage presupposes recording sounds and working on audio design, thereby adding more depth to the digital world of your future Android game.

3. Post-production. When the system is entirely functional and the game is playable, it’s time for running a high number of test types aimed at ensuring the system’s stability as well as decent performance, fixing bugs, making the product maximally fun to play for the audience. Based on feedback harvested from Google Play, we can release updates in order to improve the game’s performance, graphics, or other elements that may require additional work.

Usually, Android game developers utilize two programming languages: Java and Kotlin. Beyond question, Android native applications can be created using a broad spectrum of languages, but Google officially recognizes only these two. However, our studio develops Android games using such game engines as Unity and Unreal. This technology has almost everything they need to provide you with top-notch Android game development services.

Therefore, from the direct development perspective, we take advantage of Visual Studio Code (integrated development environment — IDE), Unity or Unreal Engine (depending on what kind of Android game you need), and, in other cases, various SDKs or plugins needed for unique coding scenarios. In terms of UI/UX design and art assets, our team uses ZBrush, 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, as well as other 3D editing tools for production/animation.

In order to ensure a successful and smooth workflow, we can use various solutions for task tracking, maintaining software documentation, communicating, etc. The point here is to provide you with a high-quality Android game, give access to all official documents, and release the product on a previously discussed platform. Various tweaks to the final tech stack can be made after the initial interview in which we discuss what technologies must be used for development.

The first step in building a team for Android game development implies a severe and research-based approach to the pre-production stage. For instance, if you want to hire a 3D artist, you should already have precise tasks ready, which they can immediately begin work on. You have to think in advance about how many models of walls, gates, towers, or other assets will be needed in a castle. Therefore, be ready to elaborate on core gameplay concepts, story, and art style.

A detailed specification may also come in handy, specifying the requirements for the number of triangles on the model, texture maps, UVs, and other relevant information. When building a team, remember that people are an essential asset in any endeavor. Workflows, methodologies, documentation, and even professional skills are secondary because human resources lie at the core of your Android game project.

If a candidate for a particular role in the project isn’t good enough from a technical angle but is a hard-working person with burning eyes, this may well be just what you need. You can always improve their skills, but changing the worldview of an accomplished person is almost impossible. Nevertheless, if you deem it wiser to rely on professionals and relieve the stress surrounding the recruitment process, you should contact our specialists.