Game Development

We build games, so we can build yours

Game development is our home turf. We work in Unreal Engine 5 daily on our own titles, which means the person on your project has already fought the battles your project will hit: gameplay feel, replication, performance budgets, and the long tail of polish that separates a prototype from a product.

We embrace LLMs as an assistant for our human developers, and only there. AI helps us write code and drive UE5 through Blueprints and C++; it never designs your game, never replaces a developer, and never touches art.

What this includes

• Gameplay programming. Movement, combat, interaction, AI behaviors, and the systemic mechanics that give a game depth, in C++ and Blueprints.
• Multiplayer and netcode. Replication, prediction, session flow, and backend integration, informed by the self-hosted game server we run ourselves.
• Systems and tooling. Editor utilities, build pipelines, and designer-facing tools that make your team faster long after the engagement ends.
• Prototyping. Playable vertical slices that answer the risky questions early, before production money is on the line.
• Performance. Profiling and optimization passes across CPU, GPU, and memory, with honest reports on where the frame time goes.

How we work

1. Scope. We agree on the slice of the game we own and the definition of done, in writing.
2. Milestones. Playable builds at every checkpoint, not slideware.
3. Iteration. We playtest with you, tune, and cut what does not survive contact with players.
4. Handoff. Clean source, documented systems, and a walkthrough with your team so the knowledge does not leave when we do.

Who this is for

Indie teams that need senior firepower on a hard system, studios porting or extending an existing title, and founders with a strong design who need it made real in Unreal Engine 5.

Why Jalapeno Labs

Because we ship our own games, we treat yours like ours: honest scope, playable milestones, and craft over shortcuts. Every engagement is led by a senior developer, billed transparently by the hour.

Let us build it

Tell us about your game on the contact page and we will scope the work with you.