Original Title Development
Full production from concept to launch on PC & console. Typical build 12–24 months.
from £180,000
Game development studio — Shoreditch, London
We chart the terrain your players will never forget.
SavagePortalBase.digital is a hands-on studio building original titles, co-development, and engine tooling. We map the whole route from grey-box prototype to launch-day patch.
- 18
- Titles shipped
- 40M+
- Players reached
- 9 yrs
- On the trail
The crew
A small team that carries its own pack.
Twelve people, no middle layer. You talk to the people making the game.
ME
Mara Ellison
Studio Director & Creative Lead
Ex-narrative designer, 14 years in AAA and indie.
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Deshawn Okafor
Technical Director
Unreal & custom C++ engines, gameplay networking.
PN
Priya Nandakumar
Lead Game Designer
Systems, economy design and combat feel.
TR
Tomas Reidar
Art Director
Stylised environments and character pipelines.
IW
Isla Whitmore
Producer
Milestones, cert, and keeping scope honest.
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Kenji Aramaki
Lead Engineer
Tools, build pipelines and performance.
What we build
Six routes to a finished game.
Concrete engagements with clear scope and UK pricing. Studio hours: Mon–Fri, 09:30–18:00 GMT.
Co-Development
We embed with your team on gameplay, tools or content. Dedicated pod, monthly rolling.
from £14,500 / month
Vertical Slice & Prototype
Playable, pitch-ready slice to secure funding or greenlight. 8–12 week sprint.
from £42,000Engine & Tooling
Custom editors, build pipelines and performance passes for Unreal and Unity.
from £9,800Live-Ops & Content Drops
Seasonal content, balancing and patch cadence for shipped games.
from £6,200 / monthPort & Optimisation
Console and Switch ports, frame-rate and load-time optimisation with cert support.
from £28,000Reviews
What partners say after launch day.
A few notes from studios and publishers we've walked the whole route with.
"They took our messy prototype and shipped a vertical slice that closed our funding round in eight weeks. Ruthlessly focused."
Publisher, Manchester · March 2025
"The co-dev pod felt like our own team. Our netcode finally holds up at 64 players and the tooling they left behind is gold."
Studio Lead, Bristol · November 2024
"Switch port came back under budget and passed cert first try. That never happens. We'll use them again for the sequel."
Producer, London · August 2024
"Weekly playtests changed how we work forever. They caught a combat pacing problem we'd been blind to for a year."
Creative Director, Leeds · January 2025
Contact
Tell us about your game.
Send a brief and we'll get back within two working days. We're based in Shoreditch and work with teams across the UK and remotely.
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