Services

Game Engine Extension

Your existing game engine might be capable of much more with the right technical improvements. The Forge extends existing engines, including Unity, Unreal Engine, and proprietary solutions, with specialized features designed around your project’s needs.

From advanced rendering systems and GPU-driven technologies to performance improvements and platform support, we integrate new capabilities into your existing technology. Our approach helps your team overcome technical limitations, unlock new possibilities, and build on the engine you already have without the cost and disruption of rebuilding from scratch.

Game Engine Optimization

When performance issues persist despite your team’s best efforts, The Forge brings deep graphics and systems expertise to the problem. We analyze your engine’s architecture, profile CPU and GPU workloads, and investigate performance bottlenecks across individual systems or entire rendering pipelines.

By identifying the underlying causes of performance limitations, we make targeted improvements that help your engine use available hardware more effectively. Whether you need to improve frame times, reduce resource overhead, or optimize a demanding rendering workload, we focus on measurable results that improve performance without compromising your project’s goals.

Building Custom Engines

When existing engines cannot meet your project’s technical requirements, a custom engine can provide the control, flexibility, and specialized capabilities you need. The Forge builds purpose-designed game engines using The Forge Framework, our open-source, cross-platform rendering framework, as the foundation.

We develop the core technology around your project’s specific requirements, from rendering and platform support to specialized systems and workflows. With direct control over the source code and architecture, your team can avoid unnecessary complexity, reduce reliance on third-party solutions, and build technology that scales with your project. We’ll work with you to determine whether a custom engine is the right investment for your goals.

Tools Development

Every game project has unique production requirements. The Forge develops custom tools that streamline workflows, reduce repetitive work, and help development teams overcome technical bottlenecks.

We analyze your existing production pipeline to identify opportunities for improvement, then build specialized solutions around your team’s needs. Our work includes asset optimization and visualization tools, custom scene and content editors, profiling tools, and extensions for existing development workflows. The result is a more efficient pipeline that gives engineers, artists, and designers more time to focus on building the game.

Testifying Expert for Software IP

Intellectual property disputes involving video games and game technology often require a detailed understanding of the underlying software, rendering systems, and engineering practices. The Forge provides technical expert witness and litigation consulting services for intellectual property matters involving the game industry.

Our expertise spans game engines, rendering technology, software architecture, gameplay systems, and other technologies used to develop and operate games. We analyze complex technical issues and communicate our findings through clear, objective technical opinions that help attorneys, judges, and juries understand the relevant engineering details.

Our role is to provide independent technical analysis grounded in the underlying technology and evidence, supporting legal teams as they evaluate and present complex software-related matters.