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Games consulting and contracting
that kickstarts teams with
a lasting impact.
Secret Handshake Interactive has the knowledge, practices and procedures
to reinforce your team, bolster your processes and unleash
the potential your game holds from incubation to beyond release.
Mission
Secret Handshake is focused on co-development with small teams, who may be
new to the industry, helping to develop a unique creative
process and discover a passionate audience.
We are excited by teams that break new ground and try new
things. We believe failure is the most important part of the
creative process, and aid teams in encountering it early, often and with minimal risk.
Distance is no object - we collaborate at maximum
capacity with teams around the world, bridging the gap with clear
communication and consideration.
Our rates are fair, competitive, and we personally understand the
challenges posed by international conversion rates. Work with us to find
a path forward!
Engineering
Industry-leading tech
Our Unreal Engine 5 and Unity 2023 expertise enables us to pull every team to the cutting edge, including multiplayer networking, Unreal Nanite and Lumen, optimization and core engine modification.A lasting impact
Following process and codebase reviews, we propose measures that get your project back on track to commercial success and your team built into world-class developers who outlast our stay.Lightweight processes
We believe no team is too lean. Our novel Agile strategies enable team members to do their best work across every discipline while cutting the red tape holding back creativity.Global co-development
Utilizing our adaptive full-time scheduling, we guide the construction of processes that serve your diverse team and enable harnessing the wave of fresh global talent.Design
Focusing on focus
Through attention to consistency and player promises, we leverage core fantasies of your experience to create guidelines, suggestions and strategies for an aligned project that inspires players.Playtest-driven iteration
An iterative process directly informed by structured playtests creates actionable feedback each cycle, injecting continuous project improvement throughout development.Modern documentation
From your team's artifacts, we propose tools and strategies to author rich, flexible documentation that serves every discipline and remains sustainable under shifting project goals.Bold perspectives
Advancing your central vision, we articulate powerful ideas and specific feedback through strong communication to explore new territory while reinforcing the project towards a shared goal.Partners
Founders
Liam Daley
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As a designer, Liam enjoys leveraging games to create new ways for people to interact. He is passionate about the pure gameplay experiences that arise from strong vision, and how design documentation can be modernized into a powerful tool for more than just the team members who authored it.
Aedan Graves
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Aedan is a developer with a drive to create future thinking code design that doesn't compromise. He is focused on creating intuitive, collaborative solutions that bring paper design to the game world, utilizing both conventional and novel technologies.
