handshake
interactive
Games co-development
that puts teams on track
to success.
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
Engineering
Industry-leading tech
Our Unreal Engine 5 and Unity 6 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.Partner Projects
Goner w/ Loco Players (2020-2024)
Survival horror, first person perspective, narrative driven, prehistoric theme
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- Unreal Engine 4.26, executed a successful conversion to 5.1+ mid-development
- Embraced end-to-end ownership of critical features
- Saving + loading, interactable objects, gamepad input/glyphs, crafting/tool upgrading
- Implemented core gameplay features to provided spec
- Character movement/parkour/stats/effects, items + tools, 3D drag-and-drop inventory
- Introduced playtest/feedback cycle for all 15 team members, raising weekly output quality
- Improved engineering processes for team of 5, implementing patterns for project health + performance
- Optimization + prevention exceeded target 90FPS, up from 12FPS, in dense, hi-fi environments
"From Loco Players, we want to express our sincere gratitude and recommendation for Secret Handshake. Over the past few years, they have been an invaluable partner in the development of our video game. Their team has demonstrated exceptional levels of professionalism, creativity, and dedication. They have exceeded our expectations at every stage of the project, providing innovative ideas and effective solutions to the challenges we faced. The quality of their work and their commitment to excellence have been fundamental to the success of our project. We highly recommend Secret Handshake to any company looking for a reliable and talented collaborator in video game development."
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Tony Cabrera
Technical Director @ Loco Players S.L.
Founders
Liam Daley
Designing experiences since 2014, Liam enjoys leveraging games to create new ways for players to interact. Passionate about concise and powerful documentation, tools like Obsidian keep him and team members informed. Always working on a demo project, he has developed in most modern Unity and Unreal versions, as well as experimented independently with tools like Godot. With a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, his technical expertise is always a welcome addition.
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Aedan Graves
Aedan is a developer with a drive to create future thinking code design that doesn't compromise. He is focused on creating intuitive solutions that bring paper design to the game world. Having authored publicly available designer-facing tools such as the Character Controller SUPER on the Unity Asset store used by experienced developers and in classrooms around the world, he understands the importance in finding the perfect balance between form and function.
