Next-Gen Realities: The Evolution of 2D and 3D Gaming Experiences

You have a great idea. You want to convert it into the next hit gaming sensation. Where do you start? The first step, of course, would be to search for a reliable team of game developers and designers that align with your vision and budget bracket. 

What globalization has done is that it has allowed us to access talent from all corners of the world. You don’t have geographical limitations whatsoever when choosing the best game development team for your dream project. 

But how do you handpick the best team out of hundreds and thousands of options out there? This blog discusses the things to consider while choosing your best game development team.

Experience Over Everything

The first and foremost thing you will need to consider is the number of years that company has been in business. For example, a company that has been there for 20+ years has no competition with those 5+ years in the market.

At the same time, you will have to understand that the more experienced a team is and the more systems they have in place, the costlier it is likely to have them. But we will discuss the cost part later.

Take the Website and Portfolio Seriously

If you have ended up at a game development company’s website and it is not as responsive as you would expect a game’s page to be, drop them and don’t look back. No, you didn’t miss an opportunity. 

The reason is that you can only judge the proficiency of a game company by looking at its website, its company profile, and its portfolio. If their portfolio fails to amaze you despite how promising the stats they sent you in the proposal were, look for other options. 

What Type of Reviews Do They Have

One of the best ways to check whether or not a game design company is exaggerating it claims to check the third-party B2B review platforms and websites like Clutch, Glassdoor, TopDevelopers, DesignRush, etc.

Positive reviews will ensure the company has done real business and there are real people behind real projects. The best practice is to check multiple platforms to check the reviews and filter out more than a few choices so that you can further filter them out based on the factors to come.

How Big Is Their Team?

The number of specialists in a game design company also speaks volumes about their expertise and positioning. An experienced company will not settle for 2-3 specialists if they claim that they have been in the business for a while. Instead, they will have a bigger team, more likely somewhere between 50-200.

Even if they have humble numbers, their core team would look like this.

• Designers
• Artists
• Art Directors
• Quality Assurance Engineers
• Project Managers
• Account Managers 

In most cases, they will initially align a project manager and a couple of designers and developers with you. Moving ahead, you can change your resources like sound engineers, QA engineers, DevOps, and similar add-on roles. 

What is their Game Development Process?

The quality of the process decides the quality of the outcomes. And this is specifically true when it comes to game development. When looking for a company for your dream project, you need to look at their workflows and ensure they are not a mess. 

A good briefing from the game development team would reveal how they delegate their tasks, what their hierarchy is, how they assign tasks, how they prioritize some tasks over others, and most importantly, how they allocate a budget to specific tasks. A good company will always have clear workflows and clear expectations. 

How Do They Communicate?

When you have your hard-earned money and valuable resources at stake, you cannot compromise on this part. Good communication is an important prerequisite for transparency, and it will ensure that you are connected with the right people throughout the process. 

Having a shared channel of communication where you can get regular updates about the work and discuss the scope is the ideal scenario. In addition, consider the language barrier. Oftentimes, clients end up in awkward situations with not many common grounds to communicate when they choose the cheapest options in front of them. Don’t repeat this mistake. 

How Much Do They Charge?

The last and most important factor would be the cost. When finalizing the options for your game development, cost would be the biggest factor. There are different types of cost ranges depending on the region in which your game development company is located. 

For example, a game development company located in South Asia or South America would charge you considerably less than one in Europe or North America. Similarly, the company that has a strong portfolio and has already launched a good number of game titles will charge you accordingly compared to the one that is still starting out. 

The best practice is not to settle for the cheapest option out there but to look for a company that has a balance of all the above things so it is likely to get all the green ticks going ahead. 

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