Systems
Mechanics should connect, create choices and give players room to improve.
Independent game studio, Netherlands
We had no idea
but made it happen.
AedionStudio is a Dutch game studio founded in 2019 by students from Hogeschool Rotterdam. Today, our four-person team is working on Down2Die.
06 The studio
About AedionStudio
We like difficult problems
and games with depth.
AedionStudio was founded in 2019 by students from Hogeschool Rotterdam. The current team brings programming, game design, world building and 3D art together. Down2Die is where those disciplines meet.
We enjoy building systems that players can learn and master. We care about stories that give those systems meaning, and we spend a lot of time on the controls, feedback and small details that make playing feel satisfying.
Story
The story should be part of what players do, not only something they read.
Game feel
Timing, feedback, controls and level flow receive the same attention as large features.
2019AedionStudio started
R'DAMFounded at Hogeschool Rotterdam
04People in the current team
UE5Engine behind Down2Die
07 What we do
What the team works on
Programming, game design
and 3D art.
Gameplay systems
Multiplayer logic, inventories, crafting, abilities and progression built in Unreal Engine.
↗World & encounter design
Readable levels, procedural dungeons, enemy encounters and boss spaces that support the game loop.
↗Stylized 3D art
Low-poly environments, props and characters designed to be clear in motion and consistent with the world.
↗Game feel & polish
Input response, combat feedback, pacing and repeated playtesting until an interaction feels right.
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03 Current game
In development. Wishlist on Steam.
Top-down co-op survival.
Procedural dungeons.
Down2Die is a top-down, low-poly survival game for up to four players. Gloomwood is the overworld where the team regroups, trades and prepares before entering procedural dungeons to gather resources. Craft gear, upgrade weapons and take your build into boss fights, including Kalthara’s desert encounter. The story expands with every update.
Procedural expeditionsEnter resource dungeons with new layouts, routes and risks every run.
Craft your buildGather materials, create gear and upgrade weapons around your playstyle.
Boss fightsTravel to maps such as Kalthara and prepare to face their bosses.
GloomwoodReturn to the overworld to recover, trade and prepare for what comes next.
Four-player survivalCoordinate revivals and fight together online or over LAN. Controller support is included.
An evolving storyDiscover a world whose characters, regions and narrative grow with every update.
Explore the world
Gloomwood, the dungeons and Kalthara
The streets of GloomwoodRegroup, prepare and choose where the next journey begins.
05 Earlier projects
More from AedionStudio.
Projects from before Down2Die.
PROJECT 01
Bomb Royale
Earlier AedionStudio project
PROJECT 02
Poly Raid
Earlier AedionStudio project
02 The crew
Meet the team.
Joey Malta
Programmer, FounderGameplay systems, multiplayer logic and the technical side of Down2Die.
Mustafa Bolat
Co-Founder, ProgrammerSoftware development, gameplay systems and the business side of AedionStudio.
Alessio Barbosa Varela
Game Designer, World BuildingGameplay design, encounters and the worlds players explore.
Shayenne Rocha
3D Artist, DesignerCharacters, environments and the visual design of the game.
08 Contact
Questions, ideas and opportunities
We would like
to hear from you.
Get in touch if you want to discuss development work, a partnership, publishing Down2Die or anything else that may be relevant to the studio.
[email protected] ↗