Fgfactory provides a full range of game development services and assets design services for clients worldwide since 2010. We provide services for publishers, developers and other businesses within the gaming and entertainment industry.
Ukraine
Kharkiv, 12 Podilskyi Ln. ,
Kharkiv,
Kharkiv61002
+380632884742
$25 - $49/hr
50 - 249
2010
Service Focus
Focus of Game Development
Unity 3D Game Development - 20%
Animation - 25%
Sound - 5%
AR Game Development - 25%
VR Game Development - 25%
Fgfactory's exceptional AR & VR Development services give clients a considerable advantage over the competition.
Focus of Web Designing (UI/UX)
Usability - 10%
User Experience - 20%
Digital Design - 10%
Graphic Design - 60%
Focus of Mobile App Development
iOS - iPhone - 50%
Android - 50%
Industry Focus
Gaming - 30%
Gambling - 20%
Advertising & Marketing - 10%
Art, Entertainment & Music - 10%
Education - 10%
Financial & Payments - 10%
Media - 10%
Client Focus
50% Medium Business
50% Small Business
Review Analytics of Fgfactory
3
Total Reviews
4.9/5
Overall Rating
0
Recent Reviews
What Users Say
Excellent technical skills as well as management
Eugene Gorenko
AAA+
Anonymous
Building a location-based cash treasure hunt app in Unity
Sergei Koziar
What Users Like The Most
Exceptional technical expertise and support throughout the project. Their team demonstrated a deep understanding of my project's requirements and provided guidance and recommendations to ensure its success. Overall, I was highly impressed by Fgfactory's professionalism and dedication.
Dedication
Delivery
A team that has a specialist for everything we requested.
What Users Like The Least
I'm pleased to say that there were no significant issues or complaints. The project proceeded smoothly from start to finish.
Time difference
Occasionally communicating availability and timescales (as with most developers)
Working with Fgfactory to bring my vision of a web-based gamified platform to life has been an incredible experience from start to finish. From our initial discussions to the final product launch, every step of the journey has been smooth and seamless.
One of the things that impressed me most about Fgfactory was their technical expertise. They carefully guided me through the decision-making process, offering valuable insights and recommendations on the best approach for building the platform.
I was also impressed by their project management team. They kept me updated on the progress every step of the way, and they were proactive in addressing any challenges. Thanks to their management, the project was completed on time and within the agreed budget.
What was the project name that you have worked with Fgfactory?
Web-based gamification project
What service was provided as part of the project?
App Designing (UI/UX), Web Designing (UI/UX), Game Development
Describe your project in brief
It's a web-based gamified platform designed to revolutionize urban exploration. Users can explore various city locations, discovering hidden gems, shops, and landmarks along the way. Each location presents unique challenges to complete, encouraging users to engage with surroundings and immerse themselves in the city's culture. Additionally, users can purchase and trade items in shops, collect rare treasures, and connect with fellow explorers through multiplayer functionality and online chats.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Exceptional technical expertise and support throughout the project. Their team demonstrated a deep understanding of my project's requirements and provided guidance and recommendations to ensure its success. Overall, I was highly impressed by Fgfactory's professionalism and dedication.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
I'm pleased to say that there were no significant issues or complaints. The project proceeded smoothly from start to finish.
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
Completed
Gaming
Anonymous
Posted on Sep 14, 2023
AAA+
We have been working with FGFactory for more than a year now; They are our current primary supplier for Game Dev Services.
So far happy with the outcomes
What was the project name that you have worked with Fgfactory?
RacerClu
What service was provided as part of the project?
App Designing (UI/UX), Game Development
Describe your project in brief
Racer Club is revolutionary gaming platforming targeting Web3 communities in the NFT space
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Dedication
Delivery
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
Time difference
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$50001 to $200000
In Progress
Gaming
Sergei Koziar
Posted on Sep 15, 2020
Building a location-based cash treasure hunt app in Unity
It has been great to work with Fgfactory over the past year or so building our location-based cash treasure hunt app from scratch. During development we had many hurdles and integrations within a complex regulated environment in the UK and Fg always delivered on the brief! Very easy to communicate with the whole team and always quick to reply (even though they can be very busy). The value for money is amazing considering the rates we used to pay in the UK. During our launch we had 0 technical issues with people playing all over the country putting all the integrations to the test.
What service was provided as part of the project?
App Designing (UI/UX), Game Development, Mobile App Development
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
A team that has a specialist for everything we requested.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
Occasionally communicating availability and timescales (as with most developers)
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
Client Portfolio of Fgfactory
Project Industry
Gambling - 18.2%
Banking - 9.1%
Education - 9.1%
Gaming - 63.6%
Major Industry Focus
Gaming
Project Cost
$10001 to $50000 - 54.5%
$100001 to $500000 - 9.1%
$50001 to $100000 - 27.3%
$0 to $10000 - 9.1%
Common Project Cost
$10001 to $50000
Project Timeline
1 to 25 Weeks - 54.5%
26 to 50 Weeks - 27.3%
51 to 100 Weeks - 18.2%
Project Timeline
1 to 25 Weeks
Clients: 6
Maybelline New York
Chess com
IGG
Kwalee
Greentube
Miniclip
Portfolios: 11
Playcrowd gambling app
$10001 to $50000
52 weeks
Gambling
Play and earn real cash
The application combines mini-games and gambling platform with the ability to win real money. One of the available mini-games is Hunt, in which users travel around the city, look for clues, find prizes and win cash. It is possible to сonnect payment cards, load money to the account and withdraw winnings.
The savings account with cash and crypto rewards that is based on short games you play to win real money.
Fgfactory designed and developed a number of mini games and lotteries for Long Game application. All games are cross-platform and can be played both web and mobile.
Mobile application, built with React Native for both iOS and Android platforms, that allows users to manage their savings accounts.
This application includes mini-games with different mechanics (bingo, racer, trivia, scratcher, roshambo, plinko, flip it, slots, spin the wheel, etc.). All the games are built with 2D WebGL rendering library - PixiJS, and launched inside the mobile application with a web view component. Each game is presented in several graphic themes with different characters. All the characters are Spine skeleton animations, rendered in the game with Pixi Spine library.
Mobile application communicates with JS game using web view messages. Basic user’s data (id, registration token) is passed into the game with such a message. The other game parameters (such as game price, prize levels, player's account data, predetermined game results, etc.) are requested from the server-side with AJAX calls.
Reading World is an educational game created by TinyIvy and Fgfactory, with our leading the design, artwork and Unity development work to help deliver a truly innovative method of teaching kids to read. It uses a new system that teaches kids to read thousands of English words with almost no accent.
Tennis game has a wide functionality with the ability to customize 3D characters (shapes of face elements, skin / hair / eyes colors, clothes, shoes, rackets, accessories, etc.). Rank system, processing of player’s experience (levels), loot box system, in-game purchases were implemented in this project. Also it includes several mini-games (coin-toss, spin the wheel).
Technical side
It’s a tennis multiplayer 3D game, built with WebGL rendering library - ThreeJS. UI of the game was made with HTML, CSS and JS (jQuery, jQueryUI libraries). Mobile build was created using React Native: most part of the game is displayed via web view component, that communicates with mobile application using messages system.
For social log in (Gmail, Facebook) Firebase service was used (JavaScript SDK). Also, it was used to store and synchronize user’s data. In-game purchases in the web version were implemented with a combination of Firebase and Stripe services. In the mobile version native store integrations are used for this purpose.
Photon service (JavaScript SDK) was used for multiplayer implementation (random parametrized matchmaking, messages system).
Our team designed and created in 3d various animal characters for Playonix. Characters were created and rendered for illustration purposes. Creation process included concept art, 3d modeling and texturing, rigging and poses setup, rendering and post processing work.
Full cycle game development for mobile slots. Work included design, animation and Unity development. More about the project at https://fgfactory.com/work/sloterrific
Fgfactory team took part in the whole process of creating mobile slots from scratch to release. Our design and animation teams developed all game themes, animations and UI. Further development was done in Unity. We also provided support with the app release and markets. Currently the game is on the maintenance stage and we continue adding to themes and new features regularly.
Mobile game with multiplayer functionality and features that Fgfactory designed and developed. More about the project at https://fgfactory.com/work/big-bash
Compete and donate
Each time starting the application users participates in a competition against other users. Mini games are launched in random order, so there is a variety and gameplay does not bother. During the tournament, which lasts 24 hours, users must score as many points as possible in order to climb in the leaderboard.
Jelly Jellies is a mobile match 3 game with hundreds of levels, various game mechanics besides the core match 3 game and a long list of features. Our team took part in the co-development and we implemented new packs of levels, new side mechanics, optimized the existing code and stabilized front end and back end synchronization logic.
* Levels updates from the JSON file;
* Levels QA;
* Level editor updates and fixes;
* Localization updates and small help with russian translation;
* Optimization of visual and animation assets. Adding 3D effects in the game;
* Player's profile data saving - optimization and QA. For cases a) when player saves data into Facebook account and want to play the game with the same account on another device or b) game updates and data saving of old users;
* UI fixes and optimizations of graphics assets;
* Facebook SDK updates and multiplayer mode fixes;
* Notifications fixes;
* General bugfix;
* Manual QA.
Our team created the whole graphics part for the Timber Slash game including concept art, 2d final graphics, animation, VFX and some 3d models and GUI. For the game we designed backgrounds, characters and different icons for power ups, coins etc.
Our team handled all aspects of graphics development stage for promotional mobile game including UX / UI design, 2D and 3D assets design, animation and assets optimization for Unity 3D engine. The game was built for both iOS and Android. Software used: 3ds Max, Maya, Vray, Photoshop.
Fgfactory team designed and developed an AR game for mobile devices that features users interaction with a virtual pet. Basic app functionality includes: playing, dancing, searching for food and feeding, changes in the mood of the animal depending on various factors. Besides the AR mode users can play mini games, unlock and buy clothes and accessories for the pet.
Please provide your feedback on how GoodFirms has contributed to increasing your visibility among potential clients.
Fgfactory aims to develop cooperation with GoodFirms to increase its visibility and value to potential clients. At the moment, we receive a fairly small part (around 5%) of the visibility through the GoodFirms platform.
Please introduce your company and describe your role within the organization.
Fgfactory is a software development and art creation service company that has been providing a wide range of services to developers, media companies, and other businesses worldwide since 2010. Our services include:
Game development for mobile, browser, and desktop platforms;
2D, 3D graphics design, animation, game design, and SFX design;
Development of gamified applications and platforms.
We provide several models of interaction on projects:
Development of turnkey projects from idea to release and beyond;
Co-development with the client's team in order to expand and strengthen the team's projects;
Cooperation on a part of the project (graphics and animation, front-end development, back-end development).
Fgfactory is a team of 50+ people that includes specialists in all stages of creating gaming solutions, including:
Artists and animators, game designers, interface designers, sound designers;
Developers for various technical stacks (mobile, browser, desktop, server development), QA engineers;
Management team and other specials.
As a co-founder, I have been part of the team since its foundation. My daily work focuses on business development, opening new service lines, and attracting new opportunities, partners, and directions. I am also always open to dialogue to share experiences, answer questions, or discuss where and how to move with game development projects.
What inspired the founding of your company, and what is the story behind its inception?
Fgfactory started as a freelance project in late 2009 / early 2010. At that time, the first iPhone was released and it was a real revolution. Everyone aimed to build applications and games for mobile devices. I did small commercial design projects, mainly for iPhone devices. The demand grew and at some point, I realized that I needed to become more than just a freelancer.
Therefore, together with a business partner, we opened a company and began to provide more services in the field of creating graphics and interfaces for mobile games, attracting new talents to the team. Gradually, we started more and more service lines and with time came to a full cycle of game development.
What are the core values and principles that drive your company's culture, and how do you ensure alignment with these values across your team?
Our values and principles have been determined over years of experience and are based on an emphasis on the team, its cohesion, transparency in interaction, the absence of a complex corporate hierarchy, and the popularization of mutual assistance and support.
We value each team member's individuality, experience, contribution to development, and desire for common goals. Thanks to the collective experience of the entire team, the coherence in work, and the dedication of each team member, we can guarantee our clients high-quality services and support in project management from the moment of first contact to the completion of the project and beyond.
Can you highlight some of the key achievements or milestones your company has accomplished since its inception?
Since our foundation and until now, we have always strived for new achievements and new goals. Thus, the company has grown from a design studio to a full-cycle development team, adding new service lines. We gradually moved towards new milestones by becoming a mobile game development team, later adding departments for the development of browser and desktop games.
Could you explain your company's business model? Do you primarily operate with an in-house team or utilize third-party vendors/outsourcing?
We work primarily with an in-house team of 50+ people, but we regularly interact with freelancers when there is a need to attract more people. Such cases occur when the volume of work increases or tight deadlines are met. In such cases, the core of the project team is always an in-house team and additional expansion is carried out from the established team of freelancers.
How does your company differentiate itself from competitors in the industry?
Fgfactory has deep expertise in developing interactive experiences and gamified solutions for the corporate segment. This includes:
Advertising activations and games;
Corporate solutions for motivating and increasing staff interaction;
Interactive experiences for exhibitions and various offline events;
Educational applications;
Visual simulations of corporate, business, or technical processes.
Besides that, a large part of our work involves assisting other game developers and publishers in creating game products for a mass audience. We act as contractors in separate stages (graphics, animation, or development) and provide full turnkey development if necessary.
How would you describe the dynamics within your team, and how do you foster collaboration and teamwork to achieve common goals?
The company's processes are set up for constant interaction of the entire team and different project teams within the work process. Working mainly remotely, we have set up a system of interaction and cooperation between company members that allows synchronization, planning, and achieving the necessary goals within the established deadlines.
We believe that teamwork, especially in remote interaction, is the standard that each team member should strive for. Of course, the company's top management always notes each employee for demonstrating their qualities, going beyond the limits, and engaging in proactive behavior, and they will not be left without attention.
What measures do you take to support the professional development and growth of your employees? Do you offer training programs or opportunities for skill enhancement?
Fgfactory has several departments, each specializing in a particular component of the overall production pipeline, including graphics, animation, design, mobile, web, and server development. From the moment of onboarding, we monitor and manage the growth of each team member's technical skills, primarily through the activities of technical and art leads in each department, as well as through analysis of the results that are performed by the management team.
Could you share a notable success story or case study that exemplifies the impact your company has had on a client's business?
For L'Oreal company, we developed a browser game to promote the company's products. The game was published on the Maybelline New York website. Based on the feedback from their Director of E-Commerce, "FgFactory brought invaluable expertise to the project, adapting well to the company's aggressive timelines and objectives. Since the game launched, the average user time spent on the website has jumped from under two minutes to about 24 minutes. Bounce rates have similarly dropped from 44% to 20%. ”
In another case developed for Chess.com, we built a series of casual chess games for children and teenagers. The games have collected more than 1 million downloads and received high user review scores.
What industries do you primarily cater to, and do you have a significant percentage of repeat clients? If so, what is the ratio of repeat clients?
The range of industries is quite distributed. About 50% is the gaming industry and the creation of entertainment products for distribution in mobile stores, web browsers or through stores for desktop games. The other 50% is evenly distributed between other industries that are relevant to the use of gamified solutions in their business processes, including:
Children and Corporate Staff Gamified Education;
Healthcare Gamification and Games;
E-commerce Gamification;
Corporate Sector Entertainment;
Online and Offline Gamified Marketing.
Our work always aims to build long-term and stable relationships with our clients. Therefore, most companies that continue creating new digital solutions collaborate with us on new projects.
What initiatives does your company undertake to foster innovation and stay at the forefront of industry trends? Do you invest in research and development projects?
In addition to the regular service package, Fgfactory invests in its own game-related products, which in the future should provide new opportunities for our clients.
At the moment, we are developing a SaaS platform focused on fast and cost-effective gamification of various processes. This platform will enable current and future clients to implement gamification mechanisms for their users quickly and with a small budget.
Please share some of the most sought-after services that clients approach your company for.
The main package of services that we provide for our clients includes a full turnkey development cycle from the initial idea to the final result, including uploading products onto distribution platforms.
We take on the function of a partner who ensures the professional execution of initial goals without deep intervention in processes, the implementation of plans in final products, and the resolution of all related issues from idea to release.
The company provides its clients with the opportunity to not worry about the process and the final product. Our collective 14+ years of experience in all departments including design, technical department, and management allows us to achieve our clients' business goals and guarantees quality and stability.
How do you build and maintain strong relationships with your clients, and what mechanisms do you have in place for gathering and acting upon client feedback?
Our principles of work serve as a foundation that ensures the support of strong relationships with our clients. These include:
Transparency. The key to strong and stable relationships is transparency in all aspects of interaction. We provide this to our clients by sharing the complete information and details about processes, team, changes, and results.
Flexible interaction. We adapt to the client's business processes in order to synchronize development pipelines as much as possible. Thus, our team can become part of another team, or work completely autonomously.
Care about details. Each product is unique, and it becomes unique due to the details. There are no two identical games, although the mechanics can be very similar. In our work, we strive to implement the ideas and goals of our clients, paying attention to details.
Care about deadlines. We take into account the business goals of our clients and, of course, the deadlines for their implementation. Completing tasks on time is one of the key principles of our work, which ensures strong relationships with clients.
Client feedback. We maintain feedback with the client during the development process and after the completion and release of the product. This allows us to see the real picture of the results, make timely adjustments to the processes, and avoid future failures.
How has your company adapted to changes and challenges in the business landscape, and what strategies have you employed to ensure resilience and sustainability?
Our company has repeatedly adapted to changes and challenges related to the business landscape, as well as other global causes. In all cases, the key was to maintain the team, maintain efficiency and efficiency, and implement changes that would help overcome a challenge or crisis.
What payment structure do you typically follow when billing clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, or Pay per Milestone (phases, months, versions, etc.)?
The company's policy regarding the payment structure is quite flexible depending on the project and client conditions. Overall, there are two pricing models:
Fixed price for a project (milestone, month, or version)
Time-material model implies payment for working hours spent by the team on the project (milestone, month, or version).
However, we try to use something in the middle, a mixed version between the fixed price and the Time-material model.
We provide the client with a fixed budget range that cannot be changed if new tasks don’t appear or current ones are not revised. Then, we move within the established framework. So our clients:
Know the minimum and maximum budget for the project;
Pay for the completed work depending on the scope of work completed by the team over a period of time.
Do you accept projects that meet your basic budget requirements? If yes, what is the minimum budget requirement? If not, what is the minimum budget you have worked with in the past?
We are open to any projects. Usually, art, animation or design projects start from 5,000 USD, and small development projects start from 20,000 USD.
Can you provide an overview of the price range (minimum and maximum) of the projects your company worked on in 2023?
In 2023, the company's projects ranged from 5,000 USD for small, short-term projects to 300,000 USD for full-cycle development projects on Unity or Unreal Engine.
However, long-term projects that started earlier, were in progress during 2023, and are still in development have larger budgets.
What technological capabilities does your company possess, and are there any ongoing or planned investments in technology infrastructure or tools to enhance your services?
In the niche of interactive entertainment, it is always important to be at the forefront of technological solutions, so we at Fgfactory regularly study and implement new solutions that can be more effective for us and provide high-quality products for our customers.
We implement AI capabilities both in development processes and build products using AI solutions. In addition, we develop solutions for our customers in the entertainment field, where the use of VR and various user motion tracking sensors is an advantage and gives new experiences to players.
Where do you envision your company in the next 10 years? What are your long-term goals and aspirations for growth and development?
Every year, we continue to develop the company’s skills, add new service lines, and expand its technical, design, and business expertise.
In 10 years, we plan to develop our representation in more local markets so that we can provide services and create first-class products for our customers.
