Pocket Sized Hands

When the world-renowned studio Oddworld Inhabitants approached Pockets to lead on the development of the Enhanced Edition of Oddworld Soulstorm, they were looking for both technical and design enhancements.

Leaning on Pockets’ experience in optimisation, gameplay and animation, over the course of six months, Abe’s animations and controls were reworked and refined to enhance the core gameplay experience.

Working in close collaboration with creative vision holder Lorne Lanning and Executive Producer Bennie Terry, our team focussed on the DualSense controller’s haptic feedback, where the team simulated Abe’s heartbeat reacting to high alert and suspenseful situations. The team worked extensively on Abe’s jumping aim too and as a result, Abe’s world reactive animation state system felt more natural and responsive.

Now Abe can scavenge, loot and possess with heightened enjoyment and immersion

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hen Joey Drew Studios sought to bring their inventive and visually unique Bendy games to a massive new audience on consoles and mobile, they needed a technical partner they could trust. 

Our challenge was to port three distinct titles—Bendy and the Ink Machine, Bendy and the Dark Revival, and Bendy: Lone Wolf—across a complex matrix of platforms while maintaining the series’ signature visual fidelity and ensuring flawless performance on every device. Our engineers skillfully optimised each game to meet the specific requirements of each target platform, ensuring a smooth, high-quality experience whether on a high-end console or a mobile device. Acheiving full certification, meeting complex technical and submission requirements for each individual storefront, ensuring a smooth process and a 
successful launch on all platforms. The Bendy franchise successfully launched across all target platforms, bringing the beloved series to millions of new 
players. We’re proud to be a trusted, long-term partner for Joey Drew Studios.