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HeliconiaStudios

Independent game & digital product studio · Malaysia

Playful by nature. Built to perform.

Heliconia Studios makes original games, runs digital products of its own, and engineers websites, apps and systems for businesses that need them done properly.

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Heli, the Heliconia Studios mascot: a red panda in grey armour with a glowing heliconia emblem on its chest, waving hello.

01Games

Our first original game is in the works.

Games are where Heliconia started, and they stay at the centre of the studio. Our first original title is in development; we'll reveal its name, genre and platforms when it's ready to be seen.

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Project 01 · Original game

Status: In development

Project 01

Title not yet announced

Our first original game, currently in development. Title, genre and platforms will be revealed when it's ready to be seen.

Genre
To be announced
Platforms
To be announced
Ownership
Original Heliconia IP
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Game craft

Direction. Engineering. Play.

A game only works when its world, its systems and its feel are designed together. We build all three as one stack, so creative ideas survive contact with code.

  1. L3

    Playable experience

    What the player feels

    • Game feel & responsiveness
    • Interface & onboarding
    • Playtesting
  2. L2

    Engineering

    What makes it work

    • Mechanics & gameplay code
    • Game state & progression
    • Performance on target devices
  3. L1

    Creative direction

    What it's about

    • Worlds & atmosphere
    • Characters & story
    • Art direction

02Products

Products we build and run ourselves.

Alongside client work, we build products of our own. The first is GuestPOV.

GuestPOV

Every guest's point of view, in one place.

What it does
Brings together the photos guests take at a wedding, so they don't stay scattered across phones and group chats.
Who it's for
Couples who want to see their day through their guests' eyes, and guests who want to share what they captured.
The problem
Photographers capture the key moments. Guests capture everything in between, and those photos rarely reach the couple.
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Shared galleryThe couple
◇ Concept diagram — not the product interface

03Services

Software for business, built like our own.

When a business needs a website, an app or a system, we bring the discipline we use on our own games and products: clear scope, regular updates and software that holds up in real use.

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Approach

How an idea becomes something real.

Games and business software look different. The way we build them doesn't.

  1. 01

    Find the core

    The one interaction, problem or outcome everything else depends on.

  2. 02

    Prototype early

    A rough working version as soon as possible. Ideas get clearer once they run.

  3. 03

    Build in stages

    Development in visible steps, with regular updates. No black box.

  4. 04

    Ship, then improve

    A careful release, then refinements based on how people actually use it.

Selected work

Client projects are shown only when we have permission to share them.

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Studio

Play is a standard.

Inside the studio
  1. 01

    Play is a standard, not a genre.

    Games punish anything slow, confusing or clumsy. We hold everything we build to that bar, including business software.

  2. 02

    We own what we ship.

    Our game and GuestPOV are ours. Running real products teaches lessons we bring to every client project.

  3. 03

    Prototype early. Improve with real use.

    Ideas get clearer the moment they start working. Real usage and feedback decide the next step.

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Have something worth building?

Founders, businesses and creative collaborators: tell us what you have in mind. A game, a product, or the software your business runs on.

Something else? Get in touch

What happens next

  1. 01Tell us what you're building, with as much detail as you have.
  2. 02We reply through your preferred contact method.
  3. 03Together we agree scope, priorities and the next step.