Original game development
Full production of cel-shaded RPGs and adventures — design, art, engineering and release. Typical builds run 12–24 months, from A$180,000.
Carlton game studio · Est. 2016
We draw worlds worth questing through.
WildQuestWarriors is a hand-drawn game studio in Carlton, Melbourne. We build cel-shaded RPGs, cosy co-op adventures and long-running live-ops that keep players coming back.
Our journey
From a Lygon Street sharehouse to shipped titles.
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2016
The first sketchbook
Three illustrators and a programmer started prototyping a ligne-claire RPG between shifts at a Carlton cafe.
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2019
Emberline ships
Our debut adventure reached 400,000 players and won Best Australian Indie at PAX Aus.
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2022
Live-ops team formed
We grew to 24 people and began running seasonal content and events for partner studios worldwide.
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2026
Two new worlds in the works
A cosy fishing sim and a four-player roguelite are both heading to early access this year.
What we make
Studio services, drawn by hand and built to ship.
Ligne-claire art direction
Character design, environments and UI in clean uniform outlines and flat colour. From A$4,800 per style bible.
Live-ops & seasons
Ongoing events, balancing and content drops for shipped titles. Monthly retainers from A$9,500.
Rapid prototyping
Playable vertical slices in six weeks so you can pitch or greenlight with confidence. Fixed price A$22,000.
Animation & sound
Frame-by-frame sprite animation and original score recorded in-house. From A$3,200 per level.
Before & after
Drag to see rough sketch become finished frame.
Every scene we ship starts as a grey blockout. Slide across to watch the ligne-claire pass bring it to life.
Saltmerrow Harbour — Emberline, Chapter 2
The Thornwake Arena — unreleased roguelite
Players & partners
Kind words from people who shipped with us.
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Mia C.
Publisher, Sydney
"Emberline's vertical slice sold our whole board in one meeting. WildQuest delivered the playable build a week early and it looked exactly like the concept art."
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Jordan T.
Player, Melbourne
"I've put 90 hours into Emberline and the seasonal events keep the town feeling alive. You can tell every frame was drawn by someone who cares."
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Renu P.
Studio lead, Brisbane
"Their live-ops team ran our first two seasons and player retention jumped 34%. Clear reporting, on-time drops, no drama."
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Daniel N.
Producer, Auckland
"The ligne-claire style bible they built became the backbone of our whole IP. Every outsourced artist stayed perfectly on model."
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Sophie O.
Player, Adelaide
"The four-player co-op beta was the most fun I've had all year. Cosy but genuinely challenging — instant wishlist."
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Aaron K.
Investor, Perth
"I backed the studio in 2019 and they've hit every milestone since. Rare to find a team this creative that's also this disciplined."
Say hello
Pitch us a world.
Tell us about your game, your season, or the slice you need built. We reply to every message within two business days.
- Phone
- +61 3 9639 1338
- Studio
- 29 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- [email protected]
- Studio hours
- Mon–Fri, 9:00am–6:00pm AEST