Learning & creativity
Your Friend Aya
Puzzles, drawing, stories and everyday activities in one playful learning app.
View on the App Store ↗Product engineering · UAE & international projects
Game development for Dubai & UAE teams
Mobile games with original characters, responsive gameplay and worlds to explore. From playable prototype to iOS and Android release.
Tools for your product
Our own games. Out in the world.
Play is part of what we do.
Two Aya Studio games, available on iOS.
Imagination & pretend play
Aya World
A family of characters, rooms to arrange and everyday adventures to make your own.
View on the App Store ↗Your scope
Start with a playable idea. Give it a world of its own.
Test the core gameplay in a playable prototype before extending it into characters, levels and progression.
Our published Your Friend Aya and Aya World games bring together original illustration, mobile engineering and interactive worlds.
Relevant products & team experience
Experience behind the work.
An Aya Studio brand
Your Friend Aya
Our own learning and imaginative-play apps, from engineering to art.
View the work ↗Our own products and prior team contributions. Each story explains our role.
What you can build
Game development use cases
Casual & puzzle games
Build match-3, merge and other casual mechanics with progression, readable boards and tools for new levels.
Characters & playful worlds
Create original characters, animation, environments and sound around the way the game plays.
Learning through play
Combine exploration, stories and challenges with age-appropriate interactions and parent controls.
A game that keeps growing
Add events, levels and social features, guided by analytics and player feedback.
Choose your approach
Choose the right stage of game production.
| Approach | A good fit when… | What to consider |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay prototype | Testing whether a core mechanic is understandable and enjoyable. | Temporary art and limited systems mean it is not a finished release. |
| Vertical slice | Establishing gameplay, art and performance standards in one representative section. | It proves a production approach but does not include the full content library. |
| Full game production | An agreed concept ready for levels, progression, content and release work. | Content volume and online features add continuing production and support needs. |
Budget & planning
What determines game development cost?
We estimate gameplay engineering and content production together, including original art, animation and opportunities to reuse assets or systems.
- The number of mechanics, levels, characters and animation requirements.
- 2D or 3D art production, target devices and performance constraints.
- Multiplayer, cloud saves, purchases, analytics and post-launch content tools.
Delivery
From setup to handover.
Find the fun first.
Prototype the core interaction and test the moment-to-moment experience before full production.
Make one slice feel finished.
Finish a representative level to establish gameplay, art, animation and sound standards.
Build, launch & keep improving.
Build content and systems, test target devices and plan release, monitoring and future updates.
Game development FAQs
What kinds of games can you build?
Casual, puzzle, learning and family games, plus original 2D and 3D mobile games. We start with the core loop; content, platforms and online features shape production.
Do you offer Unity game development?
Yes. We build new Unity games or improve gameplay, UI, art integration, backend services and performance in existing projects, after reviewing target devices.
Can you handle the art as well as the code?
Yes. Characters, environments, illustration, 3D assets, animation and game UI can be included. We agree an art direction and playable slice before production.
Can we begin with a prototype?
Yes. Test the core interaction before funding the full game. We define what the prototype should prove, mark temporary elements and estimate the next stage.
Can you support a game after launch?
Yes. Updates, live events, levels, analytics and maintenance can continue after launch. Capacity and responsibilities are agreed separately from the initial build.
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Let's work out the next step
Let’s scope your next project.
Tell us what you want to build or improve.
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