Why are these prices so far under market?

Because I'm building a public case-study portfolio, and early clients get founding rates in exchange. The deliverables are full-strength, the prices aren't. Each case study I publish steps the price up toward the crossed-out rate, so booking earlier costs less. Whatever price you book at is the price you pay.

You do. Prototypes, full builds, source, assets, documents. Everything is yours, with no license-back and no strings.

How can a prototype take weeks instead of months?

An AI-accelerated pipeline does the production labor while I do the design thinking. The games on this site are the demo, so play them and judge the output yourself.

What if you're not the right fit?

The first 15 minutes of any call are free specifically to find that out fast. If I can't help, I'll say so and point you somewhere better.

How do payments and refunds work?

Checkout is through PayPal, so you can pay by PayPal balance or any card, no account needed. The Teardown is fully refundable until I start reading your materials. The Sprint is a $250 deposit that reserves your slot; the remaining $750 is due only after we agree on scope on a call, and the deposit is refundable if we decide it's not a fit.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes. Send yours with the inquiry and I'll sign it before you share anything. One limit: I can't sign a non-compete or anything restricting me from working on games in general, since that's my whole livelihood. Confidentiality about your project, absolutely.

Does the price include art?

No. Quoted prices assume placeholder or AI-assisted art so we can prove the game is fun before anyone pays an artist. Bespoke art is quoted separately, and I'll tell you honestly when a game needs it and when it doesn't.

Consulting & Done-For-You Games

Packages

Fixed price, fixed deliverable. Each tier credits toward the next.

Design Teardown

~~$1,500~~ $250

Founding rate. The price steps up with each case study I publish, so it only goes one way.

Send docs, a playable build, or both
Up to 30 pages reviewed, up to 2 hours played
Written strategic plan: what to build, cut, and fix first
60-minute call with your team
Works at any stage, concept through launched

Refundable until I start reviewing. Credits toward a Sprint.

Prototype Sprint

~~$5,000~~ $1,000

Founding rate. Agencies quote $30,000 and up, over 2 to 6 months, for this.

Playable web prototype of your core loop
Delivered in 2 to 3 weeks, not months
Two revision rounds included
Share a link and playtest with real players immediately
Single-player scope. Art and multiplayer quoted separately*

$250 deposit now, $750 after we agree scope. Credits toward a Full Build.

Full Build

from $10,000

Scoped per project. Typical agency range runs $30K to $150K.

Complete casual or app game, done for you
Design, build, and launch support
Web, itch.io, or app-store targets
You own everything
Art and multiplayer scoped and priced with you*

Scope a Build

A Sprint credits 100% toward this.

Something Else

Custom

Ongoing help, quoted per project.

Weekly playtest + feedback
Babysit your AI (I plug into your workflow)
Balance & systems tuning
Teach your team my AI pipeline
1-on-1 coaching for solo devs
Monthly design advisor

Get a quote

Or anything I haven't thought of yet.

* Prices assume a single-player build with placeholder or AI-assisted art. Multiplayer is not a feature you bolt on, it changes the design and the whole technical build, so it's always quoted separately. Same for bespoke art. Ask through the form below and I'll price it honestly.

How this compares

Published prices and features from comparable services, verified July 2026.

Design review	Teardown ($250)	Pixelrain Studios $400–$800	Mejerwall Full Audit €3,500 (~$3,800)
Written strategy report	✔ Included	✔ Included	✔ 12–15 pages
Live call with your team	✔ 60 min	✖ Written Q&A only	✔ Video debrief
Playtest of your build	✔ Up to 2 hours	✔ 2–4 hours	✔ Build review
Works pre-release, from docs	✔ Yes	✖ Shipped games only	✔ Yes
Fee credits toward next step	✔ 100%	✖	✖

Playable prototype	Prototype Sprint ($1,000)	Typical competitor agency $30K–$150K
Timeline	2–3 weeks	2–6 months
Who actually does the work	✔ The person you hired	Often juniors after the sales call
Playable in the browser, shareable link	✔ Yes	Varies
Revisions included	✔ Two rounds	Billed hourly

Sources: publicly listed prices at pixelrainstudios.com and mejerwall.com; agency ranges from 2026 industry cost guides. Re-checked monthly.

Why me

I beat The Legend of Zelda at age four. There is a photo of it somewhere, and we are still hunting for it. Four decades of playing, dissecting, and competing in games later, I build them with an AI-accelerated pipeline and help other people fix theirs.

By my mid-twenties I was competing at a national level across four games at once: a D&D Miniatures championship qualifier, invited to the World Championship at Gen Con, and in the alpha test for Magic: The Gathering Online. I was also a Magic judge and a Wizards of the Coast delegate. Never one game, always the grammar underneath all of them: economies, positioning, reward loops. That's the eye I bring to your build.

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Questions you're probably asking

Why are these prices so far under market?: Because I'm building a public case-study portfolio, and early clients get founding rates in exchange. The deliverables are full-strength, the prices aren't. Each case study I publish steps the price up toward the crossed-out rate, so booking earlier costs less. Whatever price you book at is the price you pay.
Who owns the work?: You do. Prototypes, full builds, source, assets, documents. Everything is yours, with no license-back and no strings.
How can a prototype take weeks instead of months?: An AI-accelerated pipeline does the production labor while I do the design thinking. The games on this site are the demo, so play them and judge the output yourself.
What if you're not the right fit?: The first 15 minutes of any call are free specifically to find that out fast. If I can't help, I'll say so and point you somewhere better.
How do payments and refunds work?: Checkout is through PayPal, so you can pay by PayPal balance or any card, no account needed. The Teardown is fully refundable until I start reading your materials. The Sprint is a $250 deposit that reserves your slot; the remaining $750 is due only after we agree on scope on a call, and the deposit is refundable if we decide it's not a fit.
Will you sign an NDA?: Yes. Send yours with the inquiry and I'll sign it before you share anything. One limit: I can't sign a non-compete or anything restricting me from working on games in general, since that's my whole livelihood. Confidentiality about your project, absolutely.
Does the price include art?: No. Quoted prices assume placeholder or AI-assisted art so we can prove the game is fun before anyone pays an artist. Bespoke art is quoted separately, and I'll tell you honestly when a game needs it and when it doesn't.

Get in touch

Tell me what you're building. I reply within one business day, and the first 15 minutes of any call are free.