RPG
Ember Legion
Squad-based combat RPG · 8M installs
Melbourne mobile game studio
Mobile games forged for the long play.
WarriorHyperCore builds original Android and iOS titles from our studio on Little Collins Street — combat RPGs, snappy puzzlers and competitive racers, engineered to keep players coming back season after season.
- 18
- Titles shipped
- 32M+
- Player installs
- 4.7★
- Avg. store rating
Our story
From a two-desk studio to a live-games team
We started in a shared workspace in the CBD and grew into a full-stack mobile studio. Here is how the last eight years unfolded.
- 012016
Studio founded on Little Collins Street
Two engineers and a designer set up shop above a Melbourne laneway café with a single prototype and a lot of coffee.
- 022018
First hit — Ember Legion
Our combat RPG crossed 2 million installs in its first quarter and put the studio on the App Store Australia charts.
- 032021
LiveOps team takes shape
We brought analytics, seasonal events and remote configuration in-house, doubling player retention across our catalogue.
- 042024
Publishing partnerships
Now a team of 34, we self-publish and help indie developers launch on Android and iOS across the Asia-Pacific region.
What we do
Everything a mobile game needs, in one studio
Engage us for a single phase or the full journey from napkin sketch to a live game with weekly content drops.
Game Design & Prototyping
We turn a concept into a playable vertical slice: core loop design, economy balancing, level pacing and UX flows tested on real devices.
- Discovery workshop & concept doc — 2 weeks
- Playable prototype on Android & iOS — 4–6 weeks
- Economy & progression modelling
Pricing
From A$14,000
Timeline
4–6 week engagement
Our games
A catalogue built across genres
Filter by genre to explore a selection of titles shipped from Melbourne.
Puzzle
Tile Reactor
Chain-match puzzler · 12M installs
Racing
Apex Drift AU
Arcade drift racer · 5M installs
Strategy
Iron Frontier
Base-building strategy · 3M installs
RPG
Shadow Vanguard
Dark-fantasy gacha RPG · 2.5M installs
Puzzle
Neon Cascade
Rhythm puzzle · 1.8M installs
Racing
Torque Rally
Off-road rally sim · 1.2M installs
Strategy
Warlight Tactics
Turn-based tactics · 900K installs
Player & partner voices
People who ship and play with us
“WarriorHyperCore rebuilt our failing puzzle economy in six weeks. Day-30 retention jumped from 4% to 11% and revenue followed. They actually understand mobile players.”
Priya N.
Indie publisher, Sydney · March 2024
“Ember Legion is the only game that survived on my phone through three upgrades. The seasonal events feel handcrafted, not copy-pasted. Easily my most-played mobile RPG.”
Daniel R.
Player, Brisbane · November 2023
“We came in with a rough Unity prototype and left with a polished iOS launch. Their LiveOps dashboard is now something our whole marketing team checks every morning.”
Mei L.
Product lead, Melbourne · August 2023
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Yes — every title we ship targets both platforms. We typically build in Unity for shared logic, then tune performance and store compliance separately for Google Play and the App Store so each version feels native.
Absolutely. Many of our LiveOps and development engagements start with an existing codebase. We run a technical audit first, document the architecture, then propose a stabilisation and growth roadmap before touching live players.
Full builds start from A$48,000 and scale with scope, art requirements and live-service features. After a paid discovery phase we give you a fixed-scope quote with milestones, so there are no surprise invoices halfway through.
Our studio is at 57 Little Collins Street in the Melbourne CBD. We work Monday to Friday, 9:00am–6:00pm AEST, and keep overlapping hours with partners across the Asia-Pacific region.
We do. For the right title we publish under a revenue-share model starting at 15%, covering store optimisation, soft launch and user acquisition. We also offer flat-fee publishing if you prefer to keep full ownership of revenue.
Get in touch
Tell us about your game
Send us a note about your concept, your existing title or a publishing enquiry. We reply to every message within two business days.
Studio details
Phone
+61 3 9650 3567Studio
57 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Email
[email protected]Hours
Mon–Fri · 9:00am–6:00pm AEST