Who we are

Our story

Geared Games Studio is a small independent team co-led by Alexander Villegas and Wes McCoy. We started with simple goals: ship games, learn as a team, and build a way of working we can carry from one project to the next.

Our first release, Deadline, came out on Steam on August 22, 2026. It’s a one-line puzzle-platformer about a drop of ink. Since then our slate has grown into very different directions: Bound By Blood, a co-op horror game about a cursed family estate; Did You Submit a Ticket? Simulator, a comedy about life on the IT help desk; and two games in early development, A Cap For That and Divine Reliquary: Pudding’s Outrageous Tantrum.

How we work

We build the core of a game first. The main loop has to be fun before we add cosmetics, extra maps or polish, and placeholder art stays in until the mechanics hold up. We keep scope tight and set weekly goals, because a small finished game teaches us more than a big unfinished one.

Every game gets its own look, and we don’t force a house style: Deadline is ink on paper, Bound By Blood is a dark Victorian manor, and the ticket sim is a loud cartoon office. We build in Unity and Unreal Engine and ship on Steam. We design for the people playing, so co-op leaves out ways to grief your teammates and assist options help more players reach the end and prevent idle play. When we post a devlog, it’s because there’s something real to show.

Contact

General questions: gearedgamesstudio@gmail.com. Press: see the Press page.