What does a game production consultant do?

A game production consultant helps development teams reach their goals by improving project management, production workflows, and technical expertise. We tailor solutions on a case-by-case basis to ensure your game project moves forward.

Who should hire a game production consultant?

Studio heads, producers, or leads who struggle to hit milestones, face repeated delays, or feel stuck in cycles of scope creep and stalled progress can benefit from production consulting.

Can a consultant help us avoid crunch?

Yes, but avoiding crunch often requires trade-offs. We help teams negotiate between scope, deadlines, and resources (the triple constraint). With the right adjustments, we minimize or prevent crunch while keeping delivery realistic.

Do you work with Scrum, Kanban, or custom workflows?

Yes. We specialize in Scrum and Kanban, and can adapt frameworks to match your studio’s unique needs and workflows.

How do you support milestone planning?

By breaking down your project scope into priorities, risks, and achievable milestones. We help clarify what can realistically be delivered in each phase and what may need to shift to future milestones.

Do you replace or augment our existing producer?

Both options are possible. We can temporarily fill the role if you lack production support, or augment an existing producer to strengthen your team’s capacity.

Can you work with Unity, Unreal, or custom pipelines?

Yes. We have experience with Unity, Unreal, Godot, and custom-built engines, and can adapt workflows to your technology stack.

How do we start working with you?

Book a call to discuss your current situation. We’ll review your challenges and recommend potential solutions to get your project back on track.

Do you help with mobile game production?

Yes. Mobile games have unique challenges such as frequent updates, live ops, and monetization. We help teams streamline production cycles and reduce crunch across all platforms, including mobile.

Stop Crunch. Hit Deadlines. Ship Better Games.

Game dev production systems that keep you on time, on budget, in control.

Battle-tested production methods that get results.

Your partner in Technical Project Management & Production → from indie teams to AAA studios.

See exactly how we keep studios on track 👇

Let’s map out your next winning move, together.

Who Is This For?

If you're a game studio leader experiencing one or more of the following:

🎯

You’re not sure the game will resonate with players.

⏳

Your team is always busy, but progress feels slow.

📅

You're falling behind schedule, or afraid you might.

🔥

You keep relying on crunch just to stay on track.

Let’s Get You Back on Track

What Makes This Program Different?

Our 3 core pillars are specifically designed to provide game studio leaders like you with the support and guidance they need to deliver their vision on time:

01

Strategic Project Prioritization

Align your team's efforts with your game's vision through our proven Project Planning Process. Maximize limited time, talent, and budget by focusing on the most crucial aspects of your game.

02

Streamlined Communication Framework

Boost your team's productivity with our tailored Project Management Plan. Eliminate redundant meetings and communication noise, allowing your developers to focus on what they do best, creating an engaging game experience.

03

Interdisciplinary Team Synergy

Harness the diverse talents of your passionate team members. Our framework facilitates seamless collaboration across disciplines, enhancing productivity and work performance to deliver a high-quality, engaging game that players will love.

You’ll Walk Away With One Actionable Fix To Move Faster.

Why This Matters Now?

In 2024, 80 Level conducted a survey which found these most common problems:

53%

Studios lack the internal expertise to solve critical production problems.

This program gives your team the missing skills to execute with confidence.

29.5%

Poor project management disrupted their last game.

We’ll give you a reliable system for scoping, scheduling, and tracking progress.

25.1%

Leaders weren’t aligned on what the game should be.

We help you define a shared vision early, and keep it stable as development evolves.

23.5%

Deadlines were completely unrealistic.

Learn to set goals your team can actually hit, without crunch.

20.2%

Communication between departments kept breaking down.

We bridge the gaps between design, tech, and production so everyone stays synced.

Do any of these sound familiar?

What You’ll Walk Away With?

It’s not just a plan, it’s a shift in how your team works. These are the outcomes teams consistently report after implementing this process.

🧭

Reduce wasted effort by focusing on what actually matters

🔁

Hit milestones consistently without crunch

🧰

Increased team morale and less burnout

🚫

Clear, aligned vision across disciplines

📦

Scalable processes for future projects

🧠

Confidence to face publishers, investors, or launch with your best work

Want to see exactly how this would work for your game?

What You’ll Get When You Book?

Tailored project roadmap with prioritization

Scheduled stand-ups, refinement, reviews and retrospective sessions

Customized communication framework to reduce noise

Documentation and material generation for clear team alignment

Tools to support agile development

Timeline estimates matched to your team’s capacity and goals

What It’s Like To Work With Us?

People I’ve worked with on titles like Pokemon Go, Minecraft, Halo Infinite, and more:

Toño quickly stepped in with process suggestions that were adopted and sped up our ability to put out work faster than it was coming in. Even though he was an engineer at the time, he understood which parts of Scrum we actually needed on a small prototyping team and which we could ignore. His grasp of what we were making, how it needed to be made, and how to organize the team helped us come from behind and hit our deadlines. If he hadn’t taken over the production process on that project, I’m not sure we would have made it.

Sam Strick / Game Director @ Very Very Spaceship

We brought Toño in as an engineer on a prototype feature for a live mobile game, and he quickly became a partner in improving our Scrum and Agile processes. He consistently delivered when speed and accuracy were critical, and adapted easily as requirements changed. His process suggestions made our sprints smoother and our output more reliable.

Xavier Rodriguez / Former Senior Producer @ Very Very Spaceship

Toño brings strong production knowledge on top of considerable technical skill. He recently ran a seminar for our students on game project scheduling and prioritization that was clear, concrete, and immediately useful. I’d recommend him to any team that needs a sharper plan and better prioritization for their game projects.

Ellen Guon Beeman / Associate Professor and Former Department Chair of Game Development @ DigiPen Institute of Technology

Your Project Deserves A Process That Matches Your Ambition.

Projects our team has worked on

Pokemon Go

Ark Survival Evolved

Minecraft

Halo Infinite

Catan

Crucible

Elo Hell

Epsilon

Toño Jiménez

Technical Project Manager and Producer

With 11+ years in game programming and 5+ years in project leadership, Toño helps studios ship better games through better planning. He has contributed to titles like Halo Infinite, Minecraft, Ark: Survival Evolved, and Pokémon GO.

Toño blends deep technical fluency with agile production discipline. In this webinar, he’ll show you how to break down complex systems, align teams fast, and keep production predictable.

Our Guarantee

You don’t need another meeting, you need movement.

If we don’t deliver clear, actionable next steps and real insight within the first week, we’ll refund 100% of your investment. No catch, no hoops.

You can expect prompt communication and dedicated support throughout the program.

There’s No Pitch, Just A Strategy Session Built Around Your Game.

Stop Crunch. Hit Deadlines. Ship Better Games.

Game dev production systems that keep you on time, on budget, in control.

Battle-tested production methods that get results.

Your partner in Technical Project Management & Production → from indie teams to AAA studios.

See exactly how we keep studios on track 👇

Let’s map out your next winning move, together.

Who Is This For?

If you're a game studio leader experiencing one or more of the following:

🎯

You’re not sure the game will resonate with players.

⏳

Your team is always busy, but progress feels slow.

📅

You're falling behind schedule, or afraid you might.

🔥

You keep relying on crunch just to stay on track.

Let’s Get You Back on Track

What Makes This Program Different?

Our 3 core pillars are specifically designed to provide game studio leaders like you with the support and guidance they need to deliver their vision on time:

01

Strategic Project Prioritization

Align your team's efforts with your game's vision through our proven Project Planning Process. Maximize limited time, talent, and budget by focusing on the most crucial aspects of your game.

02

Streamlined Communication Framework

Boost your team's productivity with our tailored Project Management Plan. Eliminate redundant meetings and communication noise, allowing your developers to focus on what they do best, creating an engaging game experience.

03

Interdisciplinary Team Synergy

Harness the diverse talents of your passionate team members. Our framework facilitates seamless collaboration across disciplines, enhancing productivity and work performance to deliver a high-quality, engaging game that players will love.

You’ll Walk Away With One Actionable Fix To Move Faster.

Why This Matters Now?

In 2024, 80 Level conducted a survey which found these most common problems:

53%

Studios lack the internal expertise to solve critical production problems.

29.5%

Poor project management disrupted their last game.

25.1%

Leaders weren’t aligned on what the game should be.

23.5%

Deadlines were completely unrealistic.

20.2%

Communication between departments kept breaking down.

Do any of these sound familiar?

What You’ll Walk Away With?

It’s not just a plan, it’s a shift in how your team works. These are the outcomes teams consistently report after implementing this process.

🧭

Reduce wasted effort by focusing on what actually matters

🔁

Hit milestones consistently without crunch

🧰

Increased team morale and less burnout

🚫

Clear, aligned vision across disciplines

📦

Scalable processes for future projects

🧠

Confidence to face publishers, investors, or launch with your best work

Want to see exactly how this would work for your game?

What You’ll Get When You Book?

Tailored project roadmap with prioritization

Scheduled stand-ups, refinement, reviews and retrospective sessions

Customized communication framework to reduce noise

Documentation and material generation for clear team alignment

Tools to support agile development

Timeline estimates matched to your team’s capacity and goals

What It’s Like To Work With Us?

People I’ve worked with on titles like Pokemon Go, Minecraft, Halo Infinite, and more:

Your Project Deserves A Process That Matches Your Ambition.

Projects our team has worked on

Pokemon GO

Ark Survival Evolved

Minecraft

Halo Infinite

Catan

Crucible

Elo Hell

Epsilon

Pokemon Go

Ark Survival Evolved

Minecraft

Halo Infinite