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Careful attention to detail, well-structured and clean code, for the best performance.
Welcome to DotLabs
3D Game Development
DotLabs is a 3D game development studio based in Sardinia.
WE ARE GAME DEVELOPERS
Compared with the past, game development calls for a high level of skill, on top of considerable time and investment. In that context, development tools are essential: you have to pick the right one every time. We have been building games for 10 years now, for private clients and for companies. We work with the Unreal Engine 5 graphics engine, developing components for mobile games, computer games and console games.
Game Development Services
OPTIMISATION
Source code perfectly optimised for speed of reading and lightness of execution.
DESIGN & UI
Clean, light interfaces that adapt to any game project on any device.
HIGHLY CUSTOMISABLE
We build every project so that the client — or, on request, the end user — can have the greatest possible customisation.
CODE & DEVELOPMENT
Code carefully commented at every stage of development, with each passage explained both on the code side and on the blueprint side.
PLUGIN DEVELOPMENT
Dedicated plugins for Unreal Engine 4 and RPG Maker, so you keep full control of the graphics engine.
MOBILE DEVELOPMENT
Projects are optimised for mobile and tablet, so your project runs on many platforms.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Our development team is ready to help you at every stage of the project.
OUR GAME DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
We create and develop games all over Sardinia,
and we also build business software, web applications and websites for
private clients and companies. We specialise in user interfaces for
games, both 2D and 3D, in websites and in business software.
2D GAMES
2D game development in pixel art for mobile and browser games.
DEVELOPMENT
As well as games, we develop websites, web applications and apps for mobile devices.
MARKETING
3D game development for marketing: promotions, and companies that want to advertise their brand through a game.
3D GAMES
Game development with 3D graphics, from organic models to geometric models and animation skeletons.
DESIGN
We make graphics for games, websites, applications and social media.
MOBILE
Dedicated apps for smartphones and tablets: games, business software and progressive web apps.
3D Game Development
Games as a
tool for advertising
In recent years, game development for companies has turned into a very powerful marketing tool. Using games for advertising purposes has become more and more common. Unlike traditional advertising, games give people the chance to spend time on themselves, having fun and switching off. That is exactly where games manage to carry messages and information in an involving way, creating an interactive and memorable experience for the audience. Thanks to this new form of advertising, companies can connect with their target in a creative and engaging way, reaching outstanding marketing results.
Web Development
Websites and
Business Software
Web development is not only about building a website, it is also about connecting with business systems, work management software, SEO and everything the web involves. There are several kinds of website: static, dynamic and e-commerce, each with its own characteristics.
OUR WORK
Portfolio
In the world of web development we do not stop at building websites. We deal with a complex landscape that includes not only the design of websites that are intuitive and appealing, but also the integration with complex business systems, work management software and everything the vast web involves.
Today companies invest not only in sophisticated websites but also in the design of involving games that catch the attention of their target audience. Those games are not only entertainment: they carry marketing messages in an innovative way. Using the power of interactivity, advertising games give consumers an engaging and memorable experience, helping to build a stronger bond between the brand and its audience.
In the modern world of marketing and web development, integrating advanced technology and a creative approach to advertising has become essential to success. Companies have to be at the forefront, not only in building intuitive websites but also in the innovative use of games as powerful promotional tools. That combination of skills is essential to stay relevant and competitive in a market that is ever more dynamic and constantly changing.
We build the tools as well
Alongside our client work we build software of our own: an app for procedural 3D models, two Unreal Engine plugins and an Android app for DeepSeek Harness — tools born out of our everyday work.
Available
Desktop app · Plugin
Procedural Mesh Studio
3D models that stay editable.
Every model is a small program: you change it with sliders or by asking an AI assistant, and you use it live in Unreal, Unity and Blender. It starts from a library of more than 1,200 models.
Unreal · Unity · Blender · GLB
Available
Unreal Engine 5 plugin
Texture Gen
Textures, without leaving the editor.
Twelve texture tools inside Unreal Engine: heightmaps with hydraulic erosion, noise, LUTs, channel packing, curvature and cavity, normal maps from heights and geometric patterns.
Unreal Engine 5 · Windows
Available
Unreal Engine 5 plugin
Asset Nexus
Every asset, in every project.
Catalogue and move assets between Unreal Engine projects and versions: tags, bulk import, dependencies pulled in automatically, and synchronisation with Google Drive, OneDrive and Nextcloud.
Unreal Engine 5 · Windows
Available
Android app · Plugin
DSH Mobile
Your harness chats, in your pocket.
A plugin opens DeepSeek Harness to a native Android app: chats grouped by project, the transcript with the tool cards, approvals and questions, photos, files and artefacts, model and access level. Over Wi-Fi or Tailscale, with no cloud.
Android · DeepSeek Harness
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