Studio Services · Infrastructure & tooling

Your teams make games.
We keep everything else running.

Black Vein sets up and operates studios' production and online game infrastructure: versioning, builds, servers, backups, monitoring. From people who make games themselves.

What costs you without you noticing

The build that breaks

Manual, fragile builds that block the team on the eve of a demo, a publisher milestone or a festival.

The person who left

Infrastructure nobody understands anymore since the person who set it up moved on.

The launch that goes down

Servers that can't take the load on the day players finally show up.

Our Services

Diagnosis

Pipeline & infrastructure audit

A clear picture of your production chain and its risks, with a prioritized action plan.

  • Versioning, builds, storage, backups
  • Points of failure and single-person dependencies
  • Recurring tooling and hosting costs

Production

Build pipeline & versioning

An automated, documented production chain your team can take over.

  • Code forge, self-hosted or existing
  • Automated builds and artifact storage
  • Tested backups and written procedures

Online

Game servers & backend

Hosting and deployment of your online services, sized for your real peaks.

  • Dedicated servers and automated deployment
  • Readiness for playtests, demos and launches
  • Hosting in France or Europe

Operations

Operations & live ops

We monitor, update and step in, so your team stays focused on the game.

  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Updates and security patches
  • Reinforced on-call during your launch windows

Clear packages, deliverables you keep

Starting point

Pipeline & infra audit

Mapping, risks, costs, a prioritized and costed action plan.
5 days

Build pipeline & versioning

Setup, automation, backups, documentation, handover.
2 to 4 weeks

Game servers & backend

Hosting, deployment, load testing, launch readiness.
Depending on scope

Operations

Monitoring, updates, support; launch on-call as an option.
Monthly

How We Work

  1. 1

    Fixed price, defined deliverables

    Scope, acceptance criteria and price agreed before we start. Payment by milestones.

  2. 2

    Everything is documented and yours

    Written procedures, handed-over access, standard tools: your team can take back control at any time.

  3. 3

    Your source code stays protected

    A non-disclosure agreement every time, and a commitment not to solicit your staff.

Who It's For

  • Studios without a dedicated infrastructure engineer
  • Online or co-op games preparing for launch
  • Teams that lost the person who ran the infrastructure
  • Productions that want to control their recurring costs

Why Black Vein

  • A studio: we know your milestones and constraints
  • Experience running online services around the clock
  • Expertise in self-hosting and virtualization
  • Hosting in France or Europe

Start with a 5-day audit.

The first conversation is free and without commitment.

Request a call

Console builds run on the client's environment, with the client's licensed development kits.