pterosoft studio
Crafting experinces that matter
About us
Founded in Europe, Pterosoft Studio is an independent game development team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of atmosphere, narrative, and fear. We are the minds behind Akolyta, a deeply unsettling first-person psychological horror experience made in Unreal Engine 5, and the architects of the Ptero-Engine, our proprietary framework engineered from the ground up to bring our future visions to life.
We believe that groundbreaking games should never come at the expense of the people who make them. Pterosoft operates as a 100% remote studio, collaborating with passionate developers, artists, and engineers from all over the world. By removing geographical borders, we are able to bring together diverse perspectives and top-tier talent to craft truly unique gaming experiences.
At our core, we prioritize a healthy, sustainable development culture. We deeply respect our team’s need for personal time, rest, and a strict work-life balance. We are out to prove that it is entirely possible to build highly ambitious, technically complex projects—like bespoke game engines and flagship horror titles—without ever sacrificing the well-being of the developers behind the screen.
Our Projects
At Pterosoft Studio, our work is split between crafting unforgettable narrative experiences and engineering the technology to empower other creators. Here is what we are currently developing:
Our flagship title, Akolyta, is a deeply immersive, first-person psychological horror game. Designed to get under your skin and challenge your perception of reality, it focuses on intense atmospheric tension and a gripping, dark narrative. To bring this terrifying vision to life with uncompromising visual fidelity, Akolyta is being developed entirely in Unreal Engine 5. By leveraging UE5’s next-generation lighting and rendering capabilities, we are crafting a highly realistic, unsettling world that pulls players directly into the nightmare.
While Akolyta harnesses the power of Unreal, we are also deeply passionate about building our own foundational technology: the Ptero-Engine. This proprietary framework is being engineered from the ground up, utilizing Dear ImGui to build highly efficient, custom-tailored developer tools and interfaces. We believe that great tools lead to great games, and our ultimate goal is to make the Ptero-Engine public. We want to give back to the indie game development community by providing creators with an accessible, robust framework to power their own projects.
Our premium asset, the Cinematic Lighting Pack, is a deeply realistic, physically accurate environment enhancement tool. Designed to streamline your development and elevate your project’s visual fidelity, it focuses on seamless drag-and-drop workflows and distinct, professional-grade scenarios. To bring these stunning atmospheres to life with uncompromising technical precision, the package is structured entirely around dedicated lighting sublevels.
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Our specialized utility, Light It Up, is a deeply interactive, real-world lighting reference tool. Designed to streamline your creative process and demystify complex illumination setups, it focuses on accurate exposure ranges and practical color grading presets. To deliver this critical data with uncompromising visual clarity, Light It Up is built as a high-fidelity, real-time 3D application. By leveraging comprehensive lookup tables for HDRI, sky, and sun values, we are providing a highly reliable, essential resource that empowers artists to perfect their scenes.
Jobs
We are currently not looking for any new team members. Please come back later.
Team members
Jan
CEO, Creative Director, Environment and Lighting Artist, Programmer
Redewaan
Writer
Zane
Writer, Story Researcher
Jesse
Music Composer
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