Playable is the shared language.
We resolve uncertainty through prototypes and regular builds, not presentations alone.
The studio
Independent
by design.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, NOVAHAUS is built to stay close to the work: a focused core team, direct communication and specialist collaborators brought in when the game needs them.
Why we exist
Games can ask more of us.
We believe interaction can create a kind of meaning that passive media cannot. Our job is to make every system carry part of that meaning.
That means treating technology as a creative material, respecting the player’s time and giving unusual ideas enough discipline to become finished games.
Operating principles
How we make decisions.
Depth before breadth.
A smaller set of meaningful systems is better than a larger set of disposable features.
Clarity is part of craft.
Clear ownership, documentation and feedback protect both the work and the people making it.
Sustainable pace wins.
Good production planning should make excellent work repeatable—not heroic.
Where we work
Kuala Lumpur,
connected globally.
Malaysia gives us access to a multilingual, multicultural creative community and a growing regional game industry. We collaborate remotely with partners across time zones while keeping production anchored in Kuala Lumpur.
Contact the studioCareers & collaboration
Good work needs
good people.
We do not list speculative roles. When we are hiring, confirmed openings will appear here. Experienced collaborators may introduce themselves by email.
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