Atomhawk

Atomhawk is a UK-based digital art and design outsourcing studio supporting games, film and interactive-media projects. Founded in 2009, it provides visual development, production art and technical creative services for developers and publishers, working from early exploration through production-ready implementation.

Its multidisciplinary practice spans character, environment and vehicle concept art; keyframes and worldbuilding; 2D and 3D asset production; UI/UX design; technical art; realtime VFX; animation; cinematics; motion graphics; and marketing artwork. The studio also provides art direction and creative consultation, combining visual design with practical game-development requirements.

Creative and technical support

• Concept and visual development: Blue-sky exploration, character and environment design, hard-surface concepts, mood setting and keyframe art.
• Production art: Game-ready modelling, texturing and asset-production workflows.
• UI/UX and technical art: Player-focused user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, in-engine UI setup, shading, lighting and performance optimisation.
• Animation and promotional work: Storyboards, animatics, 2D and 3D animation, trailers, key art, box art and event assets.

Atomhawk supports projects across AAA, AA, PC, console and mobile games, as well as entertainment, visual effects, interactive media and theme-park work. Its credited game work includes Helldivers 2, Halo Infinite, Age of Empires IV, Overwatch 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Warframe, PUBG: Battlegrounds and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

The company was acquired by Sumo Digital in 2017 while continuing to operate independently as a studio brand. It has hubs in Gateshead and Leamington Spa, where its Atomhawk Advance division focuses on UI/UX, technical art, realtime VFX and engine integration. Following the 2025 closure of its Canadian branch, Atomhawk continues to operate from the UK.