Couch Heroes

Couch Heroes is an independent game development studio and cross-game platform company building an original multiplayer open-world action/sandbox MMO alongside tools that connect players and indie developers. Founded publicly in 2022 after early development work began in 2021, the studio grew from a Greece-founded initiative into a remote-first international team.

Its original game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and is set on The Shard, a fractured realm within the Microverse. Players explore vertical environments, solve puzzles, confront corruption, and unlock content across the wider Couch Heroes ecosystem. The project was internally playtested as Project Agora.

Connected game ecosystem

Alongside its in-development game, Couch Heroes operates a platform and developer portal designed to link participating games through shared player activity. Its integrations support quests, achievements, cross-game progression, rewards, store synchronisation, and interoperable digital items.

The platform enables partner developers to connect existing titles to a shared player network, while giving players ways to discover games, complete cross-game quests, and access rewards. Featured partner games include Necrophosis, Moros Protocol, and Crimson Capes.

Capabilities

• Multiplayer MMO and action-adventure game development
• Unreal Engine 5 world building and game systems
• 3D character and environment art pipelines
• Cross-platform web architecture using microservices, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, and Redis
• Cross-game identity, achievement, and reward integrations
• Developer-facing quest APIs and portal tools

Couch Heroes operates through CH Game Development UK Ltd, with CH Game Holding Ltd as its UK holding parent. The company uses a distributed, remote-first model, bringing together specialists in design, programming, technical art, and web-platform engineering across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.