DPS Games

DPS Games is a British AAA game development studio based in Guildford, Surrey, and owned by Wargaming Group Limited. Founded in August 2018, it develops original free-to-play multiplayer games for PC and consoles, with a focus on action gameplay, tactical systems and connected player experiences.

The studio brings together full-cycle production capabilities spanning game design, programming, network engineering and live operations. Its development disciplines include level design, UI/UX implementation, environment art, character and NPC design, animation, audio, quality assurance and playtesting. Unreal Engine 5 is a central technology in its reported development work.

Original multiplayer development

Its flagship original project is Steel Hunters, a tactical third-person mech action extraction shooter built on Unreal Engine 5. The project underwent closed alpha and technical playtests during 2024–2025. The supplied research also identifies unannounced projects in development, without establishing additional public titles.

DPS Games' creative direction was established around original multiplayer action IP, broadening its parent group's development activity beyond historical military vehicle simulations. Its work combines free-to-play game design with multiplayer systems, tactical combat and the engineering needed to support connected games.

Development history

The business began as Wargaming UK in 2018. Its early expansion included Wargaming's acquisition of the team and assets of Guildford developer Edge Case Games that November, bringing additional engineering and design experience into the developing studio.

The public DPS Games brand was introduced in September 2020, followed by the legal company's name change in March 2022. This distinction separates the studio's original establishment, its public rebrand and its later registered-name change. Throughout that development, Guildford remained the base of the operating company.