DreamSail Games

DreamSail Games was an independent video game development studio founded in New York City in 2014 by artist Justin Sanders and co-founder and producer Kevin Porras. Its work spanned multiplayer robot combat and cockpit-based virtual reality action, with original projects developed for PC, PlayStation 4 and VR headsets. The studio ended active development by 2018 and is permanently closed.

The team's capabilities included game design, programming, prototyping, physics systems, 3D environment art, character modeling, rigging, animation, UI/UX, music and sound design. Its published work combined distinctive robot characters and environments with combat systems built around movement, physical interaction and player-controlled machinery.

Multiplayer robot combat

The studio's debut commercial game, Blade Ballet, launched on August 9, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and PC through Steam. Developed and published in-house, it featured fast-paced multiplayer arena battles between spinning robots. Customizable bot physics and hazard-filled arenas shaped the combat, accompanied by an original soundtrack.

Multiplayer interaction also reflected the studio's stated creative interests. DreamSail described its approach in terms of collaborative exploration, personality expression and self-discovery through play, with other players and unpredictable challenges helping shape the experience.

A move into virtual reality

Following Blade Ballet, the studio shifted its development focus toward immersive VR. The IOTA Project placed players inside the cockpit of a giant mechanized robot, battling through a stylized city from a first-person perspective. A pre-alpha demo was released through Steam on September 7, 2017, supporting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

These two projects document the studio's progression from multiplayer arena combat to immersive mech action. Its operating history was brief: after the VR demo, active development concluded, founders and staff moved into other roles and creative pursuits, and the former official website eventually became a parked domain.