Just Add Water
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- 2006
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About Just Add Water
Just Add Water is an independent British game development studio based in Leeds, England. Founded in 2006 by programmer and producer Stewart Gilray, it develops games for virtual reality, consoles and PC, combining original projects with co-development, platform conversions and work-for-hire production. Its work spans established entertainment franchises, original arcade games and connected interactive experiences.
The studio supports projects from concept design and pre-production through development, platform compliance and digital release. Its capabilities include systems programming, art support, code modernization, remastering and live operations support. Working with Unreal Engine and Unity, it also specializes in adapting established games and franchises for VR, including locomotion engineering and motion sickness mitigation.
From arcade games to franchise remakes
Just Add Water began as a specialist porting and work-for-hire developer. Its first original intellectual property, Gravity Crash, was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable between 2009 and 2010.
A partnership with Oddworld Inhabitants began in 2010 and became a substantial part of the studio’s early development history. Just Add Water modernized the catalogue through Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD and Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD, before developing the ground-up 2.5D remake Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! It subsequently contributed co-development and engineering support to Oddworld: Soulstorm.
VR and connected entertainment
The studio’s VR portfolio includes Sniper Elite VR and Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior, developed in partnership with Rebellion, alongside Zombie Army VR. Other projects include Train Sim World VR: New York and the original excavation game DIG VR, launched with Wired Productions in 2024.
Its broader development work includes Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure, platform conversions and development support for other studios. In 2026, Just Add Water expanded into connected gaming and venue-based entertainment through Target Arcade, developed with Target Darts. Across these projects, the studio combines full game production with specialist engineering for different platforms and forms of interaction.
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Leadership
Rebecca (Bec) Gilray is the studio’s owner and director, having assumed ownership after founder Stewart Gilray’s death in January 2022. Viktorya Hollings is CEO, having originally joined as COO in early 2022. Joel Benton is Business Development Director, and Phil Jones is Technical Director.
Working model
The studio describes a flexible hybrid model that combines its in-house team with senior contractors and remote developers across the UK.
Recognition and milestones
- Sniper Elite VR received the TIGA Games Industry Award for Best VR/AR Game.
- The report identifies Train Sim World VR: New York as the winner of the 2026 Ukie Video Game Award for Best UK Mixed Reality Game.
- The studio celebrated its twentieth anniversary in October 2026.
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Where Just Add Water is based
- Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Leeds offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Leeds Studio Headquarters** Status: active Headquarters Address: Platform - Suite 1.11, New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4JB, United Kingdom Office webpage: https://justaddwaterdevelopment.com/contact-us/ Opened: 2022 Overall headquarters since June 2022, housing core management, technical and development teams. Previously referenced as Suite 11B; the registered suite designation was updated in February 2026. --- **Arena Point** Status: inactive / historical Closed: 2022 Former studio premises, vacated when Just Add Water relocated to Platform in June 2022.
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