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NovaForge Studios

Games & Interactive
Open roles
2
Founded
2025
Employees
1-10
Offices
1

About NovaForge Studios

NovaForge Studios is a hybrid physical-digital enterprise based in Tampa, Florida, specializing in the Trading Card Game (TCG) and tabletop gaming markets. Founded in 2025, the studio operates a dual-revenue model that combines a successful physical retail division with the development of proprietary digital software. The company is committed to a built by players, for every table philosophy, aiming to resolve the fragmentation and friction often experienced by tabletop gamers who rely on multiple disparate applications during play.

Physical Products

NovaForge Studios maintains a strong presence in the consumer retail sector, notably as a leading provider of high-quality TCG accessories. Their flagship product line consists of 100% hand-drawn art sleeves, which have established the company as a top-selling brand on major e-commerce platforms. This physical division provides the foundational cash flow and brand loyalty necessary to support the studio's ambitious digital roadmap.

Digital Ecosystem

The studio is currently engineering The OddDraw, a centralized mobile companion application designed to serve as an all-in-one hub for tabletop gaming. Key features include:

  • Unified Utility: Tools for deck building, collection tracking, life counting, and game-night management.
  • Intelligent Infrastructure: Integration of AI-driven chatbot technology, trademarked for community management and real-time curation of game rules and data.
  • Ergonomic Design: A proprietary radial navigation system optimized for single-handed use in tabletop environments.
  • Accessibility: A rigorous development pipeline that mandates contrast, touch-target, and color-vision-deficiency proofs, alongside reduced-motion parity.

Technical Methodology

NovaForge employs a unique, engine-agnostic technical pipeline for its digital assets. To ensure high visual fidelity without the battery-draining overhead of real-time 3D engines, the studio utilizes a pre-rendered 3D-to-2D workflow. Assets are delivered as optimized animated WebP flipbooks, complemented by meticulously designed static-settle frames for reduced-motion accessibility. By maintaining pristine, engine-agnostic 3D master scenes, the studio ensures its assets remain future-proofed for potential expansion into real-time 3D environments or desktop platforms.

Notable credits

2 credits
  • NovaForge Art Sleeves
  • The OddDraw (Tabletop Companion Application)

Offices

Where NovaForge Studios is based

1 location
  • Remote office

    Remote

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