The Leyva Group

The Leyva Group is an independent indie game-development studio and cross-media entertainment venture led by founder Nick Leyva. The studio develops original, character-driven science-fiction intellectual property for video games and potential expansion across music, stage productions, print, and screen adaptations.

Its current focus is a debut, unannounced science-fiction action game in pre-production. Built in Unreal Engine 5.8, the project is progressing through character-turnaround and 3D-modeling stages, with production centered on original worlds, distinctive characters, and real-time game assets.

Creative direction

The studio’s visual approach is vibrant, stylized, and deliberately toyetic: characters are designed with bold silhouettes, armor, sci-fi motifs, and collectible-figure appeal. This aesthetic draws on the visual language of Japanese tokusatsu and action franchises, including Super Sentai and Power Rangers.

The Leyva Group describes its creative philosophy as “no creativity by committee,” emphasizing focused authorship rather than corporate interference or generic commercial formulas. Its work is intended to support cohesive entertainment properties that can move across media while retaining a clear creative identity.

Development approach

The studio uses a structured 2D-to-3D character-asset pipeline:

• Specialized concept artists develop character designs and turnaround model sheets.
• Freelance 3D artists translate those materials into sculpted, textured, and rigged game-ready models.
• Hero-character assets are prepared for Unreal Engine integration using the standard UE5 Manny rig.

Operating as a lean boutique developer, The Leyva Group commissions freelance concept, illustration, character-modeling, and technical-art talent as needed rather than functioning as a conventional work-for-hire agency. The organization is developing its own proprietary entertainment IP and is actively recruiting creative contributors for its first game project.