Underdog Studio

Underdog Studio is the internal game development studio of CI Games SE, based in Warsaw, Poland. Its work centers on the Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise, with a particular focus on tactical first-person shooters, long-range sniping, precision ballistics and single-player campaign design.

The studio grew from the restructured internal development team behind Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (2019) and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021). Those games preceded its formal establishment under the Underdog Studio brand on December 16, 2021. This history connects the studio to an existing development team and production track record, rather than treating its earlier games as releases made after the brand was introduced.

Development capabilities

Underdog Studio's production capabilities span game design, gameplay programming, systems engineering and tactical level design. Its art disciplines include environment, weapon and character modeling, alongside animation, visual effects and technical art. The team's technical background includes CryEngine, while its upcoming development work has transitioned to Unreal Engine 5.

Its production model combines a Warsaw development base with contributors working across Europe. Within CI Games, the studio maintains a distinct development identity focused on shooter production, alongside the publisher's other development operations.

Project direction

The supplied strategic roadmap identifies further development of the Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise through the next-generation project described as Project SGW Evolved / Project Scorpio. It also identifies Project Survive, a survival shooter being developed with external partner Batfields. Together, these initiatives extend the team's established tactical shooter experience into both another franchise installment and a different shooter format.

These projects are described as being in development in the research. They represent the studio's planned production pipeline rather than completed releases.