Yarnhub Animation Studios

Yarnhub Animation Studios is an independent 3D animation and game-development studio focused on cinematic military-history storytelling and interactive historical warfare experiences. Originating as a digital storytelling project in 2019, the company creates high-fidelity, real-time animated films that combine researched narratives with dramatic recreations of naval engagements, aerial combat, armoured warfare and infantry actions.

The studio’s production work spans historical research, scripting, storyboarding, character and vehicle design, modelling, texturing, rigging, performance animation, voiceover and custom sound design. Its team uses a real-time Unreal Engine 5 workflow to produce cinematic shorts and reusable digital assets, with specialist work in period-accurate uniforms, likeness modelling, vehicle construction, aerodynamics and ballistic simulation.

From animation to playable worlds

Yarnhub extends its storytelling into games through Unreal Engine 5 development, including multiplayer gameplay engineering, level design, environment art and live-operations support. Its debut game, Brass Rain, is a World War II combined-arms co-op and PvP tactical shooter designed to translate the studio’s animated historical scenarios into playable battlefields.

The company also develops transmedia projects that connect serialised animation with interactive experiences. Its existing library of custom military assets supports this approach, allowing visual material developed for films to inform game environments, vehicles and scenarios.

Selected work

• The War to End All Wars: The Movie (2023), an animated musical feature created with Swedish metal band Sabaton
• Brass Rain, an upcoming World War II tactical multiplayer and co-op game
• Animated Sabaton music videos including Lady of the Dark and Night Witches
• Military-history films including When Only One B-17 Came Home, HMS Glowworm, Operation Vengeance and Midway From The Japanese Perspective

Alongside its entertainment work, Yarnhub’s historical media has been used in educational and cultural contexts, including the History Rocks museum initiative. The studio’s community-oriented model also informs its game development, pairing its audience-led historical content with equity crowdfunding and player-focused design.