Independent game studio
Building ambitious games that reach for the stars
Moon Ladder is an independent studio creating original games. We’re currently developing Thor & Loki, a co-op tactical RPG about teenage gods trying to stop the end of the world.
Alongside our games, we provide technical direction for other studios and build open-source tools like MoonMind for secure, resilient software. We welcome creative collaborators who want to help bring new worlds to life.
Original IP · In development
Thor & Loki
Embrace chaos. Stop Ragnarök.
The elder gods have accepted the end of the world. Teenage Thor and Loki have other plans.
Command half the squad in a two-player co-op tactical RPG. Neither player knows the other’s plans or the final turn order. When those plans collide, expect surprise combos and hilarious disasters.
Built on openly licensed Dungeons & Dragons rules, streamlined for easy learning, and expanded with original weapons and subclasses.
- 2-player co-op
- Tactical RPG
- Norse mythology
- Unreal Engine 5
Help shape the adventure.
We’re interested in hearing from artists, animators, composers, designers, and other creative collaborators who connect with this mix of mythology, mischief, and cooperative chaos.
Protect Players
AI cyberattacks have moved beyond human scale
In the July 2026 Hugging Face hack, 700 coordinated AI attackers chained together zero-day exploits to compromise production IT systems. AI is becoming the only reliable defense against AI. We open-sourced MoonMind to improve agentic security, resilience, and observability in cyber defense and software engineering domains.
- Open source
- Secure sandboxes
- Durable workflows
- Watch the watchers
Selected studio engagements
Game technical direction
Alongside our original games, we provide technical direction and hands-on engineering for other studios.
Our strengths span gameplay systems, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity, connecting the player experience with the technical foundations behind it.
- Unreal
- Unity
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
Lasting value. Lasting relationships.
Every one of our clients has chosen to work with us again. We earn that trust by looking beyond the next milestone, making decisions that serve their long-term goals and delivering work they can keep building on.
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Technical Direction for game development and production infrastructure.
↗CLIENT WORKProductive Playhouse
Cybersecurity and Software Engineering services.
↗CLIENT WORKKobayashisoftTechnical Direction for game development.
↗Maintained open infrastructure for safer, more observable agent workflows.
Create with Moon Ladder
Let’s bring new worlds to life.
We’re looking for creative collaborators to help bring Thor & Loki to life and shape what Moon Ladder makes next.
Whether your craft is art, animation, music, sound, or game design, we’d love to see your work and hear what draws you to the project.
Discuss creative collaborationPublishing & investment
We also welcome conversations with publishers and investors interested in bringing Thor & Loki to players and supporting the studio’s future original games.
Discuss publishing or investment