Code Wizards Group delivers backend engineering, live operations, and managed IT for game studios.
We help studios build, operate, and improve the technology behind successful games.
Our three specialist teams deliver backend, cloud and online services engineering, launch and 24/7 multiplayer operations, and managed IT, security and infrastructure services specifically designed around game development.
Trusted by the studios behind many of your favourite games for 30+ years, from Apex Legends to Fruit Ninja, our engineers have the expertise and pedigree to help your game scale, monetise, and enhance your player’s experience from pre to post-launch.
One group. Three specialist game technology teams.
Game studios need technology partners who understand their specific needs.
Code Wizards Group brings together three specialist teams covering the technology behind the studio, the game, and the multiplayer experience. Each division can work independently or alongside the others, giving studios access to senior, games-specific expertise throughout development, launch, and live operation.
Code Wizards
Backend, cloud, and online services engineering
Code Wizards helps studios design, build, integrate, and improve backend systems, cloud infrastructure, online player services, data pipelines, and specialist game technology.
Multiplayer Wizards
Live game operations and multiplayer infrastructure
Multiplayer Wizards helps studios prepare, launch, and operate multiplayer and live games through load testing, server management, monitoring, scaling, incident response and 24/7 x 365 GSOC/NOC support.
Studio Wizards
Games-specific managed IT and studio enablement
Studio Wizards helps development studios work securely and effectively through managed IT support, studio infrastructure, security, compliance, devkit support, build pipelines, storage, and workflow tooling.
How we help game studios
Supporting the whole game lifecycle
Every game is different, as is every studio, which is why we cover all elements of support through your game’s lifecycle, helping to build your studio, tailor custom engineering solutions throughout development, and monitor and manage your game once you go live.
We cover PC, console, and mobile game studios globally with offices in the UK, Canada, and Ireland.
Whether you rely on Unreal or Unity, AWS or Azure, Databricks or Snowflake, Playfab or Nakama or something bespoke, we provide technology-agnostic support for game studios who want to get it right.
For 30+ years our mission has been to de-complicate game developer’s lives, make games more awesome, and enrich player experiences. We’re the reliable services partner at your back, even when facing the most demanding challenges arise (think 500K CCU’s, 14-day launch timelines, that sort of thing).
We work with studios as a partnership; allowing us to integrate seamlessly into your team(s) and bring more value than your average “external contractors” ever could. Reach out to us today and discover what magic we can work with your team on your title, whether it’s out yet or not.
“Wow, it appears you really can do magic!”
– Sharon Tal Yguado, Founder & CEO, Astrid Entertainment
Backend engineering &
online services
We design and build reliable game backends, APIs, player services, LiveOps platforms and connected systems for mobile, PC and console games. Bare metal or cloud, we’ve got you covered.
Cloud architecture, orchestration and migrations
We architect, migrate and optimise game infrastructure across AWS, Azure, bare metal and hybrid environments, including game server orchestration, scaling and cost optimisations.
Data, integrations & technical tooling
We build data pipelines, analytics platforms, service integrations, SDKs, development tooling and CI/CD systems that connect teams, platforms and player experiences.
- Game Backend Build and Migration
- Custom Infrastructure and Architecture
- Architecture and Engineering support
- Leave it to the Wizards!
Pre-Launch: Launch readiness & testing
We provide support, advice, planning, load testing, and more to ensure your game is ready to launch & scale when you release. We profile your game to ensure you are on the most cost effective platform and your players enjoy an amazing experience. Then we run alongside to ensure your game is ready for success on launch day.
Launch: With you through release
Our War Room GSOC/NOC is with you on the most important day of your game’s life, working alongside your team during launch, monitoring service health, coordinating incident response and helping infrastructure respond to real player demand.
Post-Launch: 24/7 support
24x7x365 monitoring and management from our global proactive GSOC/NOC; global monitoring, incident response, server management, scaling and optimisation for multiplayer infrastructure and connected services—24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Find out why Apex Legends trusts Multiplayer Wizards with their mega successful game.
- Multiplayer Gameserver Integration and Migration
- 24/7 Live Services
- Support, Advice & Risk Management
- Leave it to Multiplayer Wizards!
Why studios choose Code Wizards Group
Games-specific expertise
We specialise in understanding game development, connected player experiences, platform requirements, the pressures of launch day, and the realities of running games.
Senior technical judgement
We’ve been around awhile, which lets us bring deep experience to difficult, business-critical technical challenges.
Total lifecycle support
One group, three divisions. We support your studio(s) from a game’s beginning to post-launch indefinitely. No more hunting for yet another service provider. We do it all.
Technologically Agnostic
We work with the technologies that suit your game, studio, and commercial needs; no pre-packaged generic kits to be found here.
Global coverage
With teams across multiple regions, we support international development and around-the-clock LiveOps support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Code Wizards Group provides specialist game technology services across three areas: backend, cloud and online services engineering through Code Wizards; multiplayer infrastructure and 24/7 live game operations through Multiplayer Wizards; and managed IT, security and studio infrastructure through Studio Wizards.