In Active Development

Project
Expanse

A large-scale open-world game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5.7. Custom systems, vast terrain, and a vision being forged in real-time.

Engine
UE 5.7
Studio
Savage Monkey
Status
In Dev
Platform
PC
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The Vision

What is Expanse?

Project Expanse is an ambitious open-world game with large-scale terrain, custom gameplay systems, and a deep world being built entirely in-house. No cutting corners. No pre-built kits. Just grinding through the tech and coming out the other side with something real.

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Open World
Vast, seamless terrain built with UE5's World Partition system. Exploration at scale with procedural and hand-crafted regions.
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UE5 Tech Stack
Nanite geometry, Lumen global illumination, and custom C++ systems pushing the engine to its full potential on PC.
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Custom Systems
Hand-built gameplay mechanics — no off-the-shelf solutions. Every system designed from scratch with full control over the player experience.
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Original Art
All 3D models, environments, characters, and assets created in-studio. Total creative ownership from concept to engine.

Development

Dev Log

A rough timeline of what's been done, what's in progress, and what's coming.

2025 — Q4
Project Expanse — concept locked, engine scaffolding started
Done
2025 — Q4
World Partition terrain and base biome layout
Done
2026 — Q1
Core movement and character controller system
In Dev
2026 — Q1
First pass environment art and material library
In Dev
2026 — Q2
Gameplay loop prototype and combat system
Planned
2026 — Q2
NPC interaction and world event systems
Planned
TBD
Closed playtest / alpha access for Discord members
Future

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