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KIB Games is a two-person independent studio in Langford, BC, Canada, started in 2022 by Petro and Olha Yakovyshyn. We make the games we want to play: an idle party on your desktop, a code review that decides what ships, a priest bound to an Elder God, and a gothic bullet-heaven you are invited to break.

Petro Yakovyshyn

Petro Yakovyshyn

Founder / Creative & Technical Director

  • Previous roles
  • Principal Game Designer
    4A Games
  • Product Development Manager
    Cepro.inc
  • Software Engineer
    Freelance / Homenet / Ereality / Altera

Former Principal Game Designer at 4A Games, where he worked on the Metro series and a new IP, with 15+ years in game development and software engineering. He leads gameplay systems, technical architecture and design direction in Unreal Engine 5. He previously grew a YouTube channel to 200k subscribers.

Expertise

  • Design & direction

    Creative direction, systems and technical design, UI/UX.

  • Game architecture

    Gameplay, AI and multiplayer in Unreal Engine 5 with C++, Blueprints and GAS.

  • Full-stack range

    Web, tools and game servers in TypeScript, Node.js and SQL, plus a long tail of older stacks.

Timeline

  • KIB Games
    Founder / Creative & Technical Director

    Driving Unreal Engine 5 action RPG with GAS, multiplayer, and AI systems.

  • Vibe Labs Games
    Creative Director

    Set the visual and atmospheric direction, designed and built gameplay systems in Unity, and planned milestones and marketing assets with the team.

  • Critical Environments Professionals
    Product Development Manager / Full-Stack Developer

    Developed B2B tools for clean-room / equipment certification & medical industry solutions.

  • 4A Games
    Senior / Principal Game Designer

    Led AI & gameplay system design for a new IP, rapid prototyping, and technical design.

  • Game Design & Full-Stack

    Founded HappyDoter.com, developed web & mobile games, worked on gambling simulations.

  • Early Game Dev & Full-Stack

    Developed browser games, online game servers, and full-stack projects.

  • Sumy State University

    Earned a Master's degree in Computer Science.

Olha Yakovyshyn

Olha Yakovyshyn

Co-Founder / Art Director

  • Previous roles
  • 3D Artist
    Freelance
  • 3D / Environment / Texture Artist
    Epic Games Marketplace (Content Creator)

3D artist and environment designer specializing in stylized, modular content and atmospheric worlds in Unreal Engine 5. Published Epic Marketplace content creator.

Expertise

  • Worlds & levels

    Environment art, level design and lighting in Unreal Engine 5 with Lumen and Nanite.

  • Materials & textures

    PBR textures and materials in Substance Painter, Substance Designer and Photoshop.

  • Modeling & art direction

    Modeling and sculpting in Blender and ZBrush, and the studio's visual direction.

Timeline

  • KIB Games
    Co-Founder / 3D Artist / Art Director

    Creating stylized 3D environments and assets for Unreal Engine 5 action RPG.

  • Marketplace Artist
    3D Artist / Level Designer

    Creating and selling 3D assets and environments on various digital marketplaces.

  • Freelance
    3D Artist / Level Designer

    Worked on numerous client projects creating 3D models, environments, and level designs.

Recognition

We also work with outside artists who made 3D assets for 4A Games' Metro series.